Phillip Schofield making TV return in Channel 5 show that sees him abandoned on an island [Video]

FORMER ITV PRESENTER Phillip Schofield was abandoned on an island for ten days as part of his TV return.

The 62-year-old will appear in Channel 5’s Cast Away, which sees him stranded on an island off Madagascar.

A spokesperson for Channel 5 said Schofield “confronts the challenges of total isolation, the forces of nature, and provides the time to battle within his own mind as he explores his own controversial story”.

He was a mainstay on ITV but left the station in May 2023 after revelations about a relationship between Schofield and a runner on This Morning.

Schofield has made few public appearances following his resignation from ITV, after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague.

The Sun newspaper first published an article on the relationship in December 2019.

However, ITV bosses last year said both Schofield and his former lover “repeatedly denied” allegations of a relationship until the star quit …