Amanda Holden pokes fun at Holly Willoughby’s comeback statement

It’s no secret that Amanda Holden isn’t a fan of This Morning’s Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

And on Tuesday morning, the Heart FM presenter, 52, mocked the comeback statement Holly made when she returned to This Morning the day before.

Holly, 42, had addressed the nation in the wake of 61-year-old Phillip Schofield’s firing following his fling with a much younger male colleague, saying: ‘Good, take a deep breath. First, are you okay? I hope so.’

So of course Amanda took to Instagram in a similar angelic outfit to the one Holly was wearing and said, “Hello, it’s Tuesday.” Is everything all right?’

And in case anyone didn’t quite get it, she had another pop on the radio early in the morning.

When she talked about doing the hangover show the day before, co-host Jamie Theakston, 52, asked her how she was feeling.

She said, ‘I came home, went straight to bed with my dog ​​and cat. I got up, cooked the tea and went to bed again at 8 o’clock.

“I did that thing where you wake up at 2 a.m. and you have to talk yourself back to sleep.”

Jamie interjected, “We’re concerned about your well-being,” while speaking to another guest.

Amanda replied, “I’m fine folks, are you all right?” to cluck loudly.

Her words come after Holly’s statement continued as she said it: ‘It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil and I imagine you may have felt as much as I did.

“Shaken, alarmed, disappointed, concerned for the well-being of people on all sides of what is going on and full of questions.”

“We all on This Morning gave our love and support to someone who wasn’t telling the truth, who acted in a way that they themselves felt they should resign from ITV and quit a career they loved. That’s a lot to process.”

She added: “It’s just as hard to see the toll it’s taking on their own mental health. I think what unites us all now is a desire to heal for the health and well-being of all.

“I hope that as we begin this new chapter and return to a place of warmth and magic that the show has in store for all of us, we can find strength in each other.

And from the heart, I can thank you for all your lovely messages and thank you for being here this morning. Myself, Josie, Dermot, Alison, Craig and everyone who works on this show will continue to work hard every day.”

It comes after Phillip said he had ‘not told anyone’ about his fling with his former This Morning colleague, confirming in a telling interview with BBC’s Amol Rajan that Willoughby ‘didn’t know’.

Holly’s return comes as the ITV show has been plagued with ‘toxicity’ allegations, including from former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes who claimed there was a ‘total cover-up’ over the Schofield affair.

Amanda previously said she believes Phillip sabotaged her chances of filling in on This Morning in 2018 while Holly was hosting I’m A Celeb.

Rochelle Humes landed the job as presenter while Phillips regular co-host Holly took over hosting duties from Ant McPartlin for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.

In a video that resurfaced, Amanda was questioned about her feud with Phil by her Heart Radio co-star, Jamie.

As he tried to approach the subject, Amanda told him, “I got rid of it, Jamie, you have to get rid of it.”

He pressed on and asked, “Maybe you’ve moved on, but I just wanted to know if there’s anything else going on?”

Amanda told Jamie she had tried to contact Phil, but her attempts to arrange a meeting to clear the air were ignored.

She said: ‘I offered to meet him for coffee months ago, he didn’t respond to my text. What can I say?’

“The olive branch was extended?” Jamie asked.

Referencing Taylor Swift and Katy Perry mending their friendship after a public spat by dressing up as burger and chips in her music video You Need To Calm Down, Jamie asked Amanda if she and Phil would have a “burger and chips” moment .

Amanda said, “I doubt it. I’m a vegetarian Jamie.’

According to The Sun, Amanda is said to have said she felt “abandoned” by her boyfriend Phillip when she found out she didn’t get the position and it went to Rochelle.

She had previously filled in for Holly when the This Morning star took a year off from the show to have her third child, Chester, now seven, in October 2014.

A former TV executive previously told The Sun: “Phillip actively campaigned for Rochelle to get the job, despite Amanda having more experience – and being told privately that she got the gig.”

An ITV spokesperson later insisted that Rochelle’s casting was a decision by producers, telling MailOnline: “The line-ups of presenters on This Morning change regularly and the final decisions on these line-ups are made by producers and not by the presenters.”

They said at the time: ‘Phillip Schofield is a much loved broadcaster and part of the ITV family. He is a consummate professional and highly regarded by ITV. Amanda is also highly regarded as a judge on one of our biggest shows.”

During their time co-hosting the morning show, Phillip confessed that he found working with Amanda “quite scary at times.”

He told Heat magazine at the time, “Amanda kept me on my toes. She has a faulty edit button and she forgets she’s on television, which is very endearing and funny, but quite scary at times.’

After Phil quit This Morning, Amanda posted a strongman emoji on Instagram in what appeared to be a sign of celebration.

She did not endorse the post as she remained mysterious about its meaning.