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Phillip Schofield’s popularity this morning has reportedly plummeted as he’s lost dozens of social media followers amid his “queue” queue.
The 60-year-old presenter lost more than 12,000 Instagram followers in the past month, while his co-star Holly, 41, made headway online unlike her fan base. The sun.
The duo have been the subject of investigation in the wake of claims they ‘skipped the line’ to see the Queen in state last week and an online petition to have the duo fired from their lucrative presentation roles has reached 65,000 signatures.
Oh no: Phillip Schofield’s popularity this morning has reportedly plummeted as he’s lost dozens of social media followers amid his ‘queue’ queue
Statistics compiled by social media analytics website Social Blade, seen through the publication, reveal that Phil has been gradually losing fans over the past 12 months, but experienced its biggest drop this week.
In the past year, Phil has lost 117,769 fans on Twitter and Instagram, while Hollyer has gained 787,783.
As of September 2021, Phillip has lost 89,260 Instagram followers, with 10,170 of these fans unfollowing him in the past 30 days alone, and 2,941 in the past week.
Difficult: The duo has been the subject of investigation over claims they ‘skipped the line’ to see the Queen in state last week and an online petition to have the duo fired from their lucrative presentation roles has reached 65,000 signatures
By contrast, Holly has gained a total of 729,202 new Instagram followers in the past 12 months and 35,790 new fans on the platform in the past 30 days.
On Twitter, Phil has lost 28,508 followers in the past 12 months, and 5,655 of these fans have unfollowed him in the past 30 days.
During the same period, Holly gained 58,581 new followers on the platform.
Phillip currently has a total of 3,032,459 followers on Instagram and 4,482,362 on Twitter.
Caught on camera: Holly and Phil were photographed entering the hall through a door clearly marked as not open to the public – presumably the entrance for media representatives
Representatives for both Holly and Phil have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
This morning’s bosses have denied the show’s presenters Holly and Phillip ‘VIP access’ and have filed ‘laying down state’ when they filmed a clip for the program at London’s Westminster Hall last week.
With reports that the five-mile line had been closed for six hours Friday, raising the wait to “at least 14 hours,” the TV duo are said to have lined up in a separate line and taken to a press gallery.
The presenters have not responded to the allegations since they issued a statement on Tuesday insisting they “didn’t skip the line”.
A clearer view: a photo of Westminster Abbey – showing where the media box is, where the public queue is and where Holly and Phil appeared to be walking
An ITV spokesperson added in a statement to MailOnline: ‘This morning had press accreditation and like other media Phillip and Holly were escorted to work from the press gallery by government officials.
“They didn’t get past the Queen’s coffin. They were there along with a host of other broadcasters and national press for an item to air on Tuesday’s show. All allegations of inappropriate behavior are absolutely false.”
However, in a statement released by ITV on Saturday and later broadcast on Tuesday’s This Morning, which was voiced by Holly but both stopped using the word ‘sorry’ – a move that has outraged many viewers.
A source told MailOnline: “Every word of the statement was flooded. In the end it is spectacularly counterproductive.
“Initially, Holly and Phillip were willing to apologize if they upset anyone, because they both desperately want to end the affair. But they were strongly advised not to go down that path of saying sorry.’
The pair were such a response that TV insiders expressed “serious concerns” about the well-being of the presenters after appearing on This Morning this week in tears and muffled.
On the show’s first episode since the altercation was denied, Holly and Phil denied viewers’ claims that they were “too posh to queue” and said they had been to Westminster Hall Friday “strictly to report.” about the event. ‘
The voiceover also hammered in on the point, “Please know we would never queue.”
Snap happy: Holly and Phil outside the Houses of Parliament. The pair say none of the Queen’s Secretary of State’s broadcasters and journalists have taken anyone’s place in line.
A TV source said Wednesday night: “The abuse is nothing short of disgusting, not least because they did nothing wrong and had full right to media accreditation so that they could inform their viewers.”
“There are huge, real and serious concerns about their wellbeing and ITV is fully supporting them behind the scenes in this relentless trolling. The station supports them 110 percent.’
Footage at Westminster Abbey appeared to show Holly and Phil, 60, walking through an area separated from the media box – but ITV has since insisted the stars didn’t join the mourners to get past the coffin.
Statement: On Saturday, This Morning bosses denied presenters Holly and Phillip had ‘VIP access’ and filed an application ‘past the queen in state’