Eamonn Holmes addresses 'standing by' Phillip Schofield as he blasts Jeremy Clarkson support in latest tirade

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Eamonn Holmes has launched his latest tirade against his former This Morning co-star Phillip Schofield. The presenter has been vocal about his fellow broadcaster's downfall after Phillip admitted to an affair with a much younger ITV colleague.

The former This Morning presenter, 61, has previously said he had "lost everything" after admitting to the affair, and that the fallout had had a "catastrophic effect" on his mind.

In an interview, published on Friday, he told The Sun: "I do not know a time I will be able to walk out of the door. I don’t have any spirit.

My friends tell me, ‘It will get better’. It won’t. Not now. Not this one." He added: "I am getting by hour by hour. I have got my girls and my friends." READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community While discussing Phillip's bombshell interviews with his co-anchor Isabel Webster and showbiz reporter Ellie Phillips, Eamonn blasted the "lies" admitted to by his former co-star. "Like everybody else, he lied to me," the 63-year-old said before addressing scenes on This Morning in 2020 which saw Phillip come out as gay live on the programme. "I was happy to stand by him until I found out that he was lying...