HOLLY Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are facing calls to be SACKED amid backlash from fans.
The This Morning presenters have been furiously criticised for skipping the queue to see the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall.
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willougby joined well-wishers viewing the Queen’s coffin
More than one million people – including David Beckham and Susanna Reid – have waited hours to pay their respects to the late Monarch, with a 16-hour queue predicted today.
But Holly and Phil managed to avoid lining up as they were let in to filmed a segment for their ITV show.
It has gone down incredibly badly with viewers who have accused the hosts of being “disrespectful”.
Some even believe they should be taken off This Morning.
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One said: “phil n holly of itv who went straight to the front..beyond disgusting, sack both of them, think they are above everyone else.”
“I hate cancel culture but I’ll make an exception. Sack Phil and Holly x,” commented another.
Someone demanded: “Sack Holly and Phil , shameful luvies!”
Another ranted: “Who the **** do Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby think they are?! There’s a 6 mile long queue to pay respects to the Queen and they think its beneath them to queue 13 hours like David Beckham.”
Someone else said: “Schofield and his puppet get VIP treatment… it’s shameful.
“VIP treatment to view our deceased queen. It makes my blood boil rather than respectful it’s disrespectful. They can’t be bothered queuing.”
Another wondered: “Why does Holly Willoughby have a face mask on? Because she’s ashamed she’s a queue jumper? Disgraceful.”
The Celeb Report has reached out to This Morning for comment.
Despite the huge backlash on Twitter, others defended the pair who had picked up press passes so they could film inside.
One asked: “Why are people digging out Schofield and Holly? Weren’t they there for tv purposes?”
Another asked: “You don’t know why they were allowed to do this, so why people are slagging them off is beyond me… & people saying they are never gonna watch #ThisMorning again… please of course they will..”
Phil, 60, wore a black smart suit and a tie, while Holly, 41, opted for an elegant black dress with silver button along the front.
Mum-of-three Holly wore a face mask as she stood in the queue to view the late monarch lying-in-state, after she peacefully died last Thursday.
The TV hosts joined a separate queue for press and were taken into a press gallery to film a TV segment for Tuesday’s show.
Wearing lanyards around their neck, they were seen looking solemn as they waited in line.
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The latest controversy comes off the back of This Morning being criticised for offering to pay for viewers’ energy bills as a Spin To Win prize.
It was removed from the wheel the next day and replaced with “household bills”.
Susanna Reid with her mum
David Beckham queued to pay his respects
