Gogglebox stars fume that Phillip Schofield ‘threw himself under the bus’ as they watch first episode of Cast Away

It’s already been brutally blasted by viewers who have dubbed it ‘boring’ and ‘insanely cringe’ after the first episode aired on Channel 5 on Monday night. 

And now, even the stars of Gogglebox have taken aim at Phillip Schofield’s TV comeback Cast Away.

The 62-year-old disgraced TV presenter returned to screens for the first time since he was ousted from ITV’s This Morning last year, after he admitted to lying about his relationship with a much younger male colleague.

The show sees the broadcaster stranded on an uninhabited island off Madagascar for 10 days with no food or water and without a production crew.

It’s first instalment saw Phillip search for food and water, set up camp, and battle against harsh winds, before dramatically getting lost in the dark and being unable to find his way back to camp.

The 62-year-old disgraced TV presenter returned to screens for the first time since he was ousted from ITV ‘s This Morning last year, after he admitted to lying about his relationship with a much younger male colleague

Gogglebox stars Pete and Sophie Sandiford were not afraid to share their opinions on the former presenter’s comeback as they filmed a recent episode of the Channel 4 show.

They were shown the first episode, in which Phillip says: ‘When you throw someone under the bus, you gotta have a really bloody good reason to do it.’

Sophie was quick to fume: ‘You created the bus and then put your foot down on it,’ with Pete agreeing: ‘You created, drove and threw yourself under the bus!’

‘So…’ added Sophie, before Pete sarcastically questioned: ‘Who’s to blame?’

Fans rushed to X to agree with the brother-sister duo, writing: ‘You get cancelled because you do stuff that isn’t right. 

‘It may not be illegal, but it’s wrong. No one else did it other than Phillip himself. No one it for him. He wasn’t thrown under a bus. He put himself in front of a bus if anything. #Gogglebox #Castaway.’

‘Oh, hell no! I avoided that chuffing Phillip Schofield self indulgence show and I should’ve realised that it’d be on here! #Gogglebox.’

Pete and Sophie were not afraid to share their opinions on the former presenter’s comeback as they filmed a recent episode of the Channel 4 show

Fans rushed to X to agree with the brother-sister duo, writing: ‘You get cancelled because you do stuff that isn’t right’

The show sees the broadcaster stranded on an uninhabited island off Madagascar for 10 days with no food or water and without a production crew

‘Did not expect to see the bare naked ass of Philip Schofield on TV tonight. Thank you #gogglebox. Can’t unsee that now. I just hope I sleep ok tonight. If not, channel four I’m coming for you.’

‘My God,how tragic is Phillip Schofield? He brought everything that’s happened all on himself. #Gogglebox.’

‘Gogglebox showing Phillip Schofield’s Castaway is brutal. Real people having an opinion will be interesting #gogglebox.’

‘The Phillip Schofield thing really didn’t add much to be honest #gogglebox.’