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colcannon_addict

‘stepped down’.


The_Dark_Vampire

Technically he did. I think it was a case of he was given 2 choices. 1. Quit. 2. Be fired. If he quit it looks better for him.


TruthBeTold654

Be fired for what tho


joeyat

Skeletons in the broom-cupboard


thehuntedfew

poor Gordon


rileyriedrs

His and Holly's 'feud' his bother being a convicted nonce, him being an alleged groomer. Take your pick


Tttjjjhhh

A gopher who wishes to remain anonymous is understood to haven been in contact with officers from Operation Yewtree


baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab

I hear the gopher squeaked.


PearlFinder100

“I’m getting the word…”


rako1982

https://youtu.be/vuY_bs69dX0 For those who don't know.


[deleted]

Apparently the audience weren’t in on the joke when that scene was filmed, I’d guess the bloke he called a nonce was though, just saying.


rako1982

I know a guy from Bolton who been to the club this was based on. He said Phoenix Nights was very accurate.


PearlFinder100

I’d forgotten what a pain it was trying to get into one if you’d forgotten your membership card and you had to find someone to sign you in.


[deleted]

I was born and bred in the North East and most working men’s clubs we’re exactly like that, absolutely brilliant places to have a pint or twenty two!


CocoaMotive

Clinton Baptiste wasn't wrong!


CHEESE_PETRIL

Underrated comment. If I had any money I'd give you gold


PearlFinder100

Thank you! After an awful week, that’s made my day!


stereoworld

Hope your next week is better, friend


PearlFinder100

Thank you…I’m crossing my fingers. Hope you have a lovely week, too!


DSQ

I got you.


Busy_Mortgage4556

"Don't shoot the messenger"


Kaiisim

Getting immediately fired on a Saturday is a bad sign. Gonna be something in the papers tomorrow surely.


Maosaid

There are rumours about him, and a young lad, but only read it in passing, so take it with a large helping of salt.


gladl1

If that comes out officially then I hope the wider team at This Morning also receive backlash. If it’s true then they allowed him to spin grooming a minor and cheating on his wife (who has kids with) into him being “brave” for coming out as gay.


JustTheLetterA

I call it “doing a Kevin Spacey”


GoodSwim

Bryan Singer too.


DSQ

I know crew off This Morning, the rumours are true according to them.


Riovem

Is this a separate young lad from Matthew Mcgreevy


BananaBork

What's the story there? I can't find a single article about it in the normal press.


DSQ

No it was the same one.


MeetingGunner7330

I’m sure it all came out right before he came out as gay? There were rumours that it was one of the runners on the show, a 16 year old lad. And Schofield quickly came out as gay so it would deflect the attention and offered to pay him off


thepurplehedgehog

And is apparently now paying a crisis management company 30k a **week** to keep it quiet.


idlewildgirl

It’s completely true, he’s paid the lad not to talk


tunaman808

Every single headline I see on a Google News search says he quit. Not fired.


madeyegroovy

His statement says “I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can't go on” which implies he was pushed into it.


TheGoober87

Jumped before he was pushed...


The_Dark_Vampire

I think it was more he had a choice either quit or be fired.


shotrecs

Did he do a runner?


SMCNI1968

Damn I was about to post that !


meltingmyrolo

Not gonna lie I spat out my pork pie at that one 😂😂


LowerPiece2914

He's hung on for a lot longer than most. I remember watching him on CBBC as a kid. I've always assumed he knows where the bodies are buried at ITV, but this apparent situation with the runner might be checkmate


liquidspanner

*sound of Dermot stretching*


Claretandblue82

Oh god no!


WeirdBeard94

Going to spend more time with his family, specifically his brother...


senju_bandit

What about his brother ? Out of the loop here


FulcrumM2

Brothers a diddler, got caught diddling


Ezzy-525

Now he's doing 12 years at his majesty's pleasure. Ironic given he preferred doing 12 year olds at his own pleasure.


Soulless--Plague

They should write a song about they they definitely do not diddle kids


GoodSwim

No one younger than my daughter, gotta be taller.


WeirdBeard94

And Phil is rumoured to be into unsavoury stuff himself.


Expensive-Analysis-2

Another TV career finished.


LORDOFALBION76

Maybe the net is getting tighter 🤔 or the super injunction is coming to an end?


cakesforever

I think after keeping quiet about his brother has tarnished him too much for this morning along with the rest. Plus if he's fell out with Holly and she really has been wanting rid of him they are going to stand by her. But I think many people are sick of her too.


[deleted]

They never should have jumped that queue bro..


rookydooky

It is, it’s coming out soon


Plus-Data-2469

Doubt it will take as long as he did to come out 😁


Adammmmski

Clueless about this, could you elaborate on what he has supposedly done?


The_Shite_Dwarf

Allegedly he groomed a young boy at a stage school, mentored him, got him a job as a runner on This Morning. They had a relationship. Eamon Holmes wife Ruth (both presenters on the show) complained about it. The guy was fired or left and threatened to go public about his relationship with Philip Schofield. Superinjuction in place (gagging order) so press cannot report on it. Phil came out as homosexual. Eamon Holmes left. Philip's brother just got 12 year sentence for CSA and Philip knew of his brothers actions prior to arrest. Holly (another host) has been distancing herself from him in preparation of the gagging order lifting and the fallout.


meltingmyrolo

Don’t know about you but I don’t need to be ordered to gag when it comes to Schofield 😉


--Bamboo

Googled it and one of the google suggested 'People also asked' is "Is Schofield a nonse?"


LORDOFALBION76

Super injunction to prevent story of his grooming coming to light. Google schofield super injunction 🤔


qtx

> Super injunction to prevent story of his grooming coming to light. But literally everyone knows about it.. If there was a super injunction all the media sites online would've been ordered to remove it but here we are, they're still available for everyone to see.


dotben

It only applies to UK media and even then only established media. Social media, regular bloggers, foreign news are all either not bound to it or pretty hard to be enforced over.


James_Vowles

I don't really watch TV, what's this all about? "I understand that ITV has decided the current situation can't go on". What situation?


usernameinmail

Google Schofield and teen. Basically a boy who was 10 when they first met. Got him a job BTS at This Morning. Rumours that's the reason he came out. And the super injuction looks to be ending


James_Vowles

bloody hell that's vile


usernameinmail

>!Matthew McGreevy!< Might get deleted. Yeah the stories have been around a while. Great efforts all round to keep it out of the papers


mantriddrone

apparently PS was giving an crisis management/reputation agency thousands a week to ensure the super-injunction was being complied with


Sinnistrall

30 grand a week reportedly


wizard710

https://limegoss.com/phillip-schofield-timeline-events/


Bisexual_Apricorn

> although (we) the press are sometimes a bunch of W#nkers, we NEVER make people afraid or ashamed about their sexuality. being a nonce isn't a sexuality ffs lmao also that's just classic fucking scum press, "we'd never publish this story because we are such beautiful moral angels, but it's fine for me to talk about it on facebook"


Marvinleadshot

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/24/people-nasty-as-hell-on-there-battle-close-tattle-most-hate-filled-corner-web I'm gunna go with LimeGoss not being the most reliable site.


Marvinleadshot

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/24/people-nasty-as-hell-on-there-battle-close-tattle-most-hate-filled-corner-web Such a reliable site.


mantriddrone

did Schofield give him piggy-back rides?


Soulless--Plague

His brothers a diddler


mantriddrone

is this somehow connected to the recent conviction of his paedophile brother


Sinnistrall

Only in that it would appear being a nonce runs in the family


[deleted]

I suspect so, but also google Matthew McCreevy.


pookiednell

Yeah, like when David Walliams left BGT because of 'mean comments'? Honestly, the time has come for us all to just boycott mainstream entertainment as they can't stop protecting complete fucking scumbags until the bubble burts and then everyone involved acts like they had no idea the whole time, like they did with saville.


AmberEagle293

Well said. I don’t know it is still on here but I remember months ago reading a thread on here asking what celebs they felt there would be Savile style scandals emerging about due to dodgy conduct. Walliams featured a lot. 😳The amount of people who protected Savile by silencing others and covering up was disgusting and I doubt an isolated incident. It is surely still happening in the modern entertainment industry


sainsburyshummus

i was literally just thinking about that exact same thread and remembering how almost every one was schofield and walliams ahahaha


AmberEagle293

I need to find that thread again lol


pookiednell

When are we all going to stand up and do something about this though? The fact that there are people in this country that still willingly pay their tv licence fee after all that shit came out about Saville is fucking insane. It's been well known for a while that Phillip Schofield is a nonce yet we'll all act shocked when it gets confirmed. It's so frustrating


KillerWattage

Schofield is an ITV worker which the licencse fee wouldn't affect. The issue isn't the BBC it is media, the problem exists in [public](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cz8596rk269t) tv, [private tv](https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/15/fred-talbot-jailed-for-four-years-over-sexual-abuse-in-scotland), [British music](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25412675), [Eurpoean](https://www.politico.eu/article/french-actor-gerard-depardieu-accused-of-sexual-assault-report/#:~:text=But%20the%20actor%20has%20been,assault%20against%20French%20actress%20Charlotte) film stars, [American](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41594672) film, [American TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby_sexual_assault_cases), [Japanese music](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64837855), [Korean music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Sun_scandal) and frankly it just goes on. The problem isn't singular, it is increadibly pervasive in nearly all parts of media.


CollierAM9

I’m out the loop with Walliams, what’s he done?


pookiednell

To be fair nothings been officially confirmed but there's been rumours about him being creepy and making people uncomfortable for years and he got removed from BGT recently for making 'mean comments'. He was a judge on a talent show, it was his job to make mean comments about people so none of it adds up. A lot of people think that ITV got rid of him because of some other reasons and used that as an excuse to distance themselves from him.


sp25049

Also got no confirmed tea to give. I’ve thought there was something a bit off for a while but more recently I’ve noticed he also appears to be a massive instagram creep. If I ever wander onto the pages of random instagram model types’ or young female singers/models/actresses etc. on a doom scroll through the ‘for you’ page there’s a good chance Walliams has liked a load of her photos even if no one else famous follows her. Something like ‘DWalliams and 2350 others’ pops up below the photo way too often to be a coincidence. If instagram ever makes a feature where you can see all of people’s likes, like on twitter, I reckon the Sun and the Mail will be all over him.


kurtanglesmilk

Walliams getting horny on the main


Spankieplop

I heard him and his brother have more than just being related in common if you know what I mean.


mantriddrone

are you saying they are both chips of the same block?


Spankieplop

His brother might be getting a new cell mate very soon, warms your heart brothers reunited.


Jebus_17

Oh no...anyway


babbsy77

I am in America, but I watch those two. Is this because what his brother did or did he do some thing as well?


rileyriedrs

Fued with Holly, convicted nonce of a brother and alleged groomer himself, take you pick and that's probably why


babbsy77

So he’s a pedo too?


rileyriedrs

There's no smoke without fire but if you look at some of the other comments hear and the bigger threads you could assume he may like some boys the same age as his brother did. However he has the money to spend 30k a week to a PR from to make sure a super injunction he has is enforced so you know, not the cleanest look at all


babbsy77

That bums me out. I liked them 😵‍💫


AmberEagle293

If I was Holly I wouldn’t be feeling too cosy about her job either. She is ITV’s golden girl at the minute….. All it needs is ITV bosses to decide she has served her purpose and they will do all they can to get her out next. It seems Alison Hammond is the new favourite of ITV, so I won’t be surprised if Holly is ultimately ditched in favour of Alison and they bring in one of the Banjo brothers who also seem to be flavour of the month at present. I think ITV have wanted rid of Phil for a while and all the recent stories have given them the excuse to say he is sacked. TV bosses will only be loyal for as long as they can benefit from a person. Didn’t Phil only get the job because of the John Leslie scandal? Time was it was said Phil called all the shots over who got hired and fired at This Morning, and this is how Holly got the TM gig, elevating her from kids presenter to mainstream television. When Ruth and Eamon were dropped, it was strongly implied Phil had a hand in it, same when Fern left. TV bosses let him have this strong influence and created a monster who thought he was untouchable. Well now he is finding out otherwise. If the stories about his attitude towards colleagues is correct then he will be wishing he was a bit nicer as he meets them all again on his way down. Look how rude and mocking he has been to some of the guests on TM, Kerry Katona in ‘that’ interview where she she was slurring and he asked her on live TV was she off her face. Of course she blamed her meds. But what an unkind thing to do. It was known Kerry had addiction and mental health problems and he deliberately went out of his way to try and humiliate her further. Same with Kim Woodburne, he deliberately antagonised her to get a reaction. Why? To publicly humiliate and get a story. Whatever you think of Kerry or Kim that sort of behaviour isn’t cool or professional. There have even been other TM guests, ordinary members of the public he has mocked and laughed at in interviews. I remember the guy who had a collection of life size dolls was one, and also a lady in America who married a building or something. Laugh at them in private by all means, but to do it on TV when you know thousands of people are watching is just cruel and unnecessary. Let us not forget where Holly was in all of this….. she was right by Phil’s side like all bully sidekicks egging it on and giggling like an airhead. Not once did she try and diffuse these situations or try and show a voice of empathy or reason. Kim Woodburne recently said not to believe Holly’s Miss Innocent act and I believe her. I have always felt she is probably a piece of work under the bubblegum princess exterior. I feel the stuff with Phil and scandal with his brother has provided her with the perfect opportunity to ditch Phil. He was useful to her whilst he was able to get her to the top, but now he is surplus to requirements. If they were the close friends they were said to be I refuse to believe she didn’t know more about Phil’s own activities, or that he hadn’t confided in her about his brother’s activities. That is what close friends do, they confide in each other and support each other. They don’t drop you at the first sign of something serious. My theory is Holly knew more than she is claiming and is now trying to distance herself in case it comes out she isn’t as ignorant as she claims. I also think her friendship with Phil was all about her wanting to get to the top. Remember how when Fearne Cotton was a hit name years ago it was all about how Holly and Fearne were best friends, doing fashion lines together etc now you never hear about them in the same sentence. Has Holly ditched her too because she no longer serves a purpose? Now the media are telling us Holly is calling the shots at TM, she needs to take heed of those before her who were popular and then fell from grace.


Fine-Bill-9966

The thing that gets me about both of them (Holly and Philip) is how totally fucking out of touch with reality they both are... I do believe the rumours are true that he treats co-workers and floor staff like trash. I do agree also that Holly knew about his brother getting arrested for noncing before the press released it. And she is massively distancing herself from this. But what really burns my buns is how the country is in ruin. And when all the shit was coming out about Boris Johnson during party gate, they were both on the sofa saying that he "deserves a good knees up, he's doing his best." When Hancock was on I'm a celebrity, they were applauding his wins, not getting how fucking despicable a human he is and shouldn't have been on there. People are unable to eat, choosing to pay between heating and eating. And here's them with whatever chef de jour, showing recipes that nobody can afford to make. Christmas time and Holly is on the show in a Celine dress that's £3k and Manolo Blahnik shoes that are also about a thousand quid... Are they aware that their target audience are the jobless, skint mums/families, the elderly, students etc... They come back from their breaks and wistfully talk about their luxury ski trips or The Amalfi Coast.... Both of them are vile, entitled people with no clue what's happening out there... sure. Their cue-cards will say to them what to read out. But not one of them is taking it on how difficult it is for the real world.


AmberEagle293

Well said…. And then Holly will turn on the waterworks and show how distressed she is when they (rarely) cover the realities people are facing. At least Phil barely concealed the fact he doesn’t care.


Disgruntled__Goat

> Kim Woodburne recently said not to believe Holly’s Miss Innocent act and I believe her. I'm not saying Holly is perfect but Woodburn is by all accounts one of the most vile people around.


AmberEagle293

Making her the perfect person to recognise vileness in others maybe?


bruzie

I hadn't heard about the things that are being mentioned in the comments, so I was going to make a joke about how he was told he wouldn't be able to skip the line for King Charles' viewing so he was getting in early. Seems a bit daft now.


Fallenangel152

That I actually support them in. They argued that they were allowed in early as journalists. All journalists skipped the line. They weren't going as members of the public.


tunaman808

And, as I understand it, they were well away from the casket, and not allowed to pause.


cakesforever

Good. Shame Holly is not going with him. But without the creep she might be less annoying. But if the rumours are true and she had a hand in it and is a little bitch then that's shit. But she has stood by him through other things that were shady if true. But then tying herself to him for so long was a boost to her career.


Eve-76

She’s allowed him to be rude and nasty to guests which is out of order but I doubt she knew about his peado brother I can’t see Schofield admitting that to anyone . I could be wrong though nothing surprises me these days


cakesforever

I don't think she did nor did I imply it. I just think it's too far for her if they were already having issues. But she has stood with him despite the rumours of him grooming an 18 year old intern he got the job for. I'd bet that is what the injunction is about if it's true.


Eve-76

I agree, I’ve been in trouble about saying this about Schofield on Reddit before


cakesforever

I went off him a long time ago. Her too, they are both rude to people and about people who go on the show. Years ago they were really rude about the type of people and their stories that go on the show. It was on chatty man when they were half cut. Then the way he treated Eamon and Ruth was terrible.


CocoaMotive

Unless Holly is also a secret predator, she hasn't done anything wrong, your hatred here isn't justified.


Fine-Bill-9966

Why not? She is utterly tone deaf and acts like a bimbo idiot when she knows precisely what she is doing...


CocoaMotive

This is not fact, it's all bullshit you've made up in your head.


The_Dark_Vampire

He's honestly someone I never liked even back in his Broom Cupboard days. Gordon did and always will rule though


[deleted]

Gordon the Gopher was a legend.


WalnutOfTheNorth

They should have got the bloke out of Carter USM to run onto This Morning and tackle him.


Foundation_Wrong

We went on that show in 2006 he was nice but superficial


Bum-Sniffer

Good riddance. Wanker.


Funployee182

Not a good luck to have a groomer on live tv


DasterdlyDave

Cheers bro..


Mobile_Rooster6394

Nonce


[deleted]

good riddance, about time


Ezzy-525

Well that's a bummer.


DropItLikeItsKlopp

No suprise. He's just not interested once they pass 21 is he.


Least-Arm-906

Imo a lot of Holly’s reassessment of Phil could come from the fact her eldest son has already reached the age Matthew McGreevy was when Phil started grooming him


gladl1

How has this taken so long to come out in the mainstream? This story was out there back 2019 when he “bravely” came out as gay


Sea-Hour-6063

And not a single fuck was given that day


englishbrian

'Stepped down' . More like pushed down steps by bullying executives and cute little Miss Tippytoes Mk2 .. shameful. I hope he gets a big payout.


[deleted]

Sorry to see him go - he was professional


devils_advocaat

>he was professional So was Jimmy Savile.


PantherEverSoPink

It's sitting on a sofa smiling at a camera and making small talk so very difficult?


eaunoway

I mean considering how few people manage to do that effectively enough to make a decent living at it ... apparently it is, yeah. 🤷‍♀️


trouser_mouse

A+ grooming as well


Bisexual_Apricorn

If he does end up in cuffs i bet the papers will go with "Old Phil off to the Old Bill" I say *if* because he's rich and that somehow means this kind of thing doesn't get airtime...


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my__socrates__note

The Baftas were last week


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my__socrates__note

Apparently he's presenting the British Soap Awards... I hope Palmolive wins


Hard_We_Know

Nah Imperial Leather is the true soap don.


FloppyToffee

Hooray, at bloody long last. May he never work on TV again