Eamonn Holmes on Phillip Schofield coming out as gay: 'There are more important things'

express.co.uk:

Eamonn Holmes, 60, has reflected on when he “got into trouble” with some This Morning viewers after making a joke about Phillip Schofield, 58, coming out as gay on the programme in February.The television and radio personality explained he was attempting to show that “there are more important things in life to worry about” at the time after Phillip became emotional as he shared his announcement with his co-host Holly Willoughby, 39.Eamonn spoke about his decision to “throw a bit of humour” into the situation when he joined Holly and Phil on the This Morning sofa with his wife Ruth Langsford, 60, during an appearance on The Journey with Pete Snodden podcast.He revealed: “It’s amazing the amount of people who can’t really understand when you.