Fans were quick to speculate what ITV host Fern Britton was getting at when she said she had just had a 'catch-up' with Eamonn Holmes hours after the GB News host had his say about Phillip Schofield.
Rumours have been circulating that Phillip and co-host on This Morning Holly Willoughby have fallen out, prompting speculation about their future on the ITV show.
Former This Morning host Eamonn had said Phil and Holly should have won a special award for their acting, claiming they were putting up a front as friends on the show.
He said: "I think there should have been a special award for Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby for best actors." He added: "The public surely will suss that there's no chemistry, that it's a broken fit between the two of them and that This Morning does not depend on who presents it.
"It's an institution, it will carry on no matter who presents it and anyone can check the viewing figures, there's no difference between whether they present it or anyone else."
Fellow former host Fern Britton later said she had had the "loveliest catch up" with Eamonn after his comment. She tweeted on Monday evening: “Unexpected calls from old mates are so lovely. Just had the loveliest catch up with @EamonnHolmes.
“I think we have known each other since the 80’s when we were babies [crying laughing emoji]. Shooting the breeze [three red love heart emojis].”
Fans were quick to respond to the tweet, with one asking: “Did you have a nice chat? Bet you’re both cackling over Phillip.”
“Mmmm wonder what hot topic of conversation you giggled and snorted about,” another speculated.
“I love deep and meaningful convos like that!” a third wrote.
"The shade," one Twitter user simply replied, as another added: "A loaded tweet."
In a recent statement, Phil said things 'hadn't been easy for him' and called Holly his "rock", claiming: "We're the best of friends - as always, she is an incredible support on screen, behind the scenes and on the phone. Holly has always been there for me, through thick and thin. And I've been there for her."
Holly became the presenter of This Morning after seasoned host Fern Britton quit.
Fern was said to have fallen out with Phil after her friends claimed she felt "undervalued by ITV " and that she was "living in Phil's shadow".
In his autobiography, Life Is What You Make It, Phil addressed a row he had with Fern, which he believes was the final nail in the coffin.
He said he argued with Fern in a makeup room in 2009 over the content of a show – and was "stunned" when she accused him of "meddling."
