Philip Schofield’s controversial TV return goes down badly online: “A fucking disgrace”

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This Morning presenter had spent the summer filming a three-part series called Cast Away, which sees him spending ten days trying to survive on an island in the Indian Ocean.Announcing the news on his Instagram account alongside a picture of himself on the island, Schofield wrote: “Now you know how I spent my Summer!

Alone for 10 days, no food, no water, no crew. My story of survival, both on a desert island and off it. Cast Away starts Monday on @channel5_tv & My5 at 9pm.”The announcement sparked much anger online, with some viewers saying it was a “disgrace”.

This follows on from Schofields departure last year from This Morning after he admitted to having an affair with a much younger male colleague.Schofield, 61, who was a host on the show since 2002, quit last month after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a colleague.One online user said they were “quite shocked” by Channel 5’s decision to put the presenter back on air, while another added: “he’s surely not owed any comeback when his brand of being the genuinely nice guy, friend of everyone and being open & honest turned out to be a whopper of a lie.” Another described it as “a fucking disgrace“.You can see more of the reaction here:Quite shocked by that Phillip Schofield show but then I remembered that this is Channel 5 so hardly not surprising— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) September 24, 2024Should Phil Schofield not be allowed to live his life without fear and abuse, of course he should.

But he’s surely not owed any comeback when his brand of being the genuinely nice guy, friend of everyone and being open & honest turned out to be a whopper of a lie. #lorraine— Vanessa  (@vanessahodgesx) September 25, 2024I thought the Schofield thing was a.