EAMONN Holmes has quit This Morning amid falling ratings – and boss Martin Frizell “doesn’t like the way he eats on TV”, say friends close to Phillip Schofield.
Yesterday’s Sun revealed that Martin was one of a trio Phillip called “the three s**ts”, alongside top ITV presenter Emma Gormley and his former best friend Holly Willoughby.
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Eamonn Holmes pokes fun at food on This Morning alongside Ruth Langsford
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This Morning boss Martin Frizell ‘didn’t like Eamonn because of the way he eats on TV’ Credit: Louis Wood
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A source close to Phillip Schofield revealed Eamonn’s departure from the show Credit: Rex
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Ruth Langsford, Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield and Eamonn Holmes on This Morning
Now a source close to Phillip, 63, has revealed Eamonn’s departure from the show.
Eamonn and wife Ruth Langsford, both 64, hosted the Friday segment for 14 years before losing their place in a show shake-up at the end of 2020.
A source said: “Eamonn and Ruth leaving was all about ratings – and because Martin joked he couldn’t stand watching him eat on TV.
“The chefs do cooking segments on This Morning and Martin’s dislike of the sight of Eamonn chewing on anything cooked became a running joke he shared among the people who work on the show.
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“Ruth was a delight and the team loved her. Eamonn wasn’t that popular.”
A source close to Eamonn has previously insisted that his This Morning slot has been rated well compared to other Friday presenters.
After being replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary on Fridays, Eamonn left ITV a year later to move to GB News, where he still hosts the Breakfast Show.
Eamonn hinted at his dismay in an interview in January 2022, saying: “They’re tricky.
“They didn’t want to announce that I was kicked out because it would have a negative effect on the viewership, so they made it look like I left them, not the other way around.”
Pals added: “Contrary to Eamonn’s story, Phillip had no problem with his former co-host until Eamonn started writing disparaging articles about him.”
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