Gogglebox viewers were left cringing after Phillip Schofield axe from This Morning became a key feature of Friday night's show - that aired mere hours after his affair bombshell.
The Channel 4 cast were shown watching a clip from Monday's This Morning showing a tribute to Phil after he had stepped down from his presenting role after more than two decades.
Last weekend, the 61-year-old stepped down from the popular ITV daytime programme after reports of an alleged feud with Holly Willoughby.
Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary hosted the first episode of This Morning after Schofield's exit where they mentioned that he had left.
Kicking off the sombre tribute, Alison said: "Quite simply, we all know he's one of the best live television broadcasters this country has ever had. We, and all the team, wish him all the best for the future."
Watching the bizarre events unfold, Gogglebox star Pete Sandiford spoke for a lot of daytime fans as he expressed his confusion by the quick Phil mention.
"Now we've brushed that under the carpet, let's move on to today's show," he joked as he mimicked Alison and Dermot's awkward moment.
Meanwhile, Giles Wood said: "Phil leaving the show is a bit like a glitch in the matrix. No one knows why it's a glitch or what's happened."
The pre-recorded episode of Gogglebox went to air hours after a further development in the Schofield story.
On Friday Phillip released a statement revealing he had an 'unwise but not illegal' relationship with a younger, male colleague.
Observing the unfortunate timing, one Gogglebox viewer tweeted: "Well this is awkward."
As another said: "Great timing," with a third saying: "Wooah this is awkward."
Phillip told The Daily Mail : "I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning. Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship. That relationship was unwise, but not illegal.
"It is now over. I have therefore decided to step down from the British Soap Awards, my last public commitment, and am resigning from ITV with immediate effect expressing my immense gratitude to them for all the amazing opportunities that they have given me."
