Eamonn Holmes has claimed there was a point when only one of the many Loose Women panellist liked Phillip Schofield.
The GB News star has gone on a scathing rant about the ex-This Morning host after he parted ways with ITV due to his relationship with a younger male staff member.
The young male in question was then moved to work on Loose Women, having previously worked with Phil on This Morning.
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In an interview with Dan Wooton, Eamonn spoke about the move to the studio where his wife Ruth Langsford works.
Dan claimed: “A lot of the Loose Women that I spoke to felt very uncomfortable about the fact that this young colleague, who was having an affair with Phillip Schofield and was deeply troubled at this point, had been moved onto their show.
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“Because it was almost like management was saying this ‘this guy is your problem now, we’re taking him away from This Morning and he’s your problem’.”
Eamonn replied: “I think that should be asked why that unprecedented move was authorised, who authorised it and why?
“As for the Loose Women, in the year that you’re talking about, the panel that existed, I would say there was probably a minority of one that actually liked Phillip Schofield.”
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Last week, Phil announced that he would be leaving ITV effective immediately with a statement shared online.
He said: “The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them, and to many others about a relationship that I had with someone working on This Morning. I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.”
“I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and most importantly of all to my family. I am so very, very sorry, as I am for having been unfaithful to my wife.
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“I have therefore decided to step down from the British Soap Awards, my last public commitment, and am resigning from ITV with immediate effect expressing my immense gratitude to them for all the amazing opportunities that they have given me.
“I will reflect on my very bad judgement in both participating in the relationship and then lying about it.”
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