Eamonn Holmes hits back at Phillip Schofield calling him ‘delusional’ and warning ‘You’ve picked on the wrong person’
EAMONN Holmes has furiously slammed “delusional” Phillip Schofield, telling him: “You’ve picked on the wrong person”.
It was in response to the axed presenter breaking his silence about the alleged “toxic” behaviour at This Morning.
After it was reported that eight ITV stars complained about Phillip to top bosses in 2019, Phillip spoke out to defend the This Morning “family”.
He claimed the rumours were coming from those “with a grudge” against him.
But Eamonn has retaliated on Twitter, writing: “Schofield has just put out a delusional statement.
“Like Holly, he puts it on Insta Stories so if it goes wrong there is no record after 24 hrs.
“I’m reluctant to give the liar any more publicity but believe me Pip if you are looking for a fight, you have picked on the wrong person!”
Eamonn had earlier blasted the TV presenter for “telling complete lies” about his affair with a teen colleague.
Meanwhile TV’s Dr Ranj sensationally claimed there is a culture of bullying at the ITV show, where he worked for ten years.
He insisted he was phased out of This Morning after taking his concerns to the top.
But determined to defend This Morning, Phillip described working on the show for 21 years as being part of a “family”.
He penned on Instagram: “Now I no longer work on this morning I am free to say this.
“I hope you have noticed that it’s the same handful of people with a grudge against me all the show who seem to have the loudest voice.
“This morning is the best show to work on with the best people. In all the years I worked there, there was no toxicity.
“You can listen to those persistently loud voices if you like.
“But the thousands of guests over the years, thousands of staff and crew hundreds of presenters and contributors all now. It is a family of wonderful talented, kind hard-working people.”
ITV bosses admitted they previously looked into Dr Ranj’s claims.
A spokeswoman said: “Following a complaint made by Dr Ranj, we appointed someone to carry out an external review and the review found no evidence to support the complaint of bullying.”
Phil initially quit This Morning amid a feud with co-star Holly Willoughby following his brother’s sex abuse trial.
Days later, he made a bombshell revelation about the “consensual on-off relationship” with a teen colleague – and quit ITV altogether.
Over the course of a dramatic few days ITV has consistently defended This Morning and its handling of the affair, but admitted to secretly investigating rumours three years ago.
However, senior producers now fear an exodus of regular presenters from the roster, which includes Rochelle Humes and Alison Hammond.
Holly, 42, is due to return to the sofa on June 5 after her half-term break and is hoping to withstand the storm after slamming Phil for “lying” to her over the affair.
She said she confronted him over the claims and branded his deception “very hurtful”.