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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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FMLWTF · 22/05/2023 11:56

Not Judy anymore, she totally lost her nerve for live TV and became uncomfortable to watch.

Dontcallmescarface · 22/05/2023 11:56

Eamon Holmes nice? Have you not seen any episodes of TM previously when he and Ruth were presenting? The way he spoke to her and talked over her was horrible.

FMLWTF · 22/05/2023 11:55

Nobody ever just leaves This Morning - there's always a shit load of controversy surrounding every departure

True! There’s always gossip and hurt feelings in the background too. Is the problem with the management at ITV or the editor Martin Frizzell? (Husband of Fiona Phillips - remember her?)

I remember before Holly got the job, a lot of people thought it would be Davina McCall, then Philip blocked her and insisted on Holly - the suggestion was that he wanted a much younger woman to feel superior to.

I’ve even read an article about the lovely Emma Forbes who was heavily touted for it, ITV bigwigs practically told her the job was hers then she was binned for being “too posh” - her words! I do like Emma and think they’d have been a great combo but clearly Holly was brought in for the young mums at home with kids crowd.

Amanda Holden seems to have had beef with the show as well. They all want it!

GonnaGetGoingReturns · 22/05/2023 11:49

I’m not sure if Eamonn is nice or not but a journalist friend of mine worked with and met Phil and Holly through work and said both are vile, very nasty.

Karma really is a bitch in this case.

Philip’s actions re the runner and his knowing about his brother’s activities basically means This Morning had no option but to sack him. He’ll cling onto other presenting gigs along with Holly doing the same.

mrsblueskyeye · 22/05/2023 11:46

potniatheron · 22/05/2023 09:37

Eamonn really strikes me as an honest bloke who does not want to be two-faced. He didn't pretend to like the dreadful Anthea Turner either

Not everyone's style to be that open with one's opinions but fair play to him

I hear he can be a bit grumpy but is always reasonable, fair and easy to work with as in you know what you're getting. No back-stabbing.

I ve met him, did a game show he hosted and he was rude and totally obnoxious.

Wonnle · 22/05/2023 11:44

I see the arse licking has started on the programme , Hammond and O'Leary "paying tribute" !

Iwasafool · 22/05/2023 11:44

BonnieBobbin · 22/05/2023 11:36

Put Judy and Fern together - assuming they don't secretly hate each other as well.

That would be brilliant.

WalterWitty · 22/05/2023 11:43

BonnieBobbin · 22/05/2023 11:36

Put Judy and Fern together - assuming they don't secretly hate each other as well.

🙌🏼

MissyB1 · 22/05/2023 11:42

BonnieBobbin · 22/05/2023 11:36

Put Judy and Fern together - assuming they don't secretly hate each other as well.

Yes yes! I would happily watch them together!

Papernotplastic · 22/05/2023 11:38

I don’t watch itv. I have no opinion on Holly, I have no time for Philip Schofield after what came out at his brother’s trial (he should have reported his brother to the police). Eamon Holmes treatment of a rape survivor on tv was backward, victim blaming, misogynist shit. Someone who acts like that when being filmed is only going to be worse off camera. There was a thread about it on here. I didn’t like him before but that was my limit.

Thepeopleversuswork · 22/05/2023 11:36

Yellowdays · 22/05/2023 11:33

Yawn, yawn, yawn.

Daytime tv turns out to be an awful insular world, incredibly self referential. All of them bitching about each other, when in fact, who gives a damn? We don't know any of these people. There are far more important and real things to talk about.

Well quite. They are dull narcissist twats. I can understand the interest in the Schofield stuff because it’s a proper story but who gives a tinker’s fuck what Eamonn Holmes thinks.

Treesandsheepeverywhere · 22/05/2023 11:36

Mirabai · 22/05/2023 11:20

It depends how you define bad. And whether you’ve actually met the person.

Precisely.

BonnieBobbin · 22/05/2023 11:36

Put Judy and Fern together - assuming they don't secretly hate each other as well.

Mañanarama · 22/05/2023 11:35

Bring back Fern!

MidgeHardcastle · 22/05/2023 11:33

I'd watch it if Judy came back. I always thought that she was a jolly good laugh and be a great mate to go drinking with.

I'd probably watch Fern as well. Holly is going to be a casualty I think although she hasn't really done anything wrong.

Hate Eamon with a vengeance. How Ruth puts up with him I've no idea.

Mañanarama · 22/05/2023 11:33

We don’t have to pick teams you know. Hating Eammon & Ruth does not mean loving Phil & Holly, they’re all horrible arseholes in one way or another.

Yellowdays · 22/05/2023 11:33

Yawn, yawn, yawn.

Daytime tv turns out to be an awful insular world, incredibly self referential. All of them bitching about each other, when in fact, who gives a damn? We don't know any of these people. There are far more important and real things to talk about.

JemimaTiggywinkles · 22/05/2023 11:31

People have to stand up to bullies

But Eamonn kept quiet for years. It takes very little effort to stand up to a bully once they've already been taken down by someone else.

BonnieBobbin · 22/05/2023 11:30

I've never read so many posters complaining about Eamonn. It's hilarious. Here's PS who has been surrounded by complaints from fellow presenters and guests; whose brother has just been convicted for being a paedophile and posters want to focus on Eamonn when all he did was comment on the newspaper headlines on his show. Sure, that all seems legit Hmm

Holly has never publicly stood up for any of the staff who were sacked or moved. Instead she has always positioned herself along PS. She should be sacked too. This Morning needs a complete overhaul and new presenters.

JemimaTiggywinkles · 22/05/2023 11:29

Eamonn may be unpleasant but he is none of the above

So why wait til now? If the PS affair had been an open secret at ITV why didn't he say something sooner? The supposed "super injunction" is in place now just as it was before, so everything he's said now he could have said much earlier.

Eamonn is a misogynist so I take everything he says about HW with a hefty dose of salt. Not that I particularly like her either tbh.

nubtheoryhhh · 22/05/2023 11:28

BeforetheFlood · 22/05/2023 11:25

Regardless of what Schofield is like as a person and what he's done (fwiw I truly dislike him and think he is/has been a dangerous individual) I think Eamonn comes off appallingly here.

I would hesitate to speak that viciously amongst close friends in the pub, never mind on TV. Gleefully dishing the dirt, speculating and spreading what amounts to malicious gossip shows him to have no professional or personal integrity. He's so eager to gloat over Schofield's fall from grace he's showing his own true colours, which are pretty unpleasant.

People have to stand up to bullies

BeforetheFlood · 22/05/2023 11:25

Regardless of what Schofield is like as a person and what he's done (fwiw I truly dislike him and think he is/has been a dangerous individual) I think Eamonn comes off appallingly here.

I would hesitate to speak that viciously amongst close friends in the pub, never mind on TV. Gleefully dishing the dirt, speculating and spreading what amounts to malicious gossip shows him to have no professional or personal integrity. He's so eager to gloat over Schofield's fall from grace he's showing his own true colours, which are pretty unpleasant.

WhyOhWine · 22/05/2023 11:22

Dec is the one on the right (looking at the TV)

Beccaboo822 · 22/05/2023 11:22

Willmafrockfit · 22/05/2023 11:13

on that clip they even said who watched it;
and quoted:

retired
off sick - whenever i was off sick, i would watch homes under the hammer, and that heirs programme
unemployed
students - for a start i cant think of any students that i know of who would watch that.

I thought that. Do they not know people do shift work??

AbreathofFrenchair · 22/05/2023 11:22

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.

I've never been paint balling before his accident and have always refused to go since 😂😂

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