‘That was a little too close!’ Phillip Schofield is scolded by Holly Willoughby for swearing live on air during Spin to Win game
They admitted This Morning was ‘hanging on by the skin of our teeth’ during Wednesday’s show.
And Phillip Schofield appeared to be feeling the pressure as he swore live on air during the Spin to Win game later in the programme.
The presenter, 57, was scolded by his co-host Holly Willoughby, 39, who told him his attempt to masquerade the swear word with his next sentence was ‘a little too close’.
Feeling the pressure: Phillip Schofield swore live on air during the Spin to Win game on This Morning on Wednesday
During the segment, Phil spun the wheel which landed on £1,000 and told the lucky caller she had won the cash prize alongside ‘a bag full of stuff’.
The TV host elaborated: ‘We call it the bag of s**t… it’s all up here.’
While several members of the camera crew gasped, Holly told Phil: ‘That was a little too close’.
Telling off: The presenter, 57, was scolded by his co-host Holly Willoughby, 39, who told him his attempt to masquerade the swear word with his next sentence was ‘a little too close’
Turning the air blue: During the segment, Phil spun the wheel which landed on £1,000. Telling the caller she had won the cash prize alongside ‘a bag full of stuff… s**t’
To which Phil responded: ‘Close but didn’t’.
Phil continued: ‘It’s a winch 45. It’s a bag for life full of all This Morning stuff that money can’t buy.’
Fans took to Twitter in disbelief at Phil’s nerve to try and slip a swearword into conversation during the live daytime broadcast.
One wrote: ‘Haha schofe swearing on national tv!’
Another added: ‘Oh. Schofield casually swearing’, alongside a slew of cry face emojis.
Unimpressed: While several members of the camera crew gasped, Holly told Phil: ‘That was a little too close’
When the show went live at 10am, the pair revealed they were operating with a pared back crew and admitted they are ‘holding on by the skin of our teeth.’
The stripped back crew included minimal camera operators and a reduced hair and makeup team, as guest Matthew Wright revealed he had to do his own makeup.
Matthew took part in the news review segment at the opening of the show with Anneka Rice and joked about his lack of makeup skills, before Phillip admitted the minimal staff rule also applied to the camera crew.
‘I think the most important thing personally is that we have some kind of current affairs transmissions going on,’ said Matthew.
Discussing the recent shutdown on BBC productions including EastEnders and Casualty, Phil warned:
‘It’s bound to happen. We’re all holding on by the skin of our teeth.’
Coronavirus crisis: The pair admitted This Morning was ‘hanging on by the skin of our teeth’ as they opened Wednesday’s show