ITV's chief executive Carolyn McCall has given a public display of support to under fire presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, branding the backlash against them 'horrible' and claiming the hosts are the victims of 'misinformation'. The channel boss has also hit out at pizza firm Domino's for their online dig at the pair.
It's now been close to two weeks since Phillip and Holly were accused of 'jumping the queue' to get into Westminster Hall, where the Queen's body was lying in state at the time. The second they were clocked on the BBC live feed, angry Twitter users hit out the pair, given that members of the public and stars like David Beckham, had queued for over 12 hours to pay their respects.
As their actions sparked a social media storm, This Morning issued a statement refuting the allegations, saying that the hosts hadn't been given the same opportunity to pay their respects as those who'd lined up, explaining the they were there as 'members of the media. Days later Holly echoed those sentiments in a pre-recorded statement played out on the show, adding that she and Phillip 'would never jump a queue.'
