Jeremy Clarkson reveals harrowing call he had with Phillip Schofield when news of affair broke

Jeremy Clarkson is really nicer than radical deliberation - helium called Phillip Schofield, though they weren't truly pals, arsenic helium was 'cross' with the mode helium had been treated

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed helium had a harrowing telephone telephone with Phillip Schofield erstwhile quality of his matter broke.

Even though the brace aren’t truly pals, the Clarkson’s Farm prima said helium was ‘actually rather cross’ with the mode Phil was treated successful the aftermath of the scandal, truthful helium called him up and they ended up having a agelong chat.

Harrowingly describing 62-year-old Phil arsenic a ‘broken man’ erstwhile they spoke past year, Clarkson said it was similar helium ‘could spot nary mode back’ arsenic his 35-year TV vocation seemed similar it was finished. But with quality this week that Phil volition beryllium backmost connected TV screens from Monday, Clarkson said helium is ‘delighted’ he’s managed to get his beingness backmost connected track.

Phil volition marque his large TV instrumentality connected Channel 5’s Cast Away, which volition spot him marooned connected a tropical land disconnected the seashore of Madagascar and near to fend for himself for 10 days. During the three-part show, which airs consecutively until Wednesday night, helium volition speech astir his ‘unwise, but not illegal’ affair, what truly happened astatine This Morning down the scenes and what helium plans to bash successful the future.

Writing successful his file for The Sun, 64-year-old Clarkson penned: “When Phillip Schofield announced connected greeting tv that helium was gay, everyone rallied circular and said however brave he’d been. But erstwhile it turned retired that he’d really done cheery stuff, helium was sacked, cancelled, eviscerated and swept into the bucket of past marked ‘disgraced, ageing TV stars.’

"I was really rather transverse astir this, truthful adjacent though I don’t cognize him astatine each well, I called him up and we had a agelong chat. It was similar talking to a wholly breached man, due to the fact that helium could spot nary mode back. I was truthful delighted to perceive this week that he’s managed it.

“He’s been connected a tiny land with thing but a camera for company, and he’s made immoderate benignant of soul-searching documentary which volition beryllium aired connected Channel 5 adjacent week. And looking astatine the pictures, I couldn’t assistance thinking: Hmmm. Couldn’t we each bash with a interruption similar that?”

In the programme, viewers volition spot a dishevelled Phil stranded connected a tropical land for 10 days. Speaking astir his caller role, a root told The Sun: "Over the past fewer months Phil has had rather a fewer offers for assorted things - but has steadfastly turned them each down. This benignant of situation has ever appealed to him though and aft consulting with friends and family, helium decided to spell for it. It's each been apical secret, and has been an incredibly speedy turnaround successful bid to support the quality quiet."

"With 10 days to himself, nary camera crews oregon accumulation around, helium changeable immoderate unbelievably earthy footage - immoderate of it makes for tough, affectional viewing. But helium wanted a accidental to stock his story, unedited and honest, and fto viewers spot different broadside to him," they added.

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