ITV bosses slam Eamonn Holmes' 'attack' on Phillip Schofield

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ITV bosses have hit back at Eamonn Holmes's criticism about the network and Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning, claiming that he 'reaped the rewards' whilst he was at ITV.Former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield stepped down from hosting the ITV daytime show in May amid rumours of a feud between himself and Holly Willoughby.

Less than a week later, the 61-year-old announced that he would be resigning from ITV after his bombshell affair confession, reports the Mirror.A storm of criticism followed the revelations including abuse from his former co-stars and the public - who all felt deceived.

One particular showbiz name, who has been vocal about Phillip's affair and ITV's handling of the situation, is Eamonn Holmes - Phil's former This Morning co-star.

As well as branding Phillip 'nasty' and a 'narcissist', Eamonn, 63, claimed that ITV bosses 'covered up' the affair that 'everyone knew about'.Following the claims, ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall appeared in a parliamentary committee to answer questions about the broadcaster’s approach to safeguarding and complaint handling after the father-of-two's exit from This Morning.The chief executive faced questions from MPs on the This Morning row at a session of the Culture, Media, and Sport Committee.On Wednesday, Carolyn sat in front of MPs alongside ITV managing director Kevin Lygo and general counsel and company secretary Kyla Mullins about the This Morning row.Asked about former ITV talent, such as Eamonn Holmes, who spoke out in the wake of Schofield’s departure, Kevin Lygo said that such former presenters often feel they have a 'divine right' to stay on the network and in turn, hit out when things go wrong for others still there. “It’s not surprising, is