Viewers are starting to grow tired over the Holly and Phil show (Picture: ITV)
It’s been a tough few days for TV royalty.
The faces of ITV’s This Morning, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, have been forced to defend themselves against accusations that they jumped the, at one point, six mile-long queue to see the Queen lying in state.
While praise has been heaped on celebrities such as David Beckham, Susanna Reid and Tilda Swinton for pulling a shift and queueing for hours like the rest of the good British public, Phillip and Holly have received a furious backlash – including a petition for them to lose their jobs.
Though there is nothing I hate more than people who don’t know how to queue, and I’d be the first person to call out a queue jumper, the fact that people want them axed from This Morning based on a photograph that went viral on social media is a gross overreaction.
I was initially shocked to see the sheer scale of the opposition they faced based on this allegation – but, after consideration, it seemed to make sense.
Holly and Phil, two of ITV’s biggest stars, have started to lose their shine.
What Holly and Phil need to do now is revamp their image before the public comes for them again, over a minor slip-up – if not, perhaps it’s time to step away.
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Alongside others, I first saw the story on Twitter, where a screengrab from the live stream in Westminster Hall showed a sombre-looking Phillip and masked-up Holly being led past the main queue and heading straight into the hall where the rest of the world’s media was gathered.
These pictures were captioned with angry statements about how the duo lacked common decency and had no respect for those who temporarily paused their lives to stand in a queue.
This Morning’s Facebook page, which is usually the home of light-hearted comments about cooking items and fashion, was soon cluttered with angry comments from watchers.
It didn’t take long for the anger to be diluted by jokes and memes about queueing, as well as Phillip’s advert for webuyanycar.com being edited to say wejumpanyqueue.com.
I first saw the story on Twitter, where a screengrab from the live stream in Westminster Hall showed a sombre-looking Phillip and masked-up Holly being led past the main queue (Picture: Screengrab from Westminster Hall live stream)
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