Phillip Schofield is stepping back into the spotlight with a brand-new TV project.
More than a year since he was last seen on screens, the former This Morning host has quietly filmed a survival special for Channel 5 called Cast Away.
It will see him marooned on a tropical island near Madagascar for 10 days.
Entirely alone, he will document the experience using a variety of cameras.
Phillip will have to confront the challenges of total isolation, the forces of nature, and the battle within his own mind.
The series will air over three nights on Channel 5 from Monday, 30 September at 9PM through to Wednesday, 2 October at 9PM.
Phillip Schofield said: “This is most definitely a first for me and the only thing I felt compelled to do. It appealed to me on so many levels.
“I’ve recently had a lot of time to think about my life, what went right and what went wrong, but I’ve always had the safe arms of friends and family wrapped around me. This time it’s just me, no ‘phone, no comforts, no crew and only lip balm as a luxury.
“I’m looking forward to exploring the island, trying to tie knots to secure my shelter and foraging and fending for myself in the wild … with no help.
“Maybe I’ll be Robinson Crusoe, or maybe I’ll just be Tom Hank’s Wilson and quietly drift off into the wild blue yonder!!”
It is the second such special on Channel 5 with Ruby Wax filming a similar show in 2023.
Phillip quit This Morning after more than 20 years in May 2023.
He soon quit all other TV work, including the British Soap Awards and Dancing On Ice, after admitting to a “consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning”.
The broadcaster has since kept a low profile, but teased his comeback with a post on Instagram this week.
It’s also been rumoured that Phillip is wanted by producers of both I’m A Celebrity and Celebrity Big Brother.
Meanwhile a TV drama depicting the This Morning scandal is said to be in the works.
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