Eamonn Holmes brands Phillip Schofield ‘passive aggressive’ and slams ITV over sacking

Holly Willoughby "won't tolerate attacks" on her TV host Phillip Schofield, it's been claimed.

Holly Willoughby, who has confessed to being so sensitive that the plights of her This Morning guests have sometimes left her in floods of tears, is reportedly unhappy about the comments Eamonn Holmes had directed at her co-presenter Phillip Schofield.Since leaving the show, the feisty Irish broadcasting star had launched an avalanche of negative comments about him, promising his "Belfast street fighter" attitude would be released if required.Holly, 41, escaped his acid tongue during the comments made to the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine recently.However, it has been claimed that the presenter is less than pleased about how Phillip, who she has described as her "bestie", is being portrayed.She is alleged to have defended her Dancing On Ice co-host as a "consummate professional" who "doesn't deserve" attacks.GB News star Eamonn started the debate after leaving ITV's This Morning, a job which he had shared with wife Ruth Langsford for 15 years.He was replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on the show's Friday slot but was keen to let fans know it hadn't been his decision to leave the breakfast show.He referenced an incident where Phillip had seemingly interrupted his wife Ruth mid-sentence during a broadcast, and told the aforementioned newspaper: "Phillip is renowned for snubbing people."He's very passive-aggressive. It's up to Ruth to say how she felt, but I was feeling hurt for her."He continued: "No one would have snubbed me like that.

Phillip Scofield offered an impressive update of his fitness journey as he shared a snap of his huge biceps on social media.Taking to his Instagram Story after a workout on Monday, the 59 year old television personality shared an image of his flexed arm with his sleeve rolled up. Phillip, who was recently able to hug his This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby for the first time in two years, revealed it was "arms day" at the gym.

Dancing On Ice's Dan Whiston has revealed that Sally Dynevor sent him a moving text after she was eliminated from the competition. The Corrie star, 58, got her marching orders after ending up in the bottom two on Sunday night's (February 27) show, and graciously told hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that she thought it was her "time to go".

GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has taken to Twitter to candidly discuss his "painful and exhausting" experiences with shingles.The former This Morning host, 62, suffered from the virus in 2018 and last year opened up about his battle with the condition.Earlier today, the husband of Loose Women panellist Ruth Langsford took to Twitter to reflect on his experience with the condition, which is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox and usually affects older people.Eamonn told his one million followers: "Having had shingles, I know how painful and exhausting it can be."That's why I am supporting #ShinglesAwarenessWeek with @GSK and @IntFedAgeing."Sharing more information about the campaign, Eamonn went on: "To find out more about the condition, speak to your pharmacist, nurse or doctor or visit http://understandingshingles.co.uk."Funded by GSK #AD," he ended the post, while sharing a painful-looking snap of his face from when he was struck down with the virus.Following his tweet, the star was soon inundated with messages of support from his fans, many of whom relayed their own experiences with the condition.Alan Lyons wrote: "Thanks, Eamonn. I had it about 12 years ago and literally could do no more than crawl back and forth from my bed to the loo for a week.

Phillip Schofield is sure to have left his fans with their jaws on the floor after he revealed his secretly muscular arms on Instagram.The This Morning presenter, 59, seems to have been spending some serious time in the gym recently, if his guns are anything to go by.Phil shared a post to his Instagram story, showing his 3million followers a close-up shot of one of his arms.In it, he tensed his bicep and revealed that he's actually way more muscular than fans might expect after seeing his ITV wardrobe.He wore a simple grey t-shirt and rilled up the short sleeve so as much of his built arm was as visible as possible.Over the top of the shot, Schofe wrote: "Aww the hazelnut is trying to become a Brazil nut...

Phillip Schofield was caught by surprise as Holly Willoughby made a cheeky innuendo.

Eamonn Holmes appeared to take a thinly-veiled dig at This Morning by saying he doesn't miss working on daytime telly. The much-loved presenter, 62, left the ITV show last year and has since said he was "given no reason" why he was axed.

Phillip Schofield, 59, dressed smart in shirts for television. However, Phillip took to Instagram yesterday to show off his biceps, surprising many This Morning viewers.Phillip took to Instagram to show off his huge biceps in view of his three million followers.He captioned the Instagram story: "ARMS DAY!"Aww the hazelnut is trying to become a Brazil nut...

Holly Willoughby was channelling a fictional lawyer on the latest episode of This Morning according to fans.

This Morning's Phillip Schofield has taken to Instagram to share an update on his fitness journey, revealing his very impressive bicep.MORE: This Morning's Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby spark reaction as they get cosy on airSharing the picture onto his Stories, the TV presenter could be seen flexing his arm for the camera, revealing he had been working out on "arms day".WATCH: Phillip Schofield left horrified after James Martin butters a scone on This Morning"Aww the hazelnut is trying to become a Brazil nut... one day a pecan," he joked alongside the snap.READ: Fern Britton puts 13-year feud with Phillip Schofield aside with heartwarming messageRELATED: Holly Willoughby breaks silence following Eamonn Holmes' comments about Phillip SchofieldIt's not the first time the father-of-two has proudly shown off his muscles.

Tommy Fury has admitted Molly Mae Hague "wasn’t too happy" with him after he booked a last minute trip to Dubai without her. The influencer was left fuming at her boxer star boyfriend's trip.

Dancing On Ice star Connor Ball has updated fans after suffering a fall and injury during Sunday night's live show.

THIS Morning's Phillip Schofield revealed his chiselled bicep after pumping iron. The TV star, 59, shared a close-up photo of his flexed arm on Instagram with his sleeve rolled over the muscle.

Susanna Reid has mocked her changing co-host on Good Morning Britain by comparing it to 'TV Tinder'.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, and his wife Ruth Langsford, 61, were one of the most popular TV couples as they co-presented This Morning together.

Loose Women hosts Ruth Langsford, Coleen Nolan, Carol McGiffin and Kelle Bryan gave viewers a bit of unexpected information as they discussed feeling sexy.The ITV panel stars were discussing Dancing on Ice's Sally Dynevor's comments about how she wanted to keep her confidence following her stint on the skating show.Sally said: "I think when you get to a certain age you start to lose confidence in yourself. It’s very different being in your 20s to being in your 50s."You’ve got to find things that make you happy again.

THIS Morning fans spotted Phillip Schofield "fuming" after TV chef Clodagh McKenna screamed at him during today's cooking segment. The pair - who are good friends - delivered a very awkward moment for viewers while making homemade pizza.

DANCING On Ice is in a new fix row after furious fans claimed Phillip Schofield "knew" that Sally Dynevor was going home. The Coronation Street star became the latest celeb to be voted off the ITV show. The Sally Webster star and her partner Matt Evers lost in a skate-off with Olympic star Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard.

This Morning fans were left baffled as they tuned in at the usual time of 10am for the ITV daytime programme only to be met with the news instead. As there have been many schedule disruptions over the last week after Russia invaded Ukraine, viewers began to panic that their favourite show had been replaced.

Dancing on Ice fans certainly do not miss a trick, that's for sure as they highlighted an awkward moment between hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield on-air.The pair seemed to get off to bad footing when Phillip attempted to hand over to his on-screen partner a tad too early on Sunday's show (February 27).Phillip had been chatting away to the contestants who had taken part in the prop-themed show when he blurted: "Over to Holly," which prompted a tense response.With his co-star not quite ready yet, she whispered in response: "No!"At this point the This Morning host noticed his slip up and averted to a clip of next weekend's programme instead.After the VT had rolled, Holly was spotted in the audience speaking with the friends and families of the celebrity contestants.Although Holly and Phil are absolute professionals on camera, not even the dynamic duo could gloss over the mishap, as fans raced to social media to call them out.One fan wrote: "Also the tiny '…no!' from Holly when Phil tried to pass to her at the wrong time."A second said: "Haha, even the veteran presenters can mess up sometimes!""Phil will be raging that Holly said no to him. She'll get sacked," added a third.While a fourth pointed out: "Feels like tension between Holly and Phil on Dancing on Ice.