As Phillip Schofield makes his TV comeback with Channel 5's Forged Away, he reveals one of many foremost negative effects of being stranded on a desert island: a stunning quantity of weight reduction.
The previous ITV presenter, 52, took an prolonged break from the highlight – aside from an occasional social media put up – after leaving This Morning in Could 2023 when information broke that he had an 'ill-advised however not unlawful' affair had with a youthful colleague.
After months of hypothesis about when he would return to screens, the TV character confirmed he’ll star in Channel 5 present Forged Away to inform his story.
Through the summer season he was left on an island off the coast of Madagascar for ten days. Within the announcement he shared: 'My story of survival, each on a desert island and past. I do know what I did was unwise, however is it sufficient to utterly destroy somebody?'
The profession transfer has obtained blended reactions from former colleagues, with Eamonn Holmes slamming Schofield amid an alleged feud. In the meantime, Vanessa Feltz informed Metro.co.uk that she would 'love for it to be a hit'.
However now that the cat's out of the bag, Schofield is now providing a behind-the-scenes take a look at his time on Forged Away, together with shedding 13 kilos.
In a brand new Instagram story, he filmed himself lifting weights, alongside the caption: 'Leg day. The six kg I misplaced on the island I gained again with muscle… and never with carbohydrates.' He additionally added, “#Twiglets.”
All the video was set in opposition to the backdrop of Vanessa Williams' Legs (Maintain Dancing).
In a teaser for the present, he added: 'Now you understand how I spent my summer season! Ten days alone, no meals, no water, no crew.”
And a press launch elaborated on what Phillip confronted throughout filming.
“An genuine and intense bodily and psychological problem, Phillip is left alone with only a handful of cameras to doc his personal experiences,” the assertion stated.
'This lonely island existence gives Phillip the chance to face the challenges of whole isolation and the forces of nature and provides him time to battle inside his personal thoughts as he explores his personal controversial story.'
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And Schofield added: 'I've had quite a lot of time to consider my life these days, what went proper and what went flawed, however I've at all times had the secure arms of family and friends round me.
“This time it's simply me, no 'cellphone, no consolation, no crew and solely lip balm as a luxurious.” He additionally talked about “foraging and fending for oneself” in “the wild” like “Robinson Crusoe” or “Tom Hanks' Wilson.”
Responding furiously to the information, GB Information presenter Holmes stated: 'Isn't this only a narcissist's probability to have extra display screen time for me?
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'I don't need to know his story, I'm not fascinated about it. “I do know he's a star and folks decide up on any information, whether or not it's good or dangerous, however I feel it's time he may keep on the island.”
Host Jeremy Vine additionally questioned Schofield's return and new platform, including: “I don't need to sound hypocritical, however there are quite a lot of dangerous issues that aren't unlawful.”
Solely time will inform how the viewers will react to the TV host telling his story, and what different sick results he’ll encounter alongside the best way.
Forged Away airs on Channel 5 and My5 from Monday at 9pm.
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