Piers Morgan defends Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield amid ‘ridiculous’ queue jump backlash: ‘They shouldn’t be fired’

Piers Morgan has defended Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby after folks claimed the presenters appeared to leap the queue to see the Queen mendacity in state.

The long-serving This Morning hosts, who  in an announcement on Tuesday’s episode, confronted main backlash after they have been pictured inside Westminster Corridor.

Throughout Tuesday’s instalment of the ITV daytime present, they insisted they have been there as a part of the media, didn't soar the queue, and didn't file previous the Queen.

Nonetheless, folks have been baffled by their response to the controversy, with the Change.Org petition, titled ‘Axe Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby from TV,’ reaching over 33,000 signatures on the time of writing.

TalkTV’s frontman Piers sympathised with Holly throughout Tuesday’s version of his titular Uncensored present.

‘Full disclosure, I'm an excellent good friend with Holly, and I really feel very sorry, she is totally distraught I take into consideration the response,’ he stated.

Piers Morgan branded the backlash as ‘excessive’ (Image: TALKTV)

The presenters addressed the backlash throughout Tuesday’s present (Image: ITV)

‘All hell broke unfastened about this, they've been topic to, I believe, a ridiculously over-the-top marketing campaign.’

The 57-year-old broadcaster claimed that whereas it ‘could have been a misjudgement’ on Phillip and Holly’s half, the presenters need to preserve their positions on This Morning.

‘20,000 folks have signed a petition to have them fired. In fact, they shouldn’t be fired, it’s ridiculous,’ he remarked.

Hundreds queued to go to the Queen mendacity in state (Image: Getty Photographs)

Piers wasn’t the one superstar to weigh in over the backlash, as The Chase’s Anne Hegerty writing: ‘You’re all being extraordinarily impolite.’

The petition argues: ‘Hundreds of persons are lining up in a single day to pay respects to the Queen, the place they are going to seemingly wait as much as 24 hours.

‘But Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield, two hosts of one of the crucial damaging to psychological well being day time television present This Morning, have been in a position to push previous these hundreds and get speedy entry. 

‘ITV ought to be ashamed of exploiting the scenario. I’d wish to see This Morning axed for good as I do consider it causes extra hurt than good, with out folks noticing. For instance, like turning price of dwelling nervousness right into a recreation present. As a minimum although, these poisonous presenters Holly and Philip ought to lastly be faraway from our TV screens. They monopolised means too lengthy.’