The disgraced presenter is taking part in a survival show just 16 months on from leaving This Morning after admitting to having an 'unwise but not illegal' fling with a junior male colleague.
Channel 5 bosses are set to keep a keen eye on ratings and reactions to Phillip Schofield's new survival series with hopes he could star in further projects.
Schofield is said to have turned down a selection of big money TV offers before choosing to sign up for Cast Away - which he believes will allow him to share his story in an 'unedited and honest' way. Viewers will see the axed presenter reflect on the emotional impact of his exile from mainstream TV after news of his affair with a 20-year-old runner on This Morning came to light.
Meanwhile, TalkTV presenter Renée Hoenderkamp branded the star a 'narcissist', adding that she did not think he should be having anymore screen time. Read More Terrified Phillip Schofield battles raging storm in new teaser video for his show Cast Away It was May 2023 when the presenter admitted to having a relationship with a much younger male colleague on This Morning, and later lying about it.
However, it was later revealed she is choosing not to file for divorce because she does not want him to 'fall any further' then he already has, and despite everything, 'the love is still very much there.' One clip from the show, released ahead of its release, sees Schofield in tears telling the camera: 'I know what I did was unwise, but is it enough to completely destroy someone?'PR guru Mark Borkowski says his tepid return to the public eye has come after a year away to disappear and get himself together.
Read More Story of Phillip Schofield having a fling with young runner on This Morning 'will be made into a TV series' During the sit-down interview with Amol Rajan he denied he had groomed the younger colleague, before telling critics: 'Do you want me to die? Because that's where I am.'He said: 'Attraction is attraction. It's no different in the gay world as it is in the heterosexual world or in the lesbian world.
'And they said to me,"Don't you dare do this on our watch. We're supposed to be looking after you." If my girls hadn't been there, I wouldn't be here, because I don't see my future.' The daytime show was plunged into meltdown since revelations over Schofield's relationship with a much younger man at ITV emerged with the channel losing millions of pounds in sponsorship deals and some guests refusing to appear on the sofa.But speaking out on social media in May 2023, Schofield hit out at those 'with a grudge against me'.
Bosses at ITV published the much anticipated review into the scandal and allegations of toxic working culture in December. It was conducted by an independent lawyer, Jane Mulcahy KC.
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