Phillip Schofield celebrates at private Wicked screening as This Morning boss he branded ‘s**t’ quits show

PHILLIP Schofield celebrated the daze resignation of his erstwhile This Morning brag Martin Frizell astatine a backstage cinema screening.

The TV star, 62, branded Martin, erstwhile co-host Holly Willoughby and ITV Daytime main Emma Gormley "three s***s" successful his surface comeback, Castaway, successful the summer.

Phillip blames them for ruining his telly vocation and throwing him nether the autobus aft helium was forced to permission the channel pursuing an matter with a younger antheral showrunner.

Yesterday, Frizell's departure was made nationalist arsenic helium looks to the aboriginal and caring for his woman Fiona Phillips, who has Alzheimer's.

In an evident swipe astatine his erstwhile enactment pal, Phillip shared a video of his full household settling successful to ticker caller Hollywood blockbuster, Wicked.

A connection connected the surface read: "Welcome Schofield household for your screening of Wicked."

Phillip captioned the clip: "Best time ever."

In the cinema, Phillip sat adjacent to estranged woman Steph and enjoyed popcorn and wine.

Martin, 65, joined ITV successful 2014 arsenic exertion of Loose Women earlier taking up his decennary agelong tenure astatine This Morning, which helium volition permission successful Spring 2025.

While helium inactive has a mates of months near successful the job, The Sun understands ITV staffers person been near blindsided by the determination arsenic there's nary replacement acceptable to beryllium ushered in.

A root said: "It's a existent daze to everyone connected the amusement - he's been moving determination for truthful long.

"Nobody saw it coming astatine all. As acold arsenic everyone knows they person cipher lined up to regenerate him either."

This Morning, present successful its 37th year, is 1 of the UK’s longest moving programmes and Martin is the show’s longest serving editor.

In his announcement, helium said: “Next twelvemonth I’m expecting my household priorities to alteration truthful I request to escaped up clip for them.

"I emotion my squad astatine ITV and volition miss them and the thrill of unrecorded telly but it’s an ever on, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week committedness and I won’t beryllium capable to bash both.

"It’s been a privilege to pb genuinely large presenters and producers, betwixt america we’ve turned out more than six 1000 hours of unrecorded topical telly, that’s astir 20,000 items and whilst the gongs are ever nice.

"I’m astir arrogant of the alteration we made to truthful galore lives, adjacent redeeming a just fewer with our campaigns connected anti suicide, menopause, testicular crab and ‘how - to’ items.

"This juggernaut is the toughest trial for immoderate broadcast journalist.”