ITV This Morning viewers 'take it back' about Phillip Schofield after landing in hot water before kind gesture
18.04.2023 - 16:21
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This Morning viewers said they were left taking what they said about Phillip Schofield back after they were left impressed by his on-air gesture. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Tuesday (April 18) alongside Rochelle Humes.
The pair are set to continue hosting the show together this week as Phillip's usual co-star Holly Willoughby is off sick. The blonde beauty was due back on-screen alongside her co-host and pal on Monday, however, on Sunday, the 42-year-old revealed that her planned return had been hit with a setback.
Holly wrote on Instagram against the distinctive green This Morning logo backdrop: "Hi ...just to let you know I may be away for the rest of the week as I have Shingles," she said with frustrated-face emoji. Holly added: "I'll be back as soon as I'm better. Huge Love."
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But the show must go on and Rochelle was drafted in to replace Holly for the week and she and Phillip have so far had a packed set of shows on their hands. During the latest two-and-a-half-hour instalment, Rochelle and Phillip were joined by Deirdre Sanders for her latest phone-in.
Viewers were asked to call and speak to the agony aunt when one distressed caller confessed that she's in an unhappy marriage with her husband who didn't even wish her a happy birthday today. The woman, referred to as 'Denise', had called in to ask Deirdre for advice on her marriage.
She told her and the hosts that her husband no longer compliments her, and makes no effort whatsoever to talk to her, ask her about her day, or even help with the housework. And the trio were clearly stunned to hear the caller admit that she brings her husband breakfast in bed every