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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Chris Tarrant says Phillip Schofield ‘lost the plot’ after fame ‘went to his head’

Broadcaster Chris Tarrant has declared Phillip Schofield the “most overexposed man” on television and said his decades-long career was filled with “mainly c***”.

The 78–year-old former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire host said only Terry Wogan was more visible on the airwaves than Schofield, which was fine because the 77-year-old is “funny and likeable, and bright as a button” , whereas the same could not be said for the former This Morning star.

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