HAD HIS PHIL
Inside Eamonn Holmes’ bitter feud with Phillip Schofield after his furious rant about axed This Morning star
EAMONN Holmes and Phillip Schofield’s feud is no secret, and ex-This Morning presenter Eamonn has had his say on the show's decision to axe Phillip.
Eamonn, 63, yesterday raged: "Oh please just stop this. He was sacked. All this nonsense of 'I've decided to step down'. I’m sure you did - here’s your P45 now step down."
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Eamonn then teased that many other well-known TV stars share his views and have contacted him personally to comment on Phillip's exit - while also making a dig at Holly Willoughby.
"I could give you a list of the lack of kindness and lack of awareness from both of them," he said on GB News.
"How they would socialise, and the people around them.
"You just have to look at my phone, full of people who are glad to see the back of the two of them."
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In recent years, Eamonn has made his disdain for Phillip clear.
Eamonn has known Phillip, 59, for most of his professional life and they have worked professionally alongside each other in the past.
But the bad blood came to the fore after Eamonn’s wife Ruth Langsford put in a formal complaint about Phillip's behaviour on the set of This Morning back in 2019.
Ruth was cut off mid-link by Phillip while she was sharing what was coming up on Loose Women.
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Phil interrupted and said: “Guys, we're going to have to jump in there and stop you I'm afraid because we're a bit tight for time at this end. Thank you, Ruth.”
Unimpressed by his interruption, Ruth turned away and said to the Loose Women panel: “Well I only had about two more words to say.”
An ITV source revealed at the time: “Ruth and Eamonn both appear to be treated harshly by Phillip. After Phillip literally cut her off in the middle of a sentence on air when she was hosting Loose Women she decided enough was enough. Yet again nothing changed.”
Eamonn has since discussed what happened, saying: “Phillip is renowned for snubbing people. He’s very passive-aggressive. It’s up to Ruth to say how she felt, but I was feeling hurt for her. No one would have snubbed me like that.”
He told the Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine: “I don't go for presenters who think they have a special privilege or aura or influence.”
Eamonn and Phillip’s feud was made worse when show bosses decided to mercilessly axe Eamonn and Ruth from their Friday slot on the show in 2021 after 15 years' service, while Holly and Phil remained untouched.
The feud roared on during the 2020 NTAs, when Eamonn attempted to take the show's winners' gong from Phillip, suggesting Phillip was taking all the glory by holding on to it.
Earlier this month, Eamonn made another cheeky dig about Phil, seemingly referencing the silver-haired presenter's spat with his wife Ruth Langsford.
Eamonn shared a snap of himself holding up a copy of Best magazine on Instagram.
The cover story focused on an interview Eamonn gave to the title, with the headline: "Fights with Ruth! Eamonn Exclusive".
Eamonn then captioned the pic: "Fights with Ruth ? Moi ? Who would dare and live to tell the tale ? Read all about it."
And it didn't escape fans notice that the comment could easily have been referring to Phil getting his comeuppance after Ruth made a complaint to ITV bosses over his treatment of her while she was on the daytime show.
Eamonn claims he was never given an explanation for being replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on This Morning.
After Phillip’s axe was revealed, Eamonn also hit out at Holly.
Mimicking ITV golden girl Holly, Eamonn went on: "And she says: 'Oh, the couch will not be the same without him being there'. Well she wanted him not there. So what is she moaning about? They deserve each other I suppose.
"Holly is being as false as he is and nobody is talking about the elephant in the room.
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"She says 'I thank him for all his knowledge, experience and humour'. All the things that she didn’t have when she came to the show. Well it’s true! I would call that stabbing in the back."
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