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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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Thetowelsareallwrong · 22/05/2023 10:57

Blimey

AFishCalledKeith · 22/05/2023 10:57

The sheer amount of press attention this is getting is convincing me there is much to come out about Scof.

Why else is it getting the headlines if it's not really because there is much more to be said - as soon as they are allowed to?

Mañanarama · 22/05/2023 10:57

Eammon is a horrible snidey little man with a massive chip on his shoulder. He may well be speaking the truth but he’s still hateful.

Mirabai · 22/05/2023 10:56

Treesandsheepeverywhere · 22/05/2023 10:15

It's not though is it. Holly was an enabler, happy to go along with Phil as he basically gave her the job.

She did the same to Fern Cotton and Peter Jones.
Now being all pally with Alison as it suits her agenda. Alison has been on T. M for years and Holly was never interested.

She knows Alison is well liked by the staff and and will use her for this.

They won't pair her with a good presenter, Alison is a good fit as she's less experienced and will make Holly look good.

She's a fair weathered friend who will back stab to get to the top.

It is. And it’s quite ridiculous. Women have to work with cunts the world over. If we all left our jobs to avoid working with arseholes half of us would be unemployed. Unless you maintain that HW too has had an affair with an underage person there is no equivalence.

MySugarBabyLove · 22/05/2023 10:56

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:44

@MySugarBabyLove Do you have any idea what’s been going on? Do you condone it?

Eamon isn’t interested in what is alleged to have happened. This isn’t about PS for him, it’s about Eamon Homes. Don’t think for a minute that this is about him being able to speak out suddenly. He’s on GB news, he could easily have spoken out about his own unfair treatment on a platform where there are no boundaries, but he didn’t. He needed to bide his time to have the greatest impact.

Let’s not forget that this is a man who asked a rape victim why she didn’t get a taxi home on the night she was raped. Not exactly a paragon of decent presenting either is he? The fact that he’s on GB news speaks volumes for his calibre.

CwmYoy · 22/05/2023 10:56

Have people forgotten how this awful man bullied Anthea?

"It's been almost 12 months since the Queen of Breakfast TV vacated her throne - but still the scars from Anthea Turner's much-publicised spat with co-presenter Eamonn Holmes haven't totally healed.

"I was gutted," says Anthea. "What he did hurt me terribly. I'd be lying if I said it didn't."

Talking for the first time about the row that rocked breakfast TV, Anthea says: "To this day I don't understand why he did it. This was a man I'd worked with almost every day for more than two years."

Anthea's infamous feud with Holmes exploded last year in an angry and startlingly frank interview with the Sunday Mirror, when he accused her of being a sulky prima donna obsessed with her looks and devoid of a sense of humour.

Anthea says: "The fact is, I never was and never wanted to be a rival to Eamonn. Maybe he didn't understand that.

"He is an excellent journalist and he is well respected for that. He is also one of the best breakfast presenters in the business. I was never any threat to him."

One of Eamonn's barbs which failed to hit home was when he sneeringly called Anthea "Princess Tippy Toes." "I had a lot of fun out of that one," laughs Anthea. "In fact, for months afterwards I signed all my letters 'From Princess Tippy Toes.'"

Anthea doesn't waste too much time these days worrying about Eamonn. In the 12 months since she left GMTV she's made her Pet Power series, she's made Turner Around The World and she landed the top job on ITV's Wish You Were Here holiday show, replacing Judith Chalmers, who'd presented the programme for 24 years."

NotQuiteHere · 22/05/2023 10:55

MySugarBabyLove · 22/05/2023 10:34

There’s a difference between not having any sympathy though, and what amounts to a public flogging, which is what this ha essentially become.

People feel permitted to start discussion after discussion after discussion gloating and speculating and essentially bullying because it’s all being done online.

Would you think it was ok to have him marched down the street so you could stand there throwing stones and insults as happened back in Victorian times?

because these kinds of discussions are the modern day equivalent of that.

And you can always find crowds of those who like that kind of "entertainment"

CherryCokeFanatic · 22/05/2023 10:54

Not defending the awful Phil and Holly but Eamonn is a nasty bigoted right winger himself so take what he says with a pinch of salt. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone and all that

luckylavender · 22/05/2023 10:50

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 09:35

Ruth & Eamonn were fantastic, also Rylan too, apparently staff all said those were great times with a positive, enjoyable atmosphere etc

I can't stand Ruth or Eamon or Rylan. Holly seems as bad as Phil.

VikingLady · 22/05/2023 10:50

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 10:10

And I can’t remember which one Dec is 😂

Someone told me years ago that ants don't have hair, and neither does Ant. Grin

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:49

@ForTheLoveOfSleep And then I guess everyone will understand Eamonns justified anger etc

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ForTheLoveOfSleep · 22/05/2023 10:48

DustyLee123 · 22/05/2023 10:45

Why are people only talking about Philip’s brother, when he also is meant to have done something dodgy with the runner ? It’s not only one thing that he’s gone for.

Because the is a super injunction in place relating to the runner. Which is due to end soon.

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:47

@DustyLee123 Exactly and Eamonn obviously knows all this and more, they were the decent people, Ruth put her career on the line and was unfairly ejected out, so wrong. It must be so frustrating for him to not be able to say the full truth that most viewers have no idea about

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DustyLee123 · 22/05/2023 10:45

Why are people only talking about Philip’s brother, when he also is meant to have done something dodgy with the runner ? It’s not only one thing that he’s gone for.

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:44

@MySugarBabyLove Do you have any idea what’s been going on? Do you condone it?

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Willmafrockfit · 22/05/2023 10:43

Eamon needs to be careful,
this will bite him on the bum

MySugarBabyLove · 22/05/2023 10:42

So the source of all this is the Daily Mail and GB news? Home of the most bitter, over opinionated 3rd rate presenters? And you think that those sources are to be applauded?

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:41

I think If id been in his situation, I’d be exactly the same, P.S’s treatment of staff and other presenters and this young boy, Holly going along with it all. Ruth being decent and putting a complaint in and then later, losing her presenting role. Rylan leaving due to the way they were, well P.S at least. Not to mention lovely Fern Britton and Amanda Holden (I’m not really a fan, but still unfair behaviour) We’ve surely all been in workplaces where arseholes wield power like this, I would revel in the downfall too, it’s a good day for karma working it’s magic.
There is something v odd in that P.S is being protected by itv and it needs to be investigated further

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Nanny0gg · 22/05/2023 10:39

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 09:33

No, that was announced on the weekend

She's off for a fortnight

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:37

@ForTheLoveOfSleep Thank you!

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Nearamir · 22/05/2023 10:36

Meh.

ForTheLoveOfSleep · 22/05/2023 10:35

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:32

Is anyone better than me and can please post Eamonn on Gb news this morning? It’s around 9 minutes long and I believe everything he says and it shows why he might be bitter, I would be too.
He’s been v close to it all, obviously knows so much more than the average viewer does, it must be frustrating as hell
I agree with him about Holly too, she could have supported others complaints about the P.S situation and been kind to the poor runner boy and all the other people they treated like crap

https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/holly-willoughby-phillip-schofield-eamonn-holmes-rant

Holly Willoughby 'knows the truth' about Schofield blasts Eamonn Holmes

Eamonn Holmes launched into scathing rant about Phillip Schofield

https://www.gbnews.com/celebrity/holly-willoughby-phillip-schofield-eamonn-holmes-rant

3luckystars · 22/05/2023 10:35

If he had said it a few months ago I would have though that was great, being honest, but now it’s like just getting a boot in.

EbonyRaven · 22/05/2023 10:35

Papernotplastic · 22/05/2023 10:34

Eamon Holmes is a misogynistic arsehole.

Oh I am not a fan, but I just think if he DID say what that headline said, then it's a bit unprofessional.