Phillip Schofield, 60, was attending the premiere of HBO show House of The Dragon with daughter Molly, 28, when he spotted that in their red carpet snap together, his thumb was pointing at a certain part of his anatomy.
Immediately realising his awkward mistake, he took to Instagram to groan: "After nearly 200 years in showbiz, you'd think I'd know what to do with my fecking thumb!"He left fans in no uncertainty about how he felt by posting an emoji of himself with a hand covering his face in embarrassment and another one of himself crying with laughter.However, in spite of the pose, he enjoyed the premiere, adding: "Ep 1 of the @houseofthedragonhbo is epic!"For anyone wondering about Molly's potential embarrassment over the pic, Phillip previously confirmed that he doesn't post a single photo on Instagram without her prior approval.Molly manages him in her role as Assistant Talent Manager at the YMU Group, which also takes care of other high profile clients including Emma Willis and Phillip's This Morning co-star Holly Willoughby."I don't post anything without [both my daughters'] say-so.
I check with them: 'Is this okay?'" he previously admitted to Hello! magazine."They're fine with it. My eldest daughter is my manager so she's well across it all," she added.It seemed that the candid admission about his wrongly placed thumb must have had the seal of approval from both Molly and Phillip's younger daughter, Ruby too.Ruby is less involved in the world of showbiz, having taken on an internship with ITV following a psychology degree at university, but ultimately deciding not to pursue a television career at this time.Ruby has also previously volunteered at disabled children's charity The Chiltern Centre.Meanwhile, Phillip.
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