GB News host Eamonn Holmes, 62, had been enraged when he heard jibes that he was "male, pale and stale" and denied any allegations that ratings at This Morning were suffering during his time on the show.
He has since claimed that he was dropped by ITV, sparking his move to GB News, but that he has survived the attack on his reputation."I left This Morning with my reputation damaged, but my confidence didn't suffer," the feisty broadcaster declared."I won't have propaganda and lies said against me, you know - 'Oh, Eamonn's got old, Eamonn's male, pale and stale.'"One person in authority didn't like me and had an agenda, and that was it," he added to the Telegraph.He then jibed that presenters "don't have to be any good in TV" and they just have to have "someone in authority that likes" them.Meanwhile, Eamonn's confrontations with co-stars have been anything but stale.The nation watched on tenterhooks earlier in the year as he confessed that he had a "Belfast street fighter" streak in him and that he planned to use that energy if former co-host Phillip Schofield insulted his wife.Eamonn and beloved wife Ruth Langsford had been favourites on the show, alongside Phillip and Holly Willoughby, for years - but Eamonn was enraged when Phillip "talked over" Ruth mid-broadcast.Dubbing his rival "passive-aggressive", Eamonn told the Daily Mail of his discontent and his feeling that Ruth had been disrespected.Meanwhile Eamonn also told the publication's Weekend magazine: "I'm all for TV companies being able to choose who works for them, but it would be nice if you were told why you were going."They're sly.They didn't want to announce that I'd been dropped because it would adversely affect audience figures, so they made it look as if.
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