Phillip Schofield forced to apologise to disabled guest after ITV This Morning's off-air error

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Phillip Schofield issued an immediate apology to one of This Morning's latest guests as he addressed an off-air error. The presenter and his co-host Josie Gibson, who is still filing in for Covid-positive Holly Willoughby, were joined on the ITV daytime show by Barbara Lisicki, an activist who helped change history in the 1990s by tirelessly campaigning for equal rights for people with disabilities.

She was appearing on the programme to chat to the hosts about the upcoming BBC drama, Then Barbara Met Alan, which is inspired by her real-life relationship with Alan Holdsworth. READ MORE: Phillip Schofield jokingly tells ITV This Morning crew member to 'shut up' after height insult However, before the interview began, Phillip apologised to Barbara and let viewers know that the show had accidentally sent an unsuitable car to pick her up to bring her to the ITV studio. "It's lovely to have you here," he said to Barbara. "I'm actually going to start not the way I planned to start this chat because I'm going to start with an apology.

Reading you story this morning, there's parts of it I've never heard before and that's the important mission you were on and still are on. "I looked towards the end of the interview and thought how much are we progressing and how much better are we getting and then I find out that the car company we use for this show - and we specifically asked them for a car that would enable your access - but we had to change the order of the show today because they didn't send a car you could get into." The 59-year-old TV star then added: "So we still have a long way to go," as Barbara replied: "It's one of life's daily ironies," before Phillip then asked how it feels when something like that happens. "It's a