This Morning host didn't hold back during chat with Irish model on Wednesday's show
PHILLIP Schofield has advised Jeremy McConnell NOT to sign a legal document issued by his ex Stephanie Davis to try and gag him from speaking about his alleged baby son.
The Irish model appeared on Wednesday's This Morning to discuss his ongoing paternity battle with the former Hollyoaks star after she gave birth to son Caben-Albi last month.
But after the 23-year-old issued her ex with a legal document which would stop him talking about the outcome of any DNA test, Phillip told Jeremy he shouldn't sign it.
Holly started off by saying: "This is tricky because we have seen this contract and we can’t discuss it because of the terms of the contract."
Phillip continued: "The contract says we can’t discuss the contract. So we can’t discuss that.
"What I can say, and we have looked at this professionally as a team, what we can say is that the word we would use for that contract, if it were me, and I wouldn’t sign it, is unreasonable.
"Because the terms of that contract in my eyes and in terms of our legal team here and the people that we’ve discussed it with, it has an impact on your entire life."
Jeremy agreed, saying: "What she is trying to do is puppeteer the public, she’s trying to make me look like the bad guy and I’m not.
"It is upsetting as it’s just the way she manipulates the public.
"This to me is demoralising and I don’t help myself... I’m trying to learn from my own demons. I want to be on here for the right reason."
Insisting he hopes he is the father to little Caben, Jeremy added: "It’s time to put our differences aside and do the right thing. It’s plain and simple.
"This could be dealt with privately from the start but we can’t change the past."
With this in mind, Jeremy carried out the DNA test on the show, with the help of AlphaBiolabs DNA Testing, the same company used by the Jeremy Kyle Show.
The brand was called to the This Morning studios at 9am to take a swab from the 26-year-old, with the results set to take 24 hours once a sample is taken from baby Caben - if Steph agrees to it.
"Stephanie has felt humiliated by Jeremy denying his own son and foolishly announcing publicly his request for a DNA test.
"Jeremy has caused Stephanie massive amount of stress, pressure and upset throughout her pregnancy, ruining what for most women is one of the most special times of their lives.
"Jeremy has at no point throughout the pregnancy or after the birth been in contact directly with Stephanie. Jeremy was categorically not banned from the birth, nor did he ever ask to attend.
"Stephanie confirmed to Jeremy that she was pregnant 10 days after they split, any suggestion that she was unfaithful to him is to detract away from his numerous infidelities whilst in the relationship.
"Jeremy has been given the option at all times to take part in a DNA test, because of past behaviour Stephanie has requested that this is handled via the correct channels and managed by her solicitor.
"Jeremy to date has continually refused the terms of the agreement that Stephanie has proposed, which he was given the right to make his own amendments to suit him.
"This confidentiality agreement was made to ensure privacy and protect Caben-Albi.
"Stephanie as a single mother reserves the right to undertake any work she sees fit to provide for their son, her priority.
"It is upsetting to think that Jeremy wouls stoop so low to challenge the mother of his child to a DNA test live on TV when it was already in hand. This shows how little concern he has for Caben and this is already being dealt with privately.
"Caben and Stephanie have only been out of hospital for a few weeks, however after spending 9 months denying that he is the babies father, we cannot believe that Jeremy has the audacity to turn the situation around and bring all of this very much into a media circus, on his terms only."
But Stephanie has since hit back at her ex, revealing she feels "humiliated" by his appearance.
She said in a statement just shortly after: "Stephanie has felt humiliated by Jeremy denying his own son and foolishly announcing publicly his request for a DNA test.
"Jeremy has caused Stephanie massive amount of stress, pressure and upset throughout her pregnancy, ruining what for most women is one of the most special times of their lives."
She went on to claim Jeremy has never once been in touch throughout the pregnancy, and insisted he wasn't banned from the birth.
The statement added: "Stephanie confirmed to Jeremy that she was pregnant 10 days after they split, any suggestion that she was unfaithful to him is to detract away from his numerous infidelities whilst in the relationship.
"Jeremy has been given the option at all times to take part in a DNA test, because of past behaviour Stephanie has requested that this is handled via the correct channels and managed by her solicitor.
"Jeremy to date has continually refused the terms of the agreement that Stephanie has proposed, which he was given the right to make his own amendments to suit him."
The star insisted the "confidentiality agreement" was made to ensure they kept their privacy and "protect Caben-Albi".
Calling her son her "priority", Steph's statement went on to slam Jeremy for "stopping low" and challenging her to the test live on TV, "when it's already in hand".
It goes on: "This shows how little concern he has for Caben and this is already being dealt with privately."
The statement concludes: "We cannot believe that Jeremy has the audacity to turn the situation around and bring all of this very much into a media circus, on his terms only."
Stephanie also shared an old tweet sent by Jeremy months ago, where he appeared to insist he wasn't the dad.
She then quoted him above it, saying: "I never said the baby wasn't mine, all I said was that there was a doubt because she was with other men in the first two weeks of April".
