Phillip Schofield laughed and partied with daughter Molly and friends on Monday night time as he seemingly celebrated the discharge of his new present Solid Away.
The 62-year-old presenter’s much-anticipated TV comeback lastly hit screens this week, with the disgraced star vowing to inform his aspect of the story in an ‘unedited and trustworthy manner.’
However regardless of the Channel 5 present being panned by viewers and critics alike, Phillip seemed fairly happy with himself as he chuckled away whereas posing for Instagram snaps together with his family members.
Chopping a sensible determine in a black sweater worn over a white shirt, Phillip actually appeared in an excellent temper as he relaxed together with his supportive daughter, who shared how ‘proud’ she was of him.
Reposting a pal’s images, Molly penned: ‘What an evening, thanks all for the help’, whereas in a second comparable publish she added: ‘Couldn’t be extra proud.’
Phillip Schofield laughed and partied with daughter Molly and friends on Monday night time as he seemingly celebrated the discharge of his new present Solid Away
The 62-year-old presenter’s much-anticipated TV comeback lastly hit screens this week, with the disgraced star vowing to inform his aspect of the story in an ‘unedited and trustworthy manner’
Elsewhere on the identical night time, Holly Willoughby seemingly ignored Phillip’s TV return as she supported her pal Tamzin Outhwaite at her new theatre present Abigail’s Get together in Stratford.
The TV presenter, 43, took Instagram to share a snap with the actress, 53 – whom she is expounded to by marriage – with the pair beaming following Tamzin’s activate the stage.
Whereas Phillip appeared happy with the present, mere minutes into the primary episode viewers have been fast to accuse the presenter of being ‘much less remorseful than he claims,’ after he made a supposed dig at his former This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby.
Through the present, Phillip discusses his bitter parting of the way with ITV and This Morning, which he hosted for 21 years, whereas fending for himself on a distant island paradise, positioned off the coast of Madagascar.
Phillip was ousted from This Morning in Might final 12 months, after he admitted to mendacity about his relationship with a a lot youthful male colleague.
Holly distanced herself from her former greatest pal and throughout a ‘extremely strategised’ return to the This Morning couch in June 2023, she informed viewers she had been left ‘shaken, let down and nervous.’
When she returned, she started by saying: ‘Howdy, Firstly, are you okay? I hope so. It feels very unusual sat right here with out Phil.’
Showing to reference the now-famous speech on Solid Away, Phillip is seen having a BBQ together with his household earlier than heading off to the island.
Regardless of the Channel 5 present being panned by viewers and critics alike, Phillip seemed fairly happy with himself as he chuckled away whereas posing for Instagram snaps together with his family members
Elsewhere on the identical night time, Holly Willoughby seemingly ignored Phillip’s TV return as she supported her pal Tamzin Outhwaite at her new theatre present Abigail’s Get together in Stratford
Whereas Phillip appeared happy with the present, his Channel 5 present acquired a lukewarm reception
Viewers have been fast to accuse the presenter of being ‘much less remorseful than he claims,’ after he made a supposed dig at his former This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby
Showing to reference the now-famous speech on Solid Away, Phillip is seen having a BBQ together with his household earlier than heading off to the island
He provides out meals to his spouse Stephanie and their daughters Molly, 31, and Ruby, 28, and laughs: ‘For those who’re okay, then we’re okay, and I am okay… are you okay?’
He provides out meals to his spouse Stephanie and their daughters Molly, 31, and Ruby, 28, and laughs: ‘For those who’re okay, then we’re okay, and I am okay… are you okay?’
No point out of Holly is made within the clip, however followers have been fast to clock the jibe, with one branding Phillip’s sequence an ‘ego journey’, earlier than claiming he is clearly ‘not as remorseful as he claims.’
Posts on X included: ‘Ooooh was {that a} cheeky dig at Holly Willoughby there Phillip? Are you OK; Are you OK… THAT HOLLY DIG!’
‘Schofe’s about to attract a smiley face on a volleyball and name it ”Willoughby”
In the meantime, critics weren’t too impressed both, with Day by day Mail’s Roland White stating that Phillip’s TV return might be the largest tv misjudgment since Prince Andrew thought his Newsnight interview ‘went properly’.
Within the two star overview, he stated: ‘By far probably the most leisure available from final night time’s episode of Solid Away (C5) was imagining the assembly which persuaded Phillip Schofield that it was a good suggestion to participate.
‘This might actually put you again within the public eye, Phillip love,’ they may have stated. ‘As a result of what folks actually need to watch as of late is an enormous movie star feeling sorry for themselves for an hour’.
Solely an hour? It felt quite a bit longer. This might be the largest tv misjudgment since Prince Andrew smiled throughout at Emily Maitlis and stated: ‘That went properly, did not it?’
The thought is that Phillip would spend ten days alone on a tropical island off Madagascar. That is any individual, let’s not neglect, who – as one in all The Expertise – had folks at work to cater for his each whim. May he cope?
‘I feel there are an terrible lot of individuals hoping that I by no means come again,’ he stated. That simply crossed the road from self-deprecation to self-pity, which isn’t a sexy look.
Through the present, Phillip has declared that he ‘does not miss’ elements of his TV profession , after he dramatically departed his function on This Morning
Phillip discusses his bitter parting of the way with ITV and This Morning, which he hosted for 21 years
Through the present, Phillip has declared that he ‘does not miss’ elements of his TV profession, after he dramatically departed his function on This Morning.
Solid Away sees the broadcaster stranded on an uninhabited island off Madagascar for 10 days with no meals or water and and not using a manufacturing crew.
With solely a digicam to speak to, Phillip opened up about what life has been like since he was ousted from the daytime present.
He mirrored: ‘I miss a part of it, actually. I miss most of it if I am trustworthy. However, there are elements that I actually, actually, actually do not miss.’
Phillip paused earlier than divulging: ‘You study quite a bit about folks… I do not miss that.’
Solid Away continues Tuesday at 9pm on Channel 5.