“Did you just have the longest Christmas vacation in the world?” Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby infuriate viewers as they sulk as This Morning wine connoisseurs enjoy fondue in a jacuzzi in the Swiss Alps.
- The presenters were given a month off from the ITV daytime show from 9 December to 9 January.
- Holly enjoyed a £1,000 a night family ski holiday in a luxury chalet in the French Alps over the festive period while Phil was visiting Copenhagen, Denmark.
They enjoyed a month off as presenters of ITV’s daytime show from 9 December to 9 January.
And on Tuesday, This Morning’s Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41, angered viewers as they riled up as wine connoisseurs enjoyed fondue in a hot tub in the Swiss Alps for a sommelier segment. .
Wine expert Helen McGinn and fashion writer Kat Farmer enjoyed a wine tasting at a luxurious ski resort, while the presenters in the London television studio seethed with jealousy.
Fuming: On Tuesday, Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41, of This Morning, infuriated viewers as they fussed over wine connoisseurs enjoying fondue in a jacuzzi in the Swiss Alps.
Holly and Phil sank deeper and deeper into the couch as the Glacier Swiss Alps Boutique Hotel segment progressed, and they were visibly sour.
“I’m so jealous,” Phil admitted, with Holly adding, “I’m absolutely filled with envy.” I don’t know what I’m more jealous of: the wine, the landscape, the Swiss chocolate, the cheese.
And while some This Morning fans saw the funny side of the interaction, many viewers weren’t impressed, as the hosts had just returned from their month-long winter break.
Holly enjoyed a £1,000 a night family ski holiday in a luxury chalet in the French Alps over the festive period, while Phil visited Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lush! Wine expert Helen McGinn and fashion writer Kat Farmer enjoyed a wine tasting at a luxurious ski resort, while the presenters in the London television studio seethed with jealousy.
Boiling Hot: Sinking deeper and deeper into the sofa as the Glacier Swiss Alps Boutique Hotel segment progressed, Holly and Phil were visibly bitter
One person tweeted: ‘What are those two faces because they will have been on holiday over Christmas? They had a month off #ThisMorning’.
Another raged: ‘Never at ‘Work’ hardly BUT those two motherfuckers are jealous…it’s unbelievable! #This morning.’
“Oh look at Holly and Phil pretending to be jealous, 9 holidays a year and working 2 1/2 hour days is just terrible #this morning,” added a third.
Unreal: Helen and Kat chilled out in swimsuits with the most stunning backdrop behind them
Jealous! I am absolutely dripping with envy. I don’t know what I’m more jealous of: the wine, the scenery, the Swiss chocolate, the cheese,’ Holly admitted.
Someone else tweeted: ‘Holly and Phil seem mad they’re not there even though they just got back from the longest Christmas break in the world! #This morning.’
“Holly and Phil sat there upset not like you two can’t afford to fly anytime think of those who can’t afford to eat x #thismorning,” wrote one upset viewer.
‘#ThisMorning Why are Phil and Holly making faces, especially Phil? He has been in Belgium for almost 3 weeks,’ another person noted.
Some other This Morning fans were concerned about the juxtaposition of placing money-saving segments in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis, alongside multiple luxury getaways.
One viewer tweeted: One minute @thismorning they’re sharing money-saving tips to help alleviate the energy crisis, the next they’re showing two women in a jacuzzi in the Alps tasting different wines. How deaf can they be.
Someone else raged: ‘Aah and between the horribly inappropriate luxury holiday and wine segments, we have a government. UK ad telling us it’s our fault our bills are high #ThisMorning.’
‘Mauricio. Swiss Alps. Egypt. Do you know how to read? Specifically rooms. #ITV #ThisMorning’ wrote another.