Phillip Schofield caught in hilarious This Morning blunder
It's happened to all of us - maybe not on live TV...
Last updated 30th Apr 2019
Ever tempted to check your phone when you shouldn't? You know, when you're in that boring meeting, or chatting to your friends and you see that notification out of the corner of your eye? Well, most of us would be pretty stuck in modern life without a mobile phone, and This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield is no different to the rest of us.
The incident happened after the signal with Alison Hammond, who was in King's Lynn, was lost. Alison was about to tell viewers how to enter their huge competition, but instead as the signal failed, Phillip and Holly Willoughby were caught off guard.
The TV presenter was rumbled on This Morning when the bad signal resulted in the camera going back to the presenters and he was caught looking at his phone! Admitting he was trying to post a photo on Instagram, he said, "I was on my phone!"
Before co-host Holly Willoughby questioned, "Were you entering the competition, you are not allowed to do that!"
Phillip then revealed, "No, I was about to Instagram about how you get tickets to the new series of 5 Gold Rings. So I was working."
Now take a look at Phillip Schofield's career timeline
1985: CBBC children's presenter
Phil's big break came as he presented the links between TV shows on CBBC, or children's BBC as it was called then. He did this from 1985 to 1987.
1987: Radio and Going Live!
Phil was also a radio presenter by this point, and presented Saturday morning children's TV show Going Live! from 1987 to 1993.
1992: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
In 1992, Phillip turned his hand to something completely different and appeared on stage as Joseph in the West End production, taking over the role from Jason Donovan. He performed this for five years.
2002: This Morning
Phil took to the This Morning sofa for the first time in 2002, taking over from John Leslie and presenting with Fern Britton. After she left in 2009, Holly Willoughby took up the reins, having worked with Phil on Dancing On Ice.
2006: Dancing On Ice
Speaking of which... Phil co-hosted Dancing On Ice from 2006 with Holly, before she left in 2011 and was replaced by Christine Bleakley until 2014 when the show went on hiatus. When it returned in 2018, Holly and Phil were back at the helm.
2006: The British Soap Awards
In 2006, Phil began hosting The British Soap Awards, and has been doing it annually ever since then!
2008: All Star Mr & Mrs
In 2008, Phil and his then-This Morning co-star Fern Britton began hosting All Star Mr & Mrs. When Fern left in 2010, Phil carried on until the series ended in 2016.
2009: The Cube
Phillip began presenting The Cube in 2009, a game show which saw contestants attempt to tackle the prizes inside the cube for prize money. It was GRIPPING. Sadly, it was taken off-air in 2015.
2017: Schofield's South African Adventure
Schofe got to travel around South Africa for a This Morning segment in 2017. Although there haven't been talks for another series, Phil did tell Lorraine Kelly that he'd "love" to do another one.
2017: 5 Gold Rings
He returned to the game show circuit in 2017, presenting 5 Gold Rings.
2018: Coronation Street
In 2018, Phil and Hol made Coronation Street fans very happy with a small cameo. As part of Rosie Webster's exit storyline, the pair interviewed Rosie, Craig Tinker and Gemma Winter.
2019: WeBuyAnyCar.com
On top of everything else he's doing, Phil also appears in adverts for WeBuyAnyCar.com - and his current campaign sees him playing with an ADORABLE puppy! Aww.
As well as presenting This Morning, Phillip has been presenting the game show 5 Gold Rings since 2017. The game show sees two teams of two go head to head and the third series will be filming soon.
However, despite Phillip's excuse we have yet to see a post on his Instagram about how to get tickets for his other show!
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