Now, as Schofield has returned to screens and vowed to ‘say whatever I want about whatever I want’, Eamonn has claimed he’s ‘proud’ to have ‘thrown him under the bus’, and even compared him to disgraced broadcaster Huw Edwards, was spared jail just weeks ago after admitting to accessing indecent images of children as young as seven.

Eamonn Holmes has been vocal in his criticism of his former This Morning colleague Phillip Schofield after the presenter admitted to having an affair with a younger co-worker.

Former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes as insisted people remember an important detail about Phillip Schofield's 'unwise but not illegal affair'

During a discussion about his TV return on GB News with co-host Isabel Webster, Holmes reacted angrily when Webster pointed out that Schofield “hadn’t done anything illegal” regarding the affair. He fired back: “Why is that even relevant? He met the boy when he was 15, so why do you keep on pushing that?”

Channel 5 viewers have said the first episode of Phillip Schofield: Cast Away was the 'most boring hour of TV'

Phillip Schofield will return to our screens tonight for the first time in 16 months. The former This Morning presenter will star in a new Channel 5 programme named Cast Away. The programme will see the 62-year-old tell his “story of survival,

COMMENT: The disgraced presenter seeks to salvage his reputation by jetting off to Madagascar for a one-man survival challenge. It’s a pretty dismal endeavour for all involved, writes

Phillip Schofield is back. In a ridiculously on-the-nose twist that effectively no one saw coming, the disgraced former This Morning presenter is going to be returning to screens tonight as part of a three part Cast Away special for Channel 5.