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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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EbonyRaven · 22/05/2023 10:34

HRTQueen · 22/05/2023 10:24

I think we shall read of Holly’s announcement to move on to exciting new projects that of course her husband is creating for her

😆Oh to have a close relative in the TV industry. Imagine that? Already having a famous relative and not having to do fuck-all to get into the world of celebrity? I'm a bit jealous, not gonna lie. Grin

Papernotplastic · 22/05/2023 10:34

Eamon Holmes is a misogynistic arsehole.

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.

SundaeLove · 22/05/2023 10:33

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.

agree with you

EbonyRaven · 22/05/2023 10:33

I disagree @Abitofquietinthemorningplease If Eamon DID say this, then it's pretty unprofessional and rude, and as a pp said, it makes him come across as very bitter. Not cool.

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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

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:28

@Fairyliz Fern tweeted how she’d had a lovely catch up with Eamonn, they’re good friends apparently

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AbreathofFrenchair · 22/05/2023 10:24

SallyWD · 22/05/2023 10:22

I'm most definitely not a Philip Schofield fan. I've no idea what he's like personally. I imagine he might be a little conceited. However, this is all starting to feel like a witch hunt now. This level of public humiliation and bullying is making me feel extremely uncomfortable.
Very few people are purely good or bad. People are complicated yet everyone is very publically sticking the boot in now.

Of course all people are a mix of good and bad.

However, I refuse to see the good in his behaviour and it amazes me how many people will ignore his actions.

I just can't garner any sympathy for someone who covers for a child abuser and who has actively groomed underage boys themselves

HRTQueen · 22/05/2023 10:24

I think we shall read of Holly’s announcement to move on to exciting new projects that of course her husband is creating for her

AbreathofFrenchair · 22/05/2023 10:22

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 10:10

And I can’t remember which one Dec is 😂

The one who didn't get blinded during a paint balling game in Byker Grove 😂

SallyWD · 22/05/2023 10:22

I'm most definitely not a Philip Schofield fan. I've no idea what he's like personally. I imagine he might be a little conceited. However, this is all starting to feel like a witch hunt now. This level of public humiliation and bullying is making me feel extremely uncomfortable.
Very few people are purely good or bad. People are complicated yet everyone is very publically sticking the boot in now.

Fairyliz · 22/05/2023 10:19

I saw him having a rant this morning, I’ve got to admit it was fascinating I couldn’t look away. Not sure if he was allowed to say everything he did but certainly got it off his chest.
Anyone heard anything from Fern Britton? I would love to hear her views.

TheFairyCaravan · 22/05/2023 10:16

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 10:10

And I can’t remember which one Dec is 😂

The one who didn’t go out drink driving

Treesandsheepeverywhere · 22/05/2023 10:15

Mirabai · 22/05/2023 09:44

I don’t like either Phil or Eamonn. I don’t see why women should have to take the fall for unpleasant men. To make some equivalence between HW and PS is vile.

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.

tuvamoodyson · 22/05/2023 10:13

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 10:10

And I can’t remember which one Dec is 😂

The short one.

AbreathofFrenchair · 22/05/2023 10:11

Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:07

@AbreathofFrenchair Yes, I think he has some pr defending him as no one I know in real life or even all over social media has defended P.S or said anything bad about Eamonn, only on here, v telling

Scholfield has apparently taken out a gagging order and was paying a PR firm thousands a week purely to keep his image clean.

Yet people still believe he is innocent and a wonderfully kind man and insisting we dont know him at all (despite them also only knowing his tv persona, yet insist they know Eamom etc to be nasty bullies)

JulieHoney · 22/05/2023 10:10

And I can’t remember which one Dec is 😂

thebellagio · 22/05/2023 10:09

I think ITV's biggest problem has always been the fact that they had such a limited rosta of presenters.

There was Phil and Holly, and Ant and Dec. And that was literally it. Therefore, all of them were shoved down the publics throats, whether you liked them or not. So when the going got bad, the channel has had no one to fall back on.

If you're going to be the public face of a channel, then you have to take the bad with the good. Of the four of them, I think Declan Donnelly is the only one who's never been caught up in a scandal?

AbreathofFrenchair · 22/05/2023 10:08

Iwasafool · 22/05/2023 10:05

Might shock you but you can dislike Eamonn Holmes without being a Philip Schofield fan. I haven't watch TM since Richard and Judy days and to be honest I think it would have been better with Judy presenting without him.

Maybe we should be aiming for all female presenters?

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Where exactly did I say people who dislike Eamon? You're reaching a bit there aren't you?

I said the Schofield fans would be along to defend him, no mention of Eamon, you reached that little conclusion by yourself

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:07

@AbreathofFrenchair Yes, I think he has some pr defending him as no one I know in real life or even all over social media has defended P.S or said anything bad about Eamonn, only on here, v telling

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GoodChat · 22/05/2023 10:07

@Iwasafool I agree - I don't particularly like Richard either!

Iwasafool · 22/05/2023 10:05

AbreathofFrenchair · 22/05/2023 09:53

He probably holds a lot of secrets and that comes with a lot of power.

Don't worry though, the Philip Scholfield fan club will be here, earnestly defending him and insisting its everyone else that's wrong and that we dont know him and they are all bitter/bullies etc etc

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Might shock you but you can dislike Eamonn Holmes without being a Philip Schofield fan. I haven't watch TM since Richard and Judy days and to be honest I think it would have been better with Judy presenting without him.

Maybe we should be aiming for all female presenters?

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Abitofquietinthemorningplease · 22/05/2023 10:00

@Sissynova Tbh, I think I’d be the same, with all that’s happened

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TheFairyCaravan · 22/05/2023 09:57

Eeeeny · 22/05/2023 09:54

Thank you @Abitofquietinthemorningplease , it's all unravelling now, what a fucking mess
I bet the heads at itv are spinning
I didn't know that HW isn't coming back either

Holly is coming back. She’s having 2 weeks off.

This whole thing is ridiculous. Phillip Schofield has rightly, imo, lost his job. However the witch hunt and the way it’s dominated the news stories is completely out of all proportion.

Eeeeny · 22/05/2023 09:54

Thank you @Abitofquietinthemorningplease , it's all unravelling now, what a fucking mess
I bet the heads at itv are spinning
I didn't know that HW isn't coming back either