Eamonn Holmes takes another swipe at This Morning and says ‘I stand up against bad people’ and talks abuse in workplaces
EAMONN Holmes appears to have struck out at This Morning once again while talking about “abuse” in the workplace.
The broadcaster, 63, has admitted that he finds it impossible not to “stand up against bad people” and speak up for those who are too afraid.
Eamonn, who has publicly branded This Morning as “toxic”, even describes himself as a “superhero”.
Speaking on a podcast, he said: “The abuses in work places of how people are treated by a lot of big companies is scandalous really.”
Complaining about a lack of unions within the television industry, Eamonn then added: “I do like representing people that don’t have a voice, who aren’t represented and have nobody to speak for them.
“I think I’ve always had that bit of a superhero thing in me which has always got me in trouble. Which is, ‘Pardon me, what did you just say to him? I’m sorry, if you’re going to pick a fight then pick a fight against me’.
“That’s my sort of attitude. And then you can be seen as wrong. But I only stand up against bad people, and I think there are quite a lot of bad people.”
Eamonn made his latest comments while chatting to Sean McDonald for his Blethered podcast.
The star hasn’t held back over the past few weeks following Phillip Schofield’s sudden departure from This Morning.
Eamonn previously co-hosted the ITV daytime show with his wife Ruth Langsford on Fridays and he hasn’t minced his words when discussing Phil’s exit.
He explained to Sean: “There’s a lot of things in life that people can’t handle and one of the things they can’t handle is the truth.
“They can’t. Because it’s about their version of the truth.”
Eamonn’s podcast comments come just 24 hours after he claimed to “know the truth” about This Morning’s investigation into Phillip’s affair with a young employee.
He lashed out after ITV boss Kevin Lygo slammed the former This Morning host in a parliamentary committee.
Eamonn said on GB News on Thursday: “There’s a scene in a Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson shouts ‘You can’t handle the truth’. Well, I know the truth and I know what the truth is.
“I know what I know and they [ITV] don’t seem to know a lot. People take sides on these things whether it’s the Boris business or the Phillip Schofield business. But people can’t handle the truth.”
Eamonn also demand that ITV bosses make public evidence of their initial investigation into Schofield’s affair with a younger colleague.
He added: “I’d just like to see the documentary evidence and see what the quiz was and what the questions were.
“I’m surprised that wasn’t asked for because my understanding of it was both parties were basically asked are you OK, are you OK. Yes? Yes? OK, Both happy? And that was it….”
ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall denied ”turning a blind eye” to rumours of Phillip‘s affair.
The chief executive insisted the relationship on This Morning was “repeatedly denied” over the years.
She said: “There was only hearsay and rumour and speculation… Nobody on the board would have turned a blind eye to something as serious as this.”