This Morning chef Gino D’Acampo left fuming as he’s cut off while trying to make big announcement on Loose Women

Phillip Schofield isn't known for his social media presence but the presenter has broken his Instagram silence for the first time since facing backlash alongside his co-star and close friend Holly Willoughby. The This Morning stars were accused of jumping the public queue to see the Queen lying in state.

This Morning presenter broke his social media silence this afternoon, posting a picture of a bunch of sunflowers.The post came as a surprise to Phllip Schofield’s three million followers after he and colleague Holly Willoughby, 41, dropped off social media for a short time after coming under intensive criticism for allegedly jumping the queue to see the Queen lying in state.The floral picture was accompanied by the simple caption: “Sunflowers always make me smile.Thank you.”Gathering more than 4,000 likes, there was only one reply visible, as Schofield has opted to limit comments on his Instagram posts.Holly Willoughby commented six sun emojis, with any other comments seemingly blocked from being left.With no indication as to who the sunflowers were from, fans were left wondering if Holly herself had given her friend the floral gift.In addition to the post on his main page, Phillip posted a selfie on his Insta stories.

Gino D'Acampo didn't hide his feelings when he joined in on Stacey Solomon's appearance on This Morning. The Italian chef was back on the ITV daytime show after a couple of months break and he made sure to bring the chaos back with him.

GINO D'Acampo hit out at This Morning's strict rules on hosts plugging their products as Stacey Solomon appeared on the show. Stacey, 32, sat down with hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on Thursday's episode of the ITV programme to talk about her new book, Tap to Tidy at Pickle Cottage.

This Morning executives have been keen on Stacey Solomon "for a long time" and claimed she had started talking to bosses "several months ago".They added the 32-year-old and husband Joe Swash, 40, could replace Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41, when the time is right."She’s a huge hit on Loose Women and has a broad appeal among all age groups who watch ITV," a source told Closer Magazine.“Stacey actually started talking to This Morning bosses several months ago and they made clear they saw a role for both her and Joe to work as part of the programme in the future."ITV bosses have long been planning for what life looks like after Phil and Holly, because they know nothing lasts forever on TV."The source claimed that a move on the show could happen sooner than expected following recent backlash surrounding the pair.Richard Gere's mortality fears as he hopes to live to see kids grow upPhillip and Holly were accused of jumping the queue at Westminster Hall to see the Queen's coffin earlier this month.The backlash led to 75,000 people signing a petition to have them sacked from the show.The presenters are now said to be "wounded" by the situation and "worried" about their relationship with viewers.Last week, Holly spoke out about the backlash during a segment on the Queen's funeral.She explained: "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."The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back, in contrast, those paying respects walked along a carpeted area beside

TV star Stacey Solomon appeared as a guest on ITV This Morning today amidst rumours she and husband Joe Swash are being courted by ITV as "potential replacements" for presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield "when the time comes". Stacey, 32, and Joe, 40, are thought to be being lined up as potential future hosts of the ITV daytime show when the long-serving current hosts eventually step down.The discussion comes amid queue-gate - the name given to the controversy surrounding Holly, 41, and Phil, 60, allegedly jumping the hours long queue in Westminster Hall while the Queen was lying in state.

READ MORE: This Morning's Gino D'Acampo makes dig at Holly Willoughby's 'Flinstone' outfit This comes after Ofcom received 55 complaints about popular ITV programme This Morning about its presenters. Harrison continued: “Words will be twisted, but the intent was always to prevent people being hurt time and time again by these TV shows.“I’ve asked ITV to deliver any responses relating to this to the public and not to me, as I won’t be following the news, or watching the programme, or sharing anything online, or through social media.“I want nothing more than for this topic to end.

Holly Willoughby, 41, has been splashed across the headlines ever since she and Phillip Schofield were accused of jumping a "14-hour" queue that had assembled to say farewell to the Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.The This Morning presenter appeared to have moved on from the furore with a tender birthday message in celebration of her youngest son.Chester turned eight today, and Holly shared a seemingly makeup-free photo of herself and her son cuddling together to mark the occasion."Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy!" she announced to her eight million followers."Happy 8th Birthday Chester…we love you so very much," she continued affectionately, adding a football emoji to leave no-one in doubt about one of his favourite hobbies.Celebrity pals flooded the comments page with happy birthday tributes, including Rochelle Humes, who is a co-presenter on This Morning.Alan Carr, Dermot O' Leary, Alison Hammond, Kate Thornton and Angela Scanlon also posted their well wishes.Meanwhile, ex-footballer Alan Shearer and model Abbey Clancey were among those joining in, with the latter exclaiming: "Happy birthday to our gorgeous Chester, have the best day beautiful boy!""8!?!? How is that even possible.The days are flying by so take those cuddles at every opportunity," advised Jake Humphrey.Holly always keeps her children's faces hidden away from social media, preferring to take photos of them from a back or side angle, and today was no exception.It is the first personal post she had made since the queue row first erupted.After taking a break from social media, fuelling unsubstantiated rumours that she could be sacked from This Morning over the issue, she returned to the picture-sharing site last Thursday.She recently

This Morning descended into chaos today as Gino D'Acampo took over presenting from Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

Gino D'Acampo made his This Morning return and was back with a bang as he called out Holly Willoughby for looking like a Flintstone.The cheeky Italian chef has been on a lengthy break from appearing on TV as he spent the summer abroad enjoying himself and relaxing.However, his time off is now over and his return to work on Thursday's (September 29) instalment of the hit ITV daytime show saw him taking the reins at the start of the show as his colleagues celebrated him being back.READ MORE: This Morning chaos as fans fume to Ofcom over Holly and Phil's 'queue jump' apologyGino, 46, was joined by regular hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from the kitchen in the This Morning studio at the start of the show as he took up their usual place on the sofa.As the pair headed over to join him he made note of Holly's glamorous outfit – and drew comparisons between her and cartoon character Wilma Flintstone.Wearing a leopard print mini shirt dress Holly, 41, teamed her frock with black skyscraper heels and flashed her legs to the viewers.She wore her trademark blonde hair in a sleek down style, flowing over her shoulders and added a dash of red lipstick to complete the glamorous look.Quick to notice the bold style, Gino didn't hold back as he blurted out his opinion on the outfit.He said: "Hello Wilma, yabba dabba doo, why are you dressed like a Flintstone? Where is the bone?"Holly laughed the comments off as she and Phil ushered Gino away so they could get on with hosting the show, but Gino didn't go quietly.He continued: "We will talk about why you look like a Flintstone later, you look beautiful like a Flintstone."Luckily for Holly fashion expert Gok Wan was on hand to give her his opinion on her attire as they teased

He's officially been away from This Morning for months and so Gino D'Acampo didn't want to return quietly. The Italian chef took a break from appearing in the ITV daytime show's kitchen earlier this year.

Gino D'Acampo has spent months away from This Morning but he's back - and the chaos has come with him. The Italian chef took a break from appearing in the ITV daytime show's kitchen earlier this year as he spent his summer in Sardina.

Holly Willoughby has shared a heart warming post on Instagram wishing her son, Chester, a happy birthday.The This Morning presenter uploaded a blurry snap as she embraced her now eight year old son in a loving cuddle and wrote a touching message to the birthday boy. Holly captioned the post: "Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy… Happy 8th Birthday Chester…we love you so very much." The picture gave fans a rare glimpse inside the family home as the proud mum-of-three snuggled up to her youngest.

Holly Willoughby is celebrating her youngest son Chester's eighth birthday!The This Morning star took to Instagram on Thursday morning to celebrate her little boy. WATCH: Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield break silence on 'queue jumping' controversyShe shared the sweetest photo showing mother and son having an early morning cuddle together, with Holly shutting her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him."Early morning blurry snuggles with the birthday boy," she wrote.

"They therefore don't see why they should have to hide away and keep their heads down."They continued: "ITV are aware that the event will pose risks for the pair though. It's the biggest TV Awards of the year and lots of people will be there, including many who might not agree with what Phil and Holly did."The scale and nature of the abuse they've received - mainly via social media - has been shocking."That's why senior executives will make sure measures are put in place on the night to make sure that Phillip, Holly and the rest of the This Morning team are kept as safe as they can be."The source added the past week has been the "worst period" of Holly and Phillip's career but the presenting duo wants to move forward and put the matter behind them.Express.co.uk has contacted representatives for ITV, the NTAs, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield for comment.Meanwhile, Ofcom have reportedly received a string of complaints about queuegate as fuming viewers contacted the regular to demand the pair apologise.According to The Mirror, Ofcom received 55 complaints this week while 209 complaints were made the previous week.

This Morning's Holly Willoughby has shared a sweet post dedicated to her friend and former co-star Keith Lemon.For years, Holly starred on the ITV2 show alongside Keith, who is played by Leigh Francis, and Ferne Cotton.It seems like the pair have rekindled for a catchup if social media is anything to go by as she shared his Instagram Story of them both.READ MORE: Bar offers free queue jump if 'your name is Holly or Phil' amid This Morning rowOn Wednesday (September 28), Keith shared a close-up snap of the two together smiling on his profile.He captioned the snap: "Lovely seeing @hollywilloughby this morning!"Holly then reshared the picture and wrote: "Love you @keithlemon..."This could mean that the pair could be reuniting on screen very soon – which would thrill fans.Though this does come after Holly and her ITV co-star Phillip Schofield have come under fire by fans who claim they shouldn't have "skipped the queue" at Westminster Hall when visiting the Queen lying in state.Over 75,000 people have now signed a petition to get Holly and Phil off air on This Morning as they request for them to be axed.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking hereThough A Place in The Sun's Laura Hamilton believes this is far-fetched and that the two deserve to stay.Laura backed them both and explained how she thinks they should keep their jobs on the ITV programme.During an exclusive Facebook Live, Laura said that she didn't want to comment on it, but agrees that they should stay and that they're "both brilliant presenters."READ NEXT:Graham Norton offered queue jump ticket along with Holly and Phil to see Queen’s coffinITV's Anne Hegerty defends Holly and

This Morning viewers made their feelings heard as they hit out at the show's 'traumatising' opening. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield returned to the latest episode of the show on Wednesday (September 28).

Holly Willoughby appears to have a 'mini me' on her hands if Phillip Schofield's comments are anything to go by. The presenter and her co-host were back on screens on Wednesday (September 28) for the latest episode of This Morning.

During a time of financial crisis there is one person that many people turn to for advice - and that is Martin Lewis. The Money Saving Expert founder often offers reliable, up-to-date guidance for those struggling in the midst of the cost of living crisis, but today (September 28) it appeared the finance guru became lost for words.