Lizzie Cundy furiously defends Phillip Schofield after skipping queue for Queen's coffin

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield following queue-gate while also revealing he turned down an offer to skip ahead to see the Queen lying in state.This Morning presenters Willoughby and Schofield have been at the centre of controversy after they appeared in Westminster Hall earlier this month to see the late monarch’s coffin, without taking part in the public line.The pair later addressed the backlash in a statement and stressed they had ‘respected’ the rules set for the media. Speaking to Nihal Arthanayake on his BBC Radio 5 Live programme on Monday, Norton stated that Willoughby and Schofield did ‘nothing wrong’ while talking about the impact of optics from a PR perspective.Arthanayake asked: ‘You do read the room, right? You’d be very good at that. Without question, you would go: “What are the optics of this?”’Norton replied: ‘Erm.

Eamonn Holmes has taken multiple swipes at Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield over recent weeks, after they were criticised for allegedly 'skipping' the queue at the Queen's lying-in-state. GB News star Eamonn, 62, has made his opinion on the matter known and has branded the This Morning presenters "liars" and "arrogant". As he presented GB News alongside his co-anchor Isobel Webster recently, Eamonn weighed in on the queueing scandal, saying: “I’ll tell you what’s strategic.

Holly Willoughby’s famous friends have flocked to social media after the morning talk show host returned to Instagram following what is now being referred to as queue-gate. Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and Lying-in-State saw thousands queue for hours on end in the hopes of paying their respects to the longest-serving British monarch.

LOOSE Women star Janet Street-Porter broke ranks today and aimed what fans said was a "sly dig" at Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. She spoke about an imaginary dream where she had VIP status at an event and got in without queuing.

GMB host Susanna Reid found herself in an awkward situation on Monday's (26 September) episode of the show.The host was forced to reassure viewers that "Santa is real" after a comment from fellow host Ed Balls.The pair of broadcaster were discussing Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) with meteorologist Laura Tobin, which will be streamed on NASA's YouTube channel next Monday (3 October.)READ MORE: ITV bosses 'fear Holly and Phil will be booed at NTAs' after This Morning queue backlashThe test has been designed to see how difficult it would be to stop a sizeable space rock from hitting Earth.However Ed ended up in an awkward mix-up when he confused Dart with Norad (The North American Aerospace Defense Command) which runs a yearly Santa tracker, where people can follow his journey from the North Pole.Speaking about the event Ed said: "It’ll be the same website as they use for Father Christmas coming."To which Laura responded: "It’s not, it’s Nasa’s YouTube Channel."And Ed said: "‘No but I think Nasa do a thing where you can track Father Christmas coming."Laura corrected him by saying: "That’s Norad."Ed then said: "‘I think that’s made up. I don’t know though! Might be real."Susanna then jumped in by saying: "Okay, Father Christmas, by the way, is definitely real.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield to apologise for "pushing in to the queue" while the Queen was lying-in-state, instead of making "pathetic excuses".The outspoken personality addressed the queue scandal while demanding a "proper apology" from the duo, calling for them to be replaced by Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford if they don't.The podcast host told how he is having "so much fun" watching the row unfold, as well as the way "This Morning are trying to justify their stars pushing into the queue to file past Her Majesty."He went on: "What an earth did Schofield and Willoughby think they were going to achieve when everything is filmed and on record?"James added that the notion of the duo calling themselves journalists had him "rolling around on the floor."The star went on to call for the return of the popular duo Eamonn and Ruth to make a return to the daytime ITV show if Holly and Phil don't "apologise properly".James continued: "This toothsome couple have promoted themselves as the perfect TV pairing and let's face it: from that lofty point you can only fall."I don't expect they'll lose their careers over this but maybe they could just try being straight with us, apologise properly and not attempt to get out of it with these pathetic excuses."Otherwise, bring back Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes."Frankly, I preferred them anyway," he wrote in his column for the Daily Express.The pair recently came under fire after being accused of jumping the queue to see the Queen lying in state.The presenters and ITV have since explained they held press accreditation as they were went to Westminster Hall for work.But now a source involved in the press list has claimed that Holly and Phil’s names were not actually on

HOLLY Willoughby was defended by fans today as she returned to Instagram to share her This Morning outfit. The 41-year-old presenter looked glamorous in a pink skirt and matching top from online retailer Ceffin and a pair of nude Office shoes.

This Morning fans were quick to share their thoughts as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield turned the person who usually does the surprising into the one being surprised as they pulled a trick on Alison Hammond.

LORRAINE Kelly was forced to apologise today after making a blunder on live TV - before blaming it on having a "heavy weekend". The TV presenter got her words mixed up as she told Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls about what she had coming up on her show. Revealing who was on The Lorraine Show today, she said: "Harry Hill...

Susanna Reid left Good Morning Britain viewers unimpressed with them slamming her for a 'patronising' joke about a guest's haircut. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Monday morning (September 26) alongside Ed Balls.

"The way in which the online attack on them, as a human being to have that, I just think is really damaging."She furthered that it was important for parliament to legislate on the issue of online abuse.When asked for her message to social media firms, she added: "It's your gaff, sort it out, you have responsibility to do that."Angela continued: "They've tried to self-regulate, they've tried to say 'we'll look after you'. “They haven't, they've not been able to do it and now it's time for us to legislate."It comes after news that the two GMB presenters were accused of skipping the queue while waiting to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II two weeks ago. ITV and the hosts themselves have since stepped in to defend themselves. Both argued they were present to film a segment for the This Morning show. On Friday's This Morning, fans were thrilled to see the return of Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.However, as the duo welcomed viewers to the programme, many took to social media calling for Dermot and Alison to permanently replace Holly and Phillip.Liam Hunt penned on Twitter: “Only 5 minutes into today's #ThisMorning and it’s already better than all the other shows this week. “We need Alison and Dermot to replace those other two!" (sic)@UkTV_Forever tweeted: “#ThisMorning Thank God we have The original presenters today."@Lakky1 added: “#thismorning totally different feel today - MUCH better presenters!"“What a difference compared to the last 3 days #ThisMorning," Diane K praised.While user @Susanna46590017 commented: “Love a Friday on the programme and today my favourite presenters Alison and Dermot.

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby might get booed at this year's National Television Awards.Following the queue jump claims that have circled them for more than a week, The This Morning hosts continue to face backlash. And now the bosses of the TV channel they both work for are fearing they might get booed at a glitzy awards ceremony next month.

HOLLY Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have been accused of "ushering a disabled woman away" as they "dodged" the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state - after being left OFF the official guest list. The family of a woman in a wheelchair claim she was "moved aside to make way for the pair" as they arrived at Westminster Hall last week. Mia Froggatt furiously slammed the This Morning presenters as the Queue-gate row rumbles on.

Davina McCall is often approached by adoring members of the public.PHOTOS: Davina McCall's £3.4million family home is stunningAnd it's no wonder; her bubbly personality is infectious and very much in evidence on this exclusive HELLO! magazine shoot, as the former Big Brother host charms everyone on set.But in recent years, fans of the Long Lost Family host don't come up to her on the street to discuss her latest hit show - but instead to thank her for educating the nation's women about the menopause.As she strikes a pose for the cameras, and displays the confidence that she once thought was lost to her as she began to suffer perimenopausal symptoms, Davina tells us: "There's not one single day when somebody doesn't talk to me about it. I was on the tube yesterday and people were just coming and sitting down next to me to talk about it.

Holly Willoughby has taken to Instagram to show support for her ITV colleague as she made her dancefloor debut on Strictly Come Dancing. On Friday This Morning presenter Holly broke her silence on social media, following the row over the queue to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, to congratulate her friend Lisa Snowdon on being crowned winner of Celebrity MasterChef.

Holly Willoughby took to Instagram on Sunday with a message of hope, and her followers were quick to respond.The star's Wylde Moon account posted an image of a sliver of moon with a message underneath.MORE: Holly Willoughby 'distraught' over queue controversy, says 'good friend' Piers MorganIt read: "With the turn of the seasons, we welcome the New Moon in Libra and the opportunity it brings to redress the balance and restore equilibrium in our lives."It went on: "Breed. Connect.

Davina McCall stepped away from the judging desk on ITV's The Masked Dancer to show off her rarely seen dance moves. The Long Lost Family host wowed as she showed off a different side to herself just moments into the start of the latest episode of the zany guessing game.

ITV have shut down reports Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield were not on official Westminster list to see Queen lying-in-state as part of the world's media. This comes after The Mail on Sunday claimed that the This Morning presenters were not on the list and instead it was the names of the production team that were used to help them gain access.

High street giant M&S has issued a statement on Holly Willoughby's future with the brand. It comes after a petition to sack her from This Morning received over 65,000 signatures.