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Phillip Schofield tells haters to ‘kiss his a****’ as he shares NUDE snap from his controversial TV comeback Cast Away – after being blasted by critics and viewers alike



Phillip Schofield tells haters to ‘kiss his a****’ as he shares NUDE snap from his controversial TV comeback Cast Away – after being blasted by critics and viewers alike

Daily MailĀ 

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Roland White writes: ‘By far the most entertainment to be had from last night’s episode of Cast Away (C5) was imagining the meeting which persuaded Phillip Schofield that it was a good idea to take part.

‘This could really put you back in the public eye, Phillip love,’ they might have said. ‘Because what people really want to watch these days is a big celebrity feeling sorry for themselves for an hour’.

‘Only an hour? It felt a lot longer. This could be the biggest television misjudgment since Prince Andrew smiled across at Emily Maitlis and said: ‘That went well, didn’t it?’

Evening StandardĀ 

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Vicky Jessop writes: ‘Thereā€™s no attempt at balance here, not even from the producers. This is the Schofield Show, and weā€™re just along for the ride. Schofield himself expresses hardly any remorse, settling instead for a sort of barely-concealed resentment at his perceived ill-treatment at the hands of the press and public. And while it might make for fascinating television, itā€™s doubtful that this is going to hasten along any kind of return to the small screen.

‘Instead, this just reads as a desperate grab for public redemption. Queasy viewing, best avoided.’

The GuardianĀ 

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Stuart Heritage writes: ‘Whatever you think of the man, you do have to grudgingly admit that the parts where he carries out the actual premise of the show ā€“ on an island, sunburned to hell, trying to Go-Pro himself boiling limpets for sustenance ā€“ are pretty entertaining.

‘However (and this is a big however), the man absolutely cannot help himself. Itā€™s one thing to fend for yourself in the middle of nowhere, quite another to do it without acting like the most bitter man ever to walk the Earth. And make no mistake, Schofield is an incredibly bitter man.Ā 

‘Before he even leaves his house, heā€™s comparing Cast Away to Iā€™m a Celebrity, darkly muttering that he would never appear on that show because ā€œthere are just some channels, some people you wonā€™t work for.ā€’

The TimesĀ 

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Carol Midgley writes: ‘Did Schofield seem bitter or self-pitying as he prepared to spend ten days alone except for a camera on an uninhabited tropical island off the coast of Madagascar? Yes! ā€œI think thereā€™ll be an awful lot of people who hope that I never come back,ā€ he said, melodramatically.Ā 

‘I hate to say it, Phillip, but most people have probably forgotten all about it and are more worried about their gas bill. ā€œI know what I did was unwise,ā€ he said, sitting cross-legged on a beach ā€œbut is it enough to absolutely someone?ā€

‘Iā€™m no fan of Schofield, but I donā€™t think it is, actually. Both parties were, it seems, consenting adults. Schofield was publicly lauded when he came out as gay but vilified when he actually had a gay relationship, the charge being that it was an ā€œabuse of power”‘

i NewsĀ 

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Emily Baker writes: ‘The jungle survival part of the programme was nothing we hadnā€™t seen before ā€“ comedian Ruby Wax endured the same experiment for Channel 5 last year, while Bear Grylls and co have been showcasing their own survival skills on screen for years.Ā 

‘Watching Schofield fish, start a fire and search for mangoes was much less interesting than what he had to say for himself. Plus, he hadnā€™t exactly been abandoned ā€“ his survival kit included a tent, knives, cooking equipment. He was not Tom Hanksing it.Ā 

‘Obviously ā€“ and depressingly ā€“ he came off incredibly well. Stories of his late father (who he sometimes speaks to, aloud), memories of feeling suicidal and his daughters pulling him from the brink, and ribbing himself (ā€œI donā€™t quit ā€“ Iā€™m fired, but I donā€™t quitā€) all forced me to warm to him. But I shouldnā€™t have been surprised ā€“ the entire point of this series is to prime us for a Schofield renaissance.’

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