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Well done, Eamonn!

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 09:20

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!

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purpleme12 · 23/05/2023 08:48

I love the cute doctor 🤣

BonnieBobbin · 23/05/2023 07:59

I don't like a culture that implies whistleblowers can only speak out if they are above reproach. That sort of purity spiral means no-one and no company can ever be called out.No-one is saying EH is perfect. He very obviously isn't. But it's a fact that he has spoken out about PS and the culture enabled around him for years. So did Ruth, Amanda Holden, etc.

Apparently other presenters were becoming vocal after PS' brother's court case too eg the cute doctor - who apparently said in an interview that he was starting to think ITV didn't match his values.

Even if we just go by verified facts in the public domain - PS knew what his brother had done because he confessed to him and PS did nothing about it. So spare me the crying about poor PS and the witch-hunt.

CabbagePatchDole · 23/05/2023 07:37

bellac11 · 22/05/2023 09:39

What have people publicly said about PS over the years, I wasnt aware of this, I think I remember the thing about Fern Britton being dumped and her feeling that was down to him, I loved her on this morning, I stopped watching after she left

She had such a warm onscreen presence. Intelligent and mature. I couldn’t watch after she left.

tigger1001 · 23/05/2023 07:28

TheFairyCaravan · 22/05/2023 09:34

I’m not a fan of Phillip Schofield in anyway shape or form but Eamonn Holmes is a very bitter man. He, quite frankly, needs to sit down, shut up and pay the hundreds of thousands of pounds he owes in taxes, imo.

Yep, this! Can't stand the man.

Iwasafool · 22/05/2023 21:25

JudgeJ · 22/05/2023 13:49

Don't you have that Loose Women thing for such bias?
I've never seen morning TV since the children watched Roland Rat, never seen the point of it but it certainly seems to provoke a lot of arguments!

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If I'm watching morning TV it is usually the BBC news channel or Sky news. I can honestly say I've never seen Loose Women so I've got no idea what that is like. TM was something I used to watch when I was on maternity leave many years ago. PS I only know from children's TV, again year ago.

purpleme12 · 22/05/2023 21:17

Ah thank you for the you tube clip of Eammon I had no idea he'd said all that!

AnAngelAtMyTableWithMe · 22/05/2023 20:50

I don't like any of them but the part about him being fired needed to be said for sure

LindorDoubleChoc · 22/05/2023 20:50

God I feel sorry for PS's wife and children in all this and of course any groomed youngster.

I can't enjoy the gossip surrounding this story - it's all bad.

I've been accused of "internalised misogny" on another thread - but Holly does not come out of it well. There's no way on earth she could not have been aware of what was going on - along with many others of course.

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 20:36

@curtainsfringe The young boy, Ruth put a complaint in and was pushed out not long afterwards & Eamonn too. Holly just went along with it all

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curtainsfringe · 22/05/2023 20:24

In the clip what are they alluding too when they say we know more will come out.

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 20:10

It really is..!

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Inawoodtherelived · 22/05/2023 20:06

Also, the question Eamonn raises about why PS has been so protected to date is very interesting…

Eeeeny · 22/05/2023 19:56

If I'm honest, I think if I'd had the platform that Eammon had and I'd been treated so badly I'd react the same and damn the consequences
People should stop pussyfooting around
PS knew precisely what he was doing and didn't care as he was ' top of his game' and thought he'd be protected from everything

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 19:08

@Inawoodtherelived Me too, majority on social media are saying the same, just not on this post as much 😂but on other posts on here 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Inawoodtherelived · 22/05/2023 18:46

nubtheoryhhh · 22/05/2023 11:15

Crikey O’Reilly!

Contrary to what pps have said, I rather admire Eamonn for his candour here.

anythingbutlillies · 22/05/2023 18:17

Iwasafool · 22/05/2023 09:37

Can't stand Eamonn or Ruth for that matter so I wouldn't be interested in what he thinks. He always seems so full of his own importance and she isn't far behind.

I've never wanted a 'like button' more. ....😅

Kokopenny · 22/05/2023 18:14

I suspect this is the tip of a very big iceberg

anythingbutlillies · 22/05/2023 18:13

TheFairyCaravan · 22/05/2023 09:34

I’m not a fan of Phillip Schofield in anyway shape or form but Eamonn Holmes is a very bitter man. He, quite frankly, needs to sit down, shut up and pay the hundreds of thousands of pounds he owes in taxes, imo.

This. With bells on.

I can't get past the absolute smugfest that is Eamonn and Ruth. Not for me thanks.....

Ppbbww9 · 22/05/2023 18:03

Cat1066 · 22/05/2023 13:52

I know Eamonn in real life. He's a genuinely nice guy. However I think there was no need for him to say what he said this morning. He should have shown some dignity and refused to comment.

I'm not a fan of Phillip Schofield but it feels like a nasty witch hunt now. He's lost his job. Isn't that enough.

No, losing his job isn't enough, if the rumours are true.

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 16:31

Yikes

Well done, Eamonn!
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Rinkydinkydoodle · 22/05/2023 14:41

@JulieHoney

Ant is the one who looks like an ant - visualise it, the antennae on his wee round napper. Never fails

Lifeomars · 22/05/2023 14:19

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 10:10

And I can’t remember which one Dec is 😂

Someone told me that they always stand so that Ant is on the viewer's left and it is true they do! Until I knew this I could never recall who was who

verdantverdure · 22/05/2023 14:00

thebellagio · 22/05/2023 09:37

What I've found so odd is that for literally years, so many high profile names have publicly come out slating Schofield - Ruth & Eamon, Rylan, Fern Britton, Amanda Holden, yet ITV still continued to push him as their main presenter while all of them lost their jobs for daring to speak out.

It's like Brexit isn't it?

There's a prevailing orthodoxy that suits certain people in positions of power.

But it's not reality so it can't hold.

AlwaysGinPlease · 22/05/2023 14:00

Brilliant 😂

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 13:56

@FelicityFeatherstone Its definitely understandable

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