“It’s all very rum!” Gogglebox stars remain perplexed by Phillip Schofield’s This Morning departure, poking fun at the stark brevity of the host’s farewell
On Friday night’s pre-recorded episode of Gogglebox, the TV stars were perplexed by Phillip Schofield’s This Morning departure.
The episode was taped five days before Phillip resign ITV and admitted to having an affair with a former young male This Morning colleague, but aired just hours after his confession.
Gogglebox’s recliner reviewers were filmed watching the opening moments of This Morning from last Monday, when stand-in hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary announced that Phil had left.
Giles and Mary Killen wondered why the former anchor seemed to leave under mysterious circumstances.
Meanwhile, Pete Sandiford joked with his sister Sophie about tThe stark brevity of This Morning’s farewell to the host.
What happened? On Friday night’s pre-recorded episode of Gogglebox, the TV stars were baffled by Phillip Schofield’s departure from This Morning (Photo: Giles and Mary)
Timing: It was taped five days before Phillip left ITV admitting to having an affair with a former young male This Morning colleague, but aired just hours after his confession
Fast forward! Gogglebox armchair critics watched Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary pay a quick 30 second tribute to Phillip Schofield on This Morning after he was suspended
Mary Killen turned to her husband Giles and mused, “We don’t know what’s going on, do we, behind the scenes.”
He replied, ‘It’s all very rum. It’s all very rum, Nutty. But Phil leaving the show is a bit like a breakdown in the Matrix, Mary. It’s a glitch No one knows what the glitch is or why it happened, but we’re all doing our best to deal with it.’
Elsewhere, Pete Sandiford noted the stark brevity of This Morning’s (30 second) farewell to Phillip Schofield.
He joked to his sister Sophie, “Okay, now we’ve swept that under the rug for today’s show!” Anyway! Now on to Phil Vickery with a succulent sausage dish!’
Phillip Schofield only received a 30-second tribute at the start of This Morning last Monday, when Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary stepped in after he was fired after 21 years and Holly Willoughby took an early holiday.
The new era also kicked off with Mr Schofield being removed from the show’s credits – less than 48 hours after he left amid reports of a split with his co-star.
Alison and Dermot started the show by briefly discussing his departure, but there was no editing, just a single picture of Phil on screen and about half a minute of warm words.
Next one! While Giles and Mary were puzzled, Pete Sandiford joked with his sister Sophie about the stark brevity of This Morning’s farewell to the host
Alison said: ‘We can’t start today’s show without paying tribute to the man who has sat on the This Morning bench for the past two decades. Phillip Schofield.’
Dermot added: ‘So as a show everyone on and off the screen at ITV and This Morning on say a huge thank you to Phil for what he’s done to make the show such a success over the last 21 years.’
Alison concluded: ‘Simply put, we all know he’s one of the best live television broadcasters this country has ever had, and we and the whole team wish him all the best for the future.’