Eamonn Holmes hits back at Phillip Schofield fan after branding This Morning toxic
EAMONN Holmes has hit back at a Phillip Schofield fan as he continues his feud against This Morning.
Broadcaster Eamonn, 63, has been very vocal with his opinions on Phillip, 61, following his ITV axing last month.
And it looks like Eamonn still has a lot more to say as he is reported to have hit back at fan comments supporting the ex-This Morning presenter.
One person commented on a post shared by Eamonn: “I’m really disappointed too in the recent behaviour and unnecessary comments.
“Contributing to the persecution of another person, I don’t feel a vote is really deserved at the minute.”
But he replied in a now deleted comment: “I’m sorry you have difficulty in understanding who was persecuted.”
It comes after the “real reason” was revealed for Eamonn’s dislike of Phillip, who has been caught up in controversy since admitting to an affair with a much younger male ITV colleague.
An insider has now revealed the drastic pay gap between the two men caused a rift as Eamonn was the “only proper jouranlist” on This Morning.
They also claimed that it highlighted the closeness between the show’s editor Martin Frizell – who has been accused of knowing of the affair – and Phillip .
Speaking to the MailOnline, the insider said: “It was unjust that Phillip was not only above him in the hierarchy, but paid so much more than him.
“Eamonn was said to be on around £150,000 a year for his one-day-a-week presenting role, while Holly and Phil were on more than £700,000 for their four days.”
The source added Phillip and Holly “had the red carpet treatment” and were “seen as stars” leaving Eamonn irritated.