Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has been open about her feelings towards Phillip Schofield in recent years, following the pair’s reported fallout in 2018
Amanda Holden took a fresh swipe at Phillip Schofield
Amanda Holden has taken a fresh swipe at Phillip Schofield after his name was mentioned live on air on Tuesday. The 56-year-old and her Heart Radio co-host Jamie Theakston were joined by Jack Whitehall ahead of his hosting duties at The Brit Awards this weekend.
During the discussion, Amanda was keen to know what Jack was wearing for the gig, to which he confirmed it would be a suit. Pressed further on whether he would opt for a “snappy pair of socks” like his dad, he joked: “I’m not going to go too jazzy with the socks, you never want to be upstaged by a sock.”
Turning to her co-star following the response, she said: “Well, Jamie, I rest my case.”
Puzzled by her comment, her co-star asked: “What are you talking about? Children’s television? That wasn’t me, that was Phillip Schofield.”
After instantly hearing his name, Amanda didn’t hold back from taking a swipe at her former This Morning co-star. She said with a laugh: “Oh god, please, let’s not mention that name on air, it’s a family show!”
The pair fronted This Morning together for a brief period while Holly Willoughby was on maternity leave in 2014.
Four years later, reports claimed that Phillip had ruined her chances to co-host with him again, as Holly fronted I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! alongside Declan Donnelly.
A former daytime TV executive previously told The Sun that Phillip “actively campaigned” for Rochelle Humes to get the job instead.
However, an ITV spokesperson later denied the reports, stating that presenter decisions are only made by producers.
Phillip also addressed the rumours on social media, branding them “hurtful and wildly untrue”.
While Amanda didn’t comment directly on the reports, she has made no secret of her true thoughts toward him over the years.
During a playful game on Heart Radio about three things she didn’t want to find in her home, she quipped in 2019: “Spiders, flies and Phillip Schofield.”
Later, she revealed she had reached out to him for a heart-to-heart over coffee but claimed he didn’t respond.
Quizzed about her former co-star on Heart, Amanda confessed: “I did offer to meet him for a coffee months ago, he didn’t reply to my text. What can I say?”
Jamie added: “The olive branch had been extended,” to which she replied: “Oh, yes.”
The presenter has also previously appeared to take a swipe at Phillip’s former co-star Holly.
Discussing reports about her and Paul C. Brunson’s show Unfinished Business being commissioned for a second series, Amanda was asked if they were true.
“Well, yesterday I read in the paper that we are doing another series, but I don’t know for sure,” she confessed.
Cheekily stirring things up, he replied: “What are they suggesting, they getting Holly Willoughby?”
Caught off guard, Amanda responded: “I… what?!”, followed with a laugh and the comment: “No, they want a proper presenter.”
Jamie replied: “You’re going to get in trouble for that!”, to which Amanda said playfully: “No one’s listening.”