Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41, were "foolish" to think they wouldn't receive backlash about skipping the regular queue to see the Queen's coffin.The This Morning pair sparked uproar after they were seen being escorted to a different area past other mourners at Westminster Hall.The presenters were given media accreditation to film for the show like other broadcasters, however their actions left many angry.Graham Norton, 59, has now said he was offered to skip the regular queue by an MP, but refused to do so as he feared backlash.The host explained that there was a two-tier system for the occasion and not just one queue for everybody.He added: "You could queue jump!
Yeah. Now I got offered a queue jump ticket by a friend of mine – he’s an MP and he said, 'do you wanna come?'James Whale demands This Morning shake-up amid Holly & Phil queue row"And I didn’t say yes – because I thought if anybody sees me I’ll get it in the neck."He went on to say that Phil and Holly may have assumed people "wouldn't care" about their actions."I guess that that’s their crime," he added to Nihal Arthanayak on Radio 5 Live on Monday."The actual queue jumping?
They did nothing wrong. Absolutely nothing wrong. But foolish of them to not think that people would be annoyed."Following the backlash, This Morning stepped in to defend the pair on Instagram.They told their followers that Phil and Holly didn't receive any special treatment and didn't skip the queue.A spokesperson went on to say they were given press passes to film a segment for the show.In Tuesday's edition of the programme, Holly addressed the reaction.Sharon Osbourne reacts to 's**t storm' after Meghan row [REACTION]Kaye Adams on why family are banned from Strictly.
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