Well done, Eamonn!

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 2023-05-22T08:20:37+00:00

He’s had a lot to say this morning, probably things, he, and many others, have wanted to say for a long time, very interesting. He and Ruth seem to be v well liked and respected in the industry and are good, decent people. It seems karma is working it’s magic, which is so rare with workplace bullies and arseholes, I’m so here for it. May the decent people prevail!

YerArseInParsley · 01/06/2023 19:43

Fizbosshoes · 30/05/2023 23:28

I very rarely watch this morning as I'm normally working but the last one I watched - probably more than 2 years ago - had a feature about a woman who wanted to marry her duvet!! It was so weird, I'm not sure who theur target audience is and who finds that stuff entertaining!

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Did u see the one when a woman married a ghost and had a ghost baby? Her name is Amethyst Realm. You'll find it on YouTube.

QueenOfHiraeth · 31/05/2023 20:30

PerfectYear321 · 30/05/2023 22:56

You're right, there must be no decent presenters in the whole of the UK or even the world to choose from. They'd better bring Phil back or just shut down

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Surely the point is that by protecting their big names' interests so much, they have neglected to bring through more talent. They need to find better presenters and more of them

Fizbosshoes · 30/05/2023 23:28

Countdown2023 · 30/05/2023 23:02

Or just get rid of the programme all together. What is its purpose?

I very rarely watch this morning as I'm normally working but the last one I watched - probably more than 2 years ago - had a feature about a woman who wanted to marry her duvet!! It was so weird, I'm not sure who theur target audience is and who finds that stuff entertaining!

Countdown2023 · 30/05/2023 23:02

Or just get rid of the programme all together. What is its purpose?

EbonyRaven · 30/05/2023 23:00

QueenOfHiraeth · 30/05/2023 22:44

I like Eamonn Holmes and think he and Ruth presented far better than Phil and Holly on the occasions I saw it (I'm not a regular watcher because of work)
The problem ITV have now is that they have no good presenters in line - Alison is a clown, Dermott is wooden and Rochelle is clueless so they are up shit creek

I like Ruth, but I deeply dislike Eamonn. I love Rylan and Josie and especially Alison. Alison is very engaging and funny but can be serious when need be. Dermot is OK, but he is a bit 'meh...'

Agree about Rochelle though. Painfully dull and wooden - and when she was presenting with her Husband Marvin Humes I used to switch off. It was like watching paint dry.

PerfectYear321 · 30/05/2023 22:56

QueenOfHiraeth · 30/05/2023 22:44

I like Eamonn Holmes and think he and Ruth presented far better than Phil and Holly on the occasions I saw it (I'm not a regular watcher because of work)
The problem ITV have now is that they have no good presenters in line - Alison is a clown, Dermott is wooden and Rochelle is clueless so they are up shit creek

You're right, there must be no decent presenters in the whole of the UK or even the world to choose from. They'd better bring Phil back or just shut down

QueenOfHiraeth · 30/05/2023 22:44

I like Eamonn Holmes and think he and Ruth presented far better than Phil and Holly on the occasions I saw it (I'm not a regular watcher because of work)
The problem ITV have now is that they have no good presenters in line - Alison is a clown, Dermott is wooden and Rochelle is clueless so they are up shit creek

PerfectYear321 · 30/05/2023 22:34

Inawoodtherelived · 23/05/2023 23:37

Eamonn is a product of his upbringing and he can come across as misogynistic at times. Funnily enough, I don’t think he’s pompous. If you watch that clip for example, he acknowledges how unimportant morning tv is in the scheme of things as most people are out when it’s on.

Exactly why we shouldn't have misogynistic bigoted dicks like him served up as family entertainment, no?

007DoubleOSeven · 30/05/2023 22:20

nutmegnook · 30/05/2023 21:19

'Big forehead?' Lol which one has a big forehead? Lol!!!!!!

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Ant.

bellac11 · 30/05/2023 21:32

When people say that colleagues and other workers reported the affair, reported it to who and on what basis?

What were they concerned about, had the young man made allegations about Schofield?

Timesawastin · 30/05/2023 21:25

Evergreen82738 · 22/05/2023 09:28

Top headline of Daily Mail, it's mostly all there!

So a bunch of lies, then

nutmegnook · 30/05/2023 21:19

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 11:17

Thank you @VikingLady , @TheFairyCaravan @tuvamoodyson @AbreathofFrenchair for attempting to set me straight.

I still had to Google because yes, I know he was the Not Drink Driving One, I didn't watch Byker Grove and I couldn't picture their heights.

He's the one who looks like a friendly wee lad, not the one with the big forehead.

'Big forehead?' Lol which one has a big forehead? Lol!!!!!!

Inawoodtherelived · 27/05/2023 11:27

The older I get, the more I come across examples of where the outwardly curmudgeonly and grumpy turn out to be good folk and the smiley and agreeable, not so much …

RhinoMoveFast · 27/05/2023 09:15

Inawoodtherelived · 27/05/2023 09:01

Well, Eamonn may come across as being misogynistic at times but he was definitely on the right side when it came to this story involving PS. He and his wife Ruth took a hit on their careers for speaking up too. And by the sound of it, speaking up and putting in a formal complaint was not (allegedly) an easy thing to do either.

They got sacked and likely called names for looking out for a vulnerable young lad rather than safeguarding the charismatic predator.

Nobody is perfect, they are not nice like others, others who seem nice are risky, Eamonn and Ruth are not risky, I don't like risky, risky is dangerous.

Inawoodtherelived · 27/05/2023 09:01

Well, Eamonn may come across as being misogynistic at times but he was definitely on the right side when it came to this story involving PS. He and his wife Ruth took a hit on their careers for speaking up too. And by the sound of it, speaking up and putting in a formal complaint was not (allegedly) an easy thing to do either.

BonnieBobbin · 26/05/2023 20:44

Since PS' statement admitting his affair and his lies, lots of other presenters and guests are coming forward with stories about what went on.

Stabee · 26/05/2023 20:41

Iwasafool · 26/05/2023 20:20

Brilliant explnation. Give yourself a gold star.

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Oh Eamonn just go and get a hobby.

Iwasafool · 26/05/2023 20:20

xoomer · 25/05/2023 22:00

@Iwasafool Wow back at you.

Brilliant explnation. Give yourself a gold star.

Stabee · 26/05/2023 20:19

I say that as an older person by the way. I don't believe the very few prestigious jobs in the BBC should be held for 40 years by a few people.

Stabee · 26/05/2023 20:17

Rosesandstars · 26/05/2023 20:12

Eamonn used to be blatantly mean to Ruth on 'This Morning' though.

Yes he snubbed her and treated her as inferior to himself. One of the many reasons I can't stand him and am not the slightest bit interested in his bad legs or whatever. I can't believe anybody is, but he's keen to tell the world. Let the young talent through, for god's sake.

Rosesandstars · 26/05/2023 20:12

Eamonn used to be blatantly mean to Ruth on 'This Morning' though.

BonnieBobbin · 26/05/2023 20:04

Well it turns out PS has left ITV completely, admitted he had a relationship with the much younger male runner (but it wasn't illegal!) , that he cheated on his wife; that he lied to ITV, his friends, his colleagues and his management agency (who have now dropped him) and that as far as he knows there wasn't ever any type of injunction covering any of this.
It doesn't mean there wasn't an injunction because it could have been put in place by members of his team without his knowledge. Or, the media did what they did with other potential scandals, and all just agreed to look the other way because PS was denying everything.
Other ITV presenters have come forward and said they complained to management about his relationship with the runner and the management did nothing.

xoomer · 25/05/2023 22:00

@Iwasafool Wow back at you.

Iwasafool · 25/05/2023 17:24

Inawoodtherelived · 25/05/2023 15:21

Sigh. You seem very invested in this Iwasafool …

I’m Catholic too… and I admire Eamonn for speaking up.

Can we please leave it at that? You obviously didn’t register the “and”
in the following sentence… the two aren’t connected necessarily.

“Eamonn is a product of his upbringing and he can come across as misogynistic at times”

I was referring to his age. Lots of older men are more misogynistic. Nothing to do with whether your family are or not.

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Oh yes I can imagine someone asking you to explain about his upbringing seems over invested. Maybe making up excuses for him means you're a bit overinvested.

Inawoodtherelived · 25/05/2023 15:21

Iwasafool · 25/05/2023 10:30

I know he's a Catholic from Northern Ireland, my background also. Funnily enough nothing in my or my male siblings upbringing made us misogynists so I wondered what particular part of his upbringing was responsible for his attitude. You quoted about his upbringing being responsible so I assumed you had some specific knowledge but obviously you don't.

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Sigh. You seem very invested in this Iwasafool …

I’m Catholic too… and I admire Eamonn for speaking up.

Can we please leave it at that? You obviously didn’t register the “and”
in the following sentence… the two aren’t connected necessarily.

“Eamonn is a product of his upbringing and he can come across as misogynistic at times”

I was referring to his age. Lots of older men are more misogynistic. Nothing to do with whether your family are or not.