Eamonn Holmes takes another swipe at This Morning after ‘real reason’ he hates Phillip Schofield is revealed
Eamonn Holmes has taken another swipe at This Morning amid his ongoing feud with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.
The presenter hasn't been one to mince his words about the pair or the programme he fronted for years.
And Eamonn, 63, couldn't resist what appeared to be a clear dig at the beleaguered ITV show as he canvassed for his GB News Breakfast show to get votes in an upcoming awards show.
Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel, which he hosts with Isabel Webster, has been nominated for Best News Programme 2023 at the National Reality TV Awards.
And the Northern Irish star shared a post asking for votes - but it was his caption that contained the sting in the tale.
"Let's face it... it doesn't get more real than us!" Eamonn wrote under a picture announcing the nomination.
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And he was quick to clap back at a troll, who told him in the comments that he had "gone down hugely in my esteem, especially about your attacks on a fellow presenter."
Not one to take it lying down, Eamonn responded to the follower saying: "Let's all be like u Tony and let lies go unchallenged."
He also shot back a response at another troll.
The follower said: "I'm really disappointed in the recent behaviour and unncessary comments. Contributing to the persecution of another person. I don't feel a vote is really deserved at the minute."
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Eamonn tersely replied: "I'm sorry u have difficulty in understand who was persecuted."
Many of Eamonn's fans, however, made their support clear.
"Love you two together, can see the genuine friendship," one wrote.
"Always watch you both," chipped in a second. "Will be voting."
"Simply the best" summed up a third.
It comes as the 'real reason' for Eamonn's dislike of Phillip has been revealed.
Eamonn has repeatedly dug out Schofield, 61, in the recent weeks following the scandal.
Slamming his former This Morning colleague as a liar, Eamonn hasn't shied away from telling the world how he feels about the ex-presenter and the rocky relationship they shared.
For years, Eamonn shared the sofa on Fridays with wife Ruth Langsford while Schofield and Holly Willoughby presented Monday to Thursday.
An insider has now revealed the drastic pay gap between the two men caused a rift as Eamonn was the "only proper jouranlist" on This Morning.
They also claimed that it highlighted the closeness between the show's editor Martin Frizell - who has been accused of knowing of the affair - and Schofield.
Speaking to the , the insider said: "It was unjust that Schofield was not only above him in the hierarchy, but paid so much more than him.
"Eamonn was said to be on around £150,000 a year for his one-day-a-week presenting role, while Holly and Phil were on more than £700,000 for their four days."
The source added Schofield and Holly "had the red carpet treatment" and were "seen as stars" leaving Eamonn irritated.
They added: "Eamonn couldn’t see how someone like him, a proper journalist, would come beneath the bloke who was in the broom cupboard with Gordon The Gopher."
Schofield and editor Martin's "dismissive" behaviour towards Eamonn and Ruth saw the couple referred to as the "B team", it is claimed.
Sources close to the pair said Schofield's "snippy and passive-aggressive" behaviour was felt by the majority of people on the show.
They said: "[Eamonn] thought he treated the lower-down people on the show very badly.
"He says that [Phillip and Holly] were rude, cold and poisonous towards him which he still cannot understand.
"Eamonn’s view is Holly and Phil always thought they were way above the audience, and way above Eamonn and Ruth — and they were wrong on both counts."
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And in October 2020, Schofield's biography was released, misspelling Eamonn's name throughout.
The feud became public after Schofield was forced out the doors of the iconic ITV show last month after revealing he had been having an affair with a much younger colleague.
