Phillip Schofield sparked outrage after claiming he would have received preferential treatment if his affair was with a woman, not a man. ITV insiders vehemently deny this, calling his statement 'totally untrue'. Meanwhile, Schofield also criticized unnamed individuals who betrayed him during his downfall.
ITV bosses are furious at Phillip Schofield 's claim that he would have been treated differently if he had had an affair with a woman rather than a man.
In his much-criticised television comeback on Channel 5 programme Cast Away, Schofield refers to himself as the 'shamed, disgraced Philip Schofield, who had an affair'. Read More Phillip Schofield will 'never work for ITV again' despite I'm A Celebrity rumours Schofield said that he 'has regrets' and acknowledges he 'got something wrong' and 'hurt the people' around him.
In the programme, which airs from Monday, Schofield takes aim at a trio of his former ITV colleagues, saying: 'I think there are only three s**ts.' 'That's not that unusual in the straight world, but if that had been the case with me and it had been a woman. Pat on the back. Well done, mate' He went on: 'People can be fake. They can be so fake with you when it's all going well, and suddenly utter, utter betrayal.
Despite mentioning ITV Co-stars Ant, 48, and Dec, 49, as well as Joanna Lumley, 78, his former pal Holly Willoughby isn't mentioned at all throughout the 45-minute episode. Despite mentioning ITV Co-stars Ant, 48, and Dec, 49, as well as Joanna Lumley , 78, Holly Willoughby isn't mentioned at all throughout the 45-minute episode
Meanwhile during the programme, Phillip and his family appeared to mock Holly's famous 'are you ok?' clip as he made his return to TV. Meanwhile during the programme, Phillip and his family appeared to mock Holly's famous 'are you ok?' clip as he made his return to TV Read More Phillip Schofield lost a whopping 13lbs in just 10 days while on desert island for TV comeback No mention of Holly is made in the clip.
He explained: 'Molly and Ruby both looking after me at the time, and Molly said: 'Do you imagine what this would do to us if you actually managed to pull this off? Can you imagine what would happen and can you imagine what it would do to me if you did this on my watch?'
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