This Morning's Phillip Schofield accused of 'intimidating behaviour' by I’m a Celeb star
19.04.2023 - 13:09
/ ok.co.uk
This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has been accused of exhibiting "intimidating behaviour" by an I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star. Conservative MP turned TV personality Nadine Dorries, who appeared on the ITV reality show in 2012, has claimed the daytime TV host once left her "scared" during an interview.
Nadine recalled a chat she once had with 61 year old Phillip on the This Morning sofa in her latest column. The former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport criticised the longtime TV host for his "finger-jabbing" off-camera. She also went on to claim that This Morning had been better off without its regular host recently, as Phillip has been absent from the show while he took pre-planned leave during his brother Timothy Schofield's sex abuse trial.
"I've been interviewed by Holly Willoughby and Phillip several times, and off-camera found Holly an absolute delight and Mr Schofield rather up himself," Nadine wrote in her Daily Mail column. She continued: "On one occasion, I witnessed what appeared to be somewhat intimidating behaviour. "Holly was away, and as her stand-in looked down at her script — obviously wanting to see who or what was coming up next — Phillip glared at her and began to jab at her script with his finger.
"I don't know about her, but he scared me." OK! has contacted representatives for Phillip and ITV for comment. Nadine chose not to reveal the female host standing in for Holly when she was interviewed, but in the same column praised the latter's chemistry with Friday regular Alison Hammond. The former Big Brother star has been standing in for Phillip on various occasions, and she and Holly appear to have an easy rapport on the show, as Nadine said the pair have
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