hosts and were caught up in a fiery clash as they discussed the backlash surrounding ’s return to TV.
After Isabel suggested there would be “a chance” of his daytime television comeback, guest Paula London hit back: “I don’t think so at all, I think he should be so grateful he’s got away with what he did and not been punished more severely.
“He’s clearly so fame-hungry, he’s in his mid-60s I think he should go spend his money with his daughter, have a great life and that’s it.”
To which, Isabel stated: “He wasn’t convicted of any crime, his relationship was ill-advised but not illegal.”
As Paula argued: “If it was a male and female, it would’ve been different,” Eamonn interrupted to ask his co-host: “Why’s that even relevant?”
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Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster clashed over Phillip Schofield’s return to TV (Image: GB News )
Wagging his pen at Isabel, the broadcaster fumed: “He met the boy when he was 15.
As Isabel stated: “He hasn’t been convicted of anything,” Eamonn warned: “So stop, Why’d you keep on pushing that?”
She retorted: “It’s a fact, I’m sticking with the fact, so I know he hasn’t been convicted of any crimes.”
Addressing Paula, Isabel added: “You say he should be punished more severely, if he does get convicted.
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GB News’ Eamonn and Isabel had a brutal clash (Image: GB News )
To which the guest claimed: “I don’t think should be giving him a show, why should they? He’s being rewarded for doing something terrible … in most people’s eyes.”
Phillip for the desert island show, Cast Away where he was dropped onto a deserted Madagascan island for 10 days.
During his appearance, he maintained that his affair with a younger male colleague was “unwise but not illegal,” adding that he “made life tough for the people I love the most”.
As news of the affair hit headlines, the former ITV star was forced to step down from his presenting gigs including his departure from in May 2023.