Phillip Schofield and his household appeared to mock his former co-star and greatest buddy Holly Willoughby’s well-known ‘are you okay?’ clip as he made his return to TV.Â
The presenter, 62, will seem on Channel 5’s Solid Away, set to air on Monday, in which he thanks Ant McPartlin, 48, and Dec Donnelly, 49, in addition to Joanna Lumley, 78, – however fails to say Holly, 43.Â
Throughout the present, he’ll talk about his bitter parting of how with ITV and This Morning, which he hosted for 21 years, whereas fending for himself on a distant island paradise, positioned off the coast of Madagascar.
Phillip was ousted from This Morning in Could final 12 months, after he admitted to mendacity about his relationship with a a lot youthful male colleague.Â
Holly distanced herself from her former greatest buddy and throughout a ‘extremely strategised’ return to the This Morning couch in June 2023, she advised viewers she had been left ‘shaken, let down and anxious.’
Phillip Schofield and his household appeared to mock his former co-star and greatest buddy Holly Willoughby’s well-known ‘are you okay?’ clip as he made his return to TV for Solid Away
The presenter, 62, will seem on Channel 5’s Solid Away, set to air on Monday, wherein he thanks some co-stars – however fails to say Holly, 43 (pictured in June 2023)
When she returned, she started by saying: ‘Hi there, Firstly, are you okay? I hope so. It feels very unusual sat right here with out Phil.’
Showing to reference the now-famous speech on Solid Away, Phillip is seen having a BBQ along with his household earlier than heading off to the island.Â
In a clip obtained by The Solar, he provides out meals to his spouse Stephanie and their daughters Molly, 31, and Ruby, 28, and laughs: ‘In case you’re okay, then we’re okay, and I’m okay…are you okay?’Â
No point out of Holly is made within the clip. Â
Holly’s mentioned within the unique assertion that it: ‘Feels very unusual certainly sitting right here with out Phil and I think about that you just might need been feeling quite a bit like I’ve.
‘Shaken, troubled, let down, anxious for the wellbeing of individuals on all sides of what is been happening and filled with questions’.
‘All of us at This Morning gave our love and assist to somebody who was not telling the reality, who acted in a approach that they themselves felt they needed to resign from ITV and step down from a profession that they liked. That could be a lot to course of’.
‘It is equally laborious to see the toll it is taken on their very own psychological well being. I believe what unites us all now could be a need to heal for the well being and wellbeing of everybody.’
Phillip was ousted from This Morning in Could final 12 months, after he admitted to mendacity about his relationship with a a lot youthful male colleague (pictured in April 2023)
Holly distanced herself from her former greatest buddy and through a ‘extremely strategised’ return to the This Morning couch in June 2023, she advised viewers she had been left ‘shaken and let down’ (pictured in 2016)
Showing to reference the now-famous speech on Solid Away, Phillip is seen having a BBQ along with his household advert asking: ‘…are you okay?’
She added: ‘I hope that as we begin this new chapter and get again to a spot of heat and magic that the present holds for all of us, we are able to discover power in one another.
‘And from the center, can I simply say thanks for all of your type messages and thanks for being right here this morning. Myself, Josie, Dermot, Alison, Craig and each single person who works on this present will proceed to work laborious each day.’
Phillip doesn’t point out his former co-star Holly in his new TV present Solid Away – however does make a number of swipes at his former colleagues.
Regardless of mentioning ITVÂ co-stars Ant and Dec in addition to Joanna Lumley, 78, Holly is not talked about in any respect all through the 45-minute episode.
In a single outburst which is able to depart viewers questioning whether or not it’s geared toward her, Schofield says: ‘Once you throw somebody underneath a bus, you have to have a extremely bloody good purpose to do it.
‘I bought into telly as a result of I like the nuts and bolts of telly, I by no means wished to be well-known. I am not fussed about that.
‘I miss elements of it. I miss most of it, I am trustworthy. However there are bits that I actually, actually, actually do not miss.
Regardless of mentioning ITV Co-stars Ant, 48, and Dec, 49, in addition to Joanna Lumley , 78, Miss Willoughby (pictured in 2023) is not talked about in any respect all through the 45-minute episode
‘You study quite a bit about folks. I do not miss that.’Â
The disgraced presenter revealed this week he was participating in his personal survival present simply 16 months on from leaving This Morning after admitting to having an ‘unwise however not unlawful’ fling with a junior male colleague.
Schofield, 62, is alleged to have turned down a number of huge cash TV provides earlier than selecting to enroll in Solid Away – which he believes will permit him to share his story in an ‘unedited and trustworthy’ approach.
Ms Willoughby left This Morning in October 23 after presenting the present alongside Schofield for 14 years.
Sources on the time mentioned she stop as a result of the present ‘wasn’t the identical’ after her co-host left however was lastly ‘tipped over the sting’ by an alleged ‘kidnap and homicide plot’, insiders have claimed.
In the meantime, throughout the episode Schofield referred to ITV duo Ant and Dec as his ‘greatest mates’.
In Could it was prompt Declan Donnelly had reportedly been making an attempt to persuade the previous presenter to make a TV comeback, after the pair had a four-hour dinner collectively.
Joanna Lumley additionally featured, sending him a ‘good luck’ message.
In a single outburst which is able to depart viewers questioning whether or not it’s geared toward her, Schofield says: ‘Once you throw somebody underneath a bus, you have to have a extremely bloody good purpose to do it’
He’s mentioned to have turned down a number of huge cash TV provides earlier than selecting to enroll in Solid Away – which he believes will permit him to share his story
Ms Lumley, 78, appeared in an identical programme in 1994. ‘Hear, Phil these are the guidelines I’ve bought,’ she mentioned.
‘Preserve your knives sharp, spend a lot of the day looking for wooden in any other case you will not have the ability to eat something.
‘After I was on the island I made a pair of footwear out of my bra, and I’d like to assume that you may do one thing a bit difficult, and produce it again so we might all have a look at it.
‘I shall be pondering of you on a regular basis Phil, and truly I am a bit bit jealous, plenty of love.’