KERRY Katona has not held back on her thoughts of Phillip Schofield’s new reality show – and suggested the “tone deaf” presenter could wind up on Celebrity Big Brother.
The Atomic Kitten icon let loose on the news that Schofield – whose career was upended after an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a much younger This Morning staffer came to light – was attempting to make a comeback with a Channel 5 show.
Kerry Katona branded Schofield ‘tone deaf’ for his new show[/caption]
Phillip returns to screens on Cast Away tonight[/caption]
Kerry suggested Phillip appear on Celebrity Big Brother[/caption]
Cast Away, which premieres tonight, will see Schofield attempt to spend 10 days alone on a desert island, without food or water, and opening up on his past indiscretions.
But in her OK! column, Kerry was having none of it, instead urging ITV to put him in the Celebrity Big Brother house with her so she can tell him how she feels.
“If I’m honest, I think it’s a really self-indulgent move to have him alone on a desert island, playing the pity card,” she said.
“He talks about living with absolutely nothing on this island, but then he goes back to his big house, wealth and home comforts. I think it’s really tone-deaf.”
However she added she was “obviously going to watch” the show.
“I think Phil will do Celebrity Big Brother next and I’d love to go in with him,” she added.
“Big Brother, if you’re casting, please put us in – I’d be brutally honest with him.”
There’s little love lost between Kerry and Phillip, after a now notorious interview in 2008 where Kerry appeared on This Morning.
Talking to Phillip and Fern Britton, Kerry was seen slurring her words, which Phillip pointed out before telling her she “didn’t look right”.
Kerry said she had taken medication later than usual the evening before, and suggested that him pointing out her appearance was now going to be a big story.
Phillip responded by telling her he was “merely pointing out” what viewers had already been talking about.
Speaking on Exhibit A years later, Kerry told Abbey Clancy: “I’m not on any A-class drugs and drink, I’d just got up and gone to work, it was a side effect from my medication, but because people didn’t understand that, they just thought, ‘She’s off her f***ing head’.”
“What wasn’t right is how I was treated there and then on live television, you know, indicating that I’m this alcoholic,” she continued. “Like you know, ‘Your speech is a bit slurred Kerry’ and I thought, ‘Oh s**t, I took my [bipolar] medication late last night’, which was a fact as I did Celebrity Juice the night before.”
However, Phillip has adamantly denied intentionally ambushing the star.
Unfortunately the opportunity for confrontation seems unlikely, with Schofield vowing to ‘never work for ITV again’ after he lost his lucrative jobs on This Morning and Dancing on Ice after the truth came to light.
What will happen on Cast Away?
The 62-year-old broadcaster has secretly filmed a Channel 5 special, Cast Away, which sees him marooned on a tropical island for 10 days.
Phillip will be seen fending for himself on an island off Madagascar, filming himself as he battles for survival – and emotionally discussing his past two years from hell.
“With 10 days to himself, no camera crews or production around, he shot some unbelievably raw footage – some of it makes for tough, emotional viewing,” a source said.
“But he wanted a chance to share his story, unedited and honest, and let viewers see another side to him.”
The three part series airs on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Talking about his exit from This Morning after 22 years at the helm, Schofield seemed to swipe at former on-screen partner, Holly Willoughby.
He also claims to have been “thrown under the bus” by unnamed parties.
He tells cameras tonight: ““I miss parts of being on TV, certainly. I miss most of it, if I’m honest, I miss most of it.
“But there are bits that I really, really, really don’t miss.
“You learn a lot about people, I don’t miss that.”
He adds: “When you throw someone under a bus, you’ve got to have a really bloody good reason to do it.”
Cast Away premieres tonight at 9pm on Channel 5.
Phillip will be spending 10 days on a deserted island[/caption]
Kerry’s slurred speech on a 2008 This Morning interview caused Phillip to ask her about it on live TV[/caption]
Kerry is now on a far more positive path with her medications under control[/caption]
Kerry said Phillip’s new show sounds like ‘a pity party’[/caption]
