Phillip Schofield’s TV comeback turns ‘nightmare’ as he’s given brutal career verdict

future in television may be better left in the dust, a PR expert has revealed.

On Monday (September 30), the 62-year-old returned to the small screen for the first time since he stepped back from in May 2023.

The dad-of-two left the programme after he admitted to hiding an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger colleague from bosses, vowing never to work in television again.

But the broadcaster appeared to have a change of heart this summer when he agreed to take part in new show Cast Away.

The three-part series began at the start of the week and followed him as he spent 10 days stranded on a Madagascan island. During the show, the star reflected on how his life has changed over the past 12 months.

The first episode . Meanwhile, it apppears others chose to boycott hte programme after it struggled to attract just over a million viewers.

It has been reported that . Now, a celebrity PR expert has exclusively revealed to Express.co.uk that his career in television does not look good.

Following the backlash, PR guru told us: “I feel that this is a sign that viewers are not interested in seeing him back on screen.

“Although he said this would be his last time on TV, I think that if an opportunity presented itself where he could do either another show or a sit-down interview that would let him talk about the previous year, he would do it.”

But the expert warned that it would be no mean feat to change the public’s view of Phillip following the scandal.

She explained: “There will be a lot of trial and error to see if they can get his career back on track which could happen over the next 12 months.