Eamonn Holmes takes a swipe at This Morning AGAIN as he claims abuse in TV work place is ‘scandalous’ – after he branded ITV show ‘toxic’
Eamonn Holmes has hit This Morning again as he spoke about the ‘toxic’ and ‘abusive’ environment that prevails in the TV industry.
The broadcaster, 63, who hosted This Morning alongside his wife Ruth Langsford, didn’t hold back from speaking his mind after working for ITV – following Philip Schofield’s confession of an affair with a much younger colleague.
The GB news host has repeatedly criticised the alleged ‘abusive’ culture at This Morning – claiming he is now standing up against ‘bad people’ in the workplace and speaking the truth.
Eamonn spoke to Sean McDonald on his Blethered podcast, and said bluntly: ‘The abuses in work places of how people are treated by a lot of big companies is scandalous really.’
The journalist added: ‘I do like representing people that don’t have a voice, who aren’t represented and have nobody to speak for them.
Not holding back: Eamonn Holmes has hit This Morning again as he spoke about the ‘toxic’ and ‘abusive’ environment that prevails in the TV industry
Scandal: The broadcaster, 63, who hosted This Morning alongside his wife Ruth Langsford, didn’t hold back from speaking his mind after working for ITV – following Philip Schofield’s (pictured) confession of an affair with a much younger colleague
‘I think I’ve always had that bit of a superhero thing in me which has always got me in trouble. Which is, ‘Pardon me, what did you just say to him? I’m sorry, if you’re going to pick a fight then pick a fight against me’.
‘That’s my sort of attitude. And then you can be seen as wrong. But I only stand up against bad people, and I think there are quite a lot of bad people,’ he said on the podcast.
‘There’s a lot of things in life that people can’t handle and one of the things they can’t handle is the truth. They can’t. Because it’s about their version of the truth.’
The former This Morning host criticised the lack of unions within the TV industry, putting some people in very vulnerable positions he said he doesn’t condone.
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Eamonn has been strongly condemning ITV’s ‘toxic’ environment and their management, since the company has been dragged into question following Phillip’s scandal – claiming he knows ‘the truth’.
The GB News presenter’s comments over the past month were criticised during a Parliamentary hearing, in which ITV bosses Carolyn McCall and Kevin Lygo were quizzed by MPs.
In a jibe at Eamonn, Mr Lygo claimed that former presenters hitting out at the channel hadn’t made claims while they were at ITV. And, he added, it ‘wasn’t surprising’ to hear such comments.
Candid: ‘I think I’ve always had that bit of a superhero thing in me which has always got me in trouble. Which is, ‘Pardon me, what did you just say to him? I’m sorry, if you’re going to pick a fight then pick a fight against me’, he said
Reacting to that for the first time, Eamonn said on GB News this morning: ‘There’s a scene in a Few Good Men where Jack Nicholson shouts “you can’t handle the truth”. Well, I know the truth and I know what the truth is.
‘I know what I know and they [ITV] don’t seem to know a lot. People take sides on these things whether it’s the Boris business or the Phillip Schofield business. But people can’t handle the truth.’
Eamonn also repeated his demand for TV bosses make public the evidence for how their investigation into Schofield’s affair was carried out.
He added: ‘I’d just like to see the documentary evidence and see what the quiz was and what the questions were. I’m surprised that wasn’t asked for because my understanding of it was both parties were basically asked are you OK, are you OK. Yes? Yes? OK, Both happy? And that was it….’
ITV managing director Kevin Lygo was among three broadcast bosses grilled by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in the wake of Schofield’s departure after admitting to an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger male colleague.
Since the 61-year-old’s resignation, This Morning has been plagued with allegations of ‘toxicity’, including from the show’s former resident doctor Dr Ranj Singh, who raised concerns about ‘bullying and discrimination’ and afterwards felt like he was ‘managed out’ for whistleblowing.
Allegations: This Morning has been plagued with allegations of ‘toxicity’, including from the show’s former resident doctor Dr Ranj Singh, who raised concerns about ‘bullying and discrimination’ and afterwards felt like he was ‘managed out’ for whistleblowinG
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