Fern Britton makes veiled dig at Phillip Schofield and Holly after 'queue-jumping' fury

Phillip Schofield. The pair famously fell out when Phillip reportedly personally blocked Amanda Holden for filling in for Holly Willoughby when she was called to co-host I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here, when Ant McPartlin took a leave of absence.

READ MORE: Piers Morgan slams 'ridiculous' petition to axe Holly and Phil as 25k sign over queue rowJames was plugging his new book How To Be Confident when he admitted that his old rugby teammates used to "take the p***" out of him for his deep knowledge of fitness and nutrition.Stunned Phillip acted quickly to play down the use of the swear word as he swiftly mouthed "sorry" to viewers.However, it seems the apology wasn't the one viewers were hoping for as they took to Twitter to slam Phil and Holly for their silence over the controversy surrounding their visit to Westminster Hall when Queen Elizabeth II was lying in state.One miffed viewer wrote: "#ThisMorning and there we have it, Phil apologises for a guest saying “p***” but didn’t have the guts to do it for the queue debacle."A second posted: "Day 3 of still no apologies from @thismorning @hollywills @Schofe over queue jumping at queen coffin. #ThisMorning shame on all of you."A third added: "If they just held their hands up and made an apology for themselves this would be over now and they would be yesterday’s news.

There are said to be 'serious concerns' for the wellbeing of This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield as controversy continues over their visit to Westminster Hall where the Queen lay in state.

This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41, sparked outrage after they were seen being escorted to a separate area from the regular queue of mourners. On Tuesday, they denied they pushed in and told viewers they were given press accreditation to film a segment for the show.Following the drama, an alleged source has claimed the hosts are "furious" with the backlash.“You can cut the atmosphere with a knife backstage," they told The Sun.“Phillip and Holly are furious about the backlash they’re getting and are blaming everyone else for what’s happened.“The mood is awful behind the scenes and this isn’t going away.

Fans of This Morning have continued to share their feelings about Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's 'queue jump' saga. It is almost a week since the hosting duo were seen inside Westminster Hall where the Queen was lying in state.

Things between This Morning and Holly Willoughby are said to be “tense” as she continues to find herself at the centre of a “queue jumping” row alongside fellow presenter Philip Schofield. While the pair, who have presented the popular daytime show together since 2009, are known for their bubbly personalities and infectious laughs, fans have claimed that the show has been a lot more subdued following accusations of queue-jumping at the late Queen’s lying-in-state As a result of the accusations, 41 year old Holly is said to have been left “angry” by the situation. Speaking to The Sun, a source said: “She feels like she has been left out to dry by ITV in some aspects and is understandably very angry.

faking mental health problems to bag a free nose job on the NHS.At the time, a visibly affronted Phillip told her: "Your nose is still a bit off!" READ NEXT: Holly Willoughby concerns This Morning fans as she breaks ITV tradition amid backlash Her face initially dropped but hammering her further, Phillip added: “You will get battered on social media".The rhinoplasty was worth £7,000 and her appearance on the show sparked fury.Carla, 40, regrets blagging the surgery after nearly dying in childbirth last year but she believes the social media pile on now being dumped on the presenters was karma.Speaking exclusively with the Daily Star, the mum-of-four said: “I was on This Morning for a very controversial reason and I get that it didn’t look good.“But I was really comfortable around Holly even though I knew I was going to get a good grilling.“But beforehand I remember looking up to Phil thinking he is a good man but I remember him telling me I was going to get battered on social media… it was the way he said it… it was with pleasure.“I felt like I was being bullied and I was just thinking ‘s***’. I used to really have respect for him but I just think with all this coming out there is one word, karma.“He was harsh, I knew what I was in for but he was harsh.”Carla described falling into a six-month depression after the show and said she needed therapy to recover.She also explained how the face shaming was the reason her confidence deteriorated.“It gave me a massive complex,” she remembered.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield from This Morning has reached over 50,000 signatures.The ITV duo have presented the Daytime chat show together since 2009 when Holly Willoughby joined the show, replacing popular personality Fern Britton after the pair first presented Dancing On Ice together.But they have landed themselves in hot water after highly publicised queue jumping accusations arose after they saw The Queen lying in state in Westminster Hall.READ MORE: Holly Willoughby 'not herself' on This Morning after being 'up all night crying' The pair explained on the morning show that as members of the world's press, they were reporting on events and as such did not need to join the queueDuring a montage of the past 11 days, Holly said: "Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists we were given official permission to access the hall.She continued: "It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK who haven’t been able to visit Westminster in person."Members of the public queued up to 22 hours to see Her Majesty lying in state and despite assurances that they "would never jump the queue", a petition was launched online.But Laura Harrison took to Change.org over the weekend to start a petition titled Axe Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from TV.In the description, Laura claimed: "Thousands of people are lining up overnight to pay respects to the Queen, where they will likely wait up to 24 hours."She continued: "Yet Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield, two hosts of one of the most damaging to mental health day time tv shows This Morning, were able to push past those thousands and get immediate access."The angered viewer added: "it's about the TV show being

A petition aiming to get Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby axed from This Morning has reached 50,000 signatures.

Holly Willoughby has sparked concerns for This Morning viewers after she broke show tradition.The presenter returned to screens alongside co-star Phillip Schofield on Tuesday (September 20) after a long weekend off as the Queen was laid to rest.Despite her return to their usual schedule Holly is still breaking her show tradition by remaining off socila media where she would usually share her daily outfits. READ MORE: Piers Morgan slams 'ridiculous' petition to axe Holly and Phil as 25k sign over queue rowThe mum-of-three normally posts her outfit for the day alongside details of where it is from and uses the hashtag 'HWStyle' to share the info with her hoardes of admiring followers.Both Holly and Phil have faced a backlash from fans after they were accused of "queue jumping" when they passed through Westminster Hall as Queen Elizabeth II lay in state without waiting alongside members of the public.Despite a statement being issued by This Morning bosses at the time Holly and Phil have continued to come under fire and were forced to explain their actions to viewers on Tuesday's show.A video package that highlighted events from the days between the Queen's death up to her funeral was voiced over by Holly, 41, and saw her explain why it was they hadn't queued.She said: "Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the hall."It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person.

TV insiders have raised “serious concerns” about the wellbeing of This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the row over “queue jumping” continues to escalate. The pair recently came under fire with accusations of queue-jumping at the late Queen’s lying-in-state, as they were accused of using their celebrity clout to skip the lines which had seen many mourners queuing for hours.

Nicola Peltz Beckham has set the record straight regarding reports that she declined an offer to wear a wedding dress designed by her mother-in-law. The 27-year-old US actress has instead claimed that she wanted to get married in a Victoria Beckham dress, only for the former Spice Girl to tell her own mum that she could not make the dress after days of "silence" had passed by between the pair, reports The Mirror.Nicola's mother Claudia Heffner Peltz is reported to have taken the leading role in her daughter's April wedding to Brooklyn Beckham.

Holly, 41, and Phil, 60, have both faced intense backlash for the past few days ever since their appearance at Westminster Hall sparked many to claim they skipped the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state. Having created a media frenzy since the incident, and despite issuing a statement explaining their actions, a petition calling for the pair to be axed from their ITV show reached more than 40,000 signatures in just four days.In light of the tension that has been created as a result, Holly and Phil reportedly shared an “emotional SOS phone call” that lasted for an hour.Having denied skipping the queue, the pair have instead explained that their visit was “strictly for reporting”.In a statement read during a segment on Tuesday’s This Morning, Holly said: “ike hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists we were given official permission to access the hall."It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK who have not been able to visit Westminster in person."The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back."In contrast, those paying respect walked along a carpeted area beside the coffin and were given time to pause."None of the broadcasters and journalists there took anyone's place in the queue and no-one filed past the Queen.

Victoria and David Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn Beckham, 23, in a lavish three-day wedding back in April, has made fresh comments addressing the rumoured feud between her and mother-in-law Victoria.The tension between the Beckham and Peltz clan stemmed after claims Nicola's mother Claudia Heffner Peltz was said to have taken charge of everything.Having tied the knot at Nicola’s father’s mansion in Florida in a whopping £4 million ceremony, the young actress and model maintained both Victoria and David, who have been married for 23 years, are “great in-laws".Yet when speaking to Grazia USA, the star appeared to hint that there was some debate surrounding the wedding dress and what Nicola was going to wear.“Well, I was planning on wearing Victoria’s wedding dress," she explained."I was truly so excited to be able to wear a design that my future mother-in-law created."We connected to start designing the dress, and then a few days went by and I didn’t hear anything. Victoria called my mom and said her atelier couldn’t make it."So, I spoke to my mum and Leslie [Nicola’s close friend and stylist, stylist Leslie Fremar], and I was like, ‘Well, unfortunately, this can’t happen, so what’s the next step?’"Explaining more about the fact that she has been accused of not wanting to wear a wedding dress designed by Victoria, Nicola said that it was just “not true”.She said: “When I read things that say [things like] I was never planning on wearing a [Victoria Beckham] dress or things like that, it does hurt my feelings.“I try not to let it, but it’s just not the truth.