FURIOUS This Morning viewers have slammed Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after they broke their silence over "queue jumping" at Westminster Hall on Friday.
Dozens shared their frustration on Twitter after Holly, 42, and Phil, 60, addressed the backlash today following calls for them to be sacked from they ITV show.
Holly explained to viewers: "We totally understand the reaction. Please know that we would never jump a queue."
However fans did not accept their explanation that they entered Westminster Hall and kept to "the edges" of the room and "did not file past the Queen's coffin."
One viewer tweeted: "They still Queue jumped. 'we would never jumped the queue' my a**e. They are not broadcasters, This morning is a talk show. Susanna Reid is a broadcaster for GMB and she waited hours like the rest of us. Holly and Phil have no shame, it’s a disgrace."
Another raged: "Well, one for the 'Sorry if you thought it was wrong' scrapbook. S**t explanation, they aren't even journalists, it's a magazine programme, no need to be there at all, let alone jump in."
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Another said: "So if the media area was outside the hall, as you showed in your report, why did Holly and Phil need to go through the hall and passed the Queen's coffin in order to reach it?"
And a fourth echoed: "Have I heard an apology NO…Have i heard B******t excuses YES ! Come on @thismorning @hollywills @Schofe Own up to what people are so angry about stop the crap and for it to be prerecorded was poor #ThisMorning #queuejumpers"
This Morning aired a clip from inside Westminster Hall without showing Holly and Phil as they walked through the media gallery.
A clip followed from outside Westminster Hall as Phil reflected on his visit and said: "That's got to be one of the most profound moments of my life."
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A petition for Phillip and Holly to be sacked has now passed OVER 14,000 signatures – and is about to hit its target.
At the moment a total of 14, 578 people have signed it – and they are not far off their goal of 15, 000 signatures.
When it reaches 15, 000 it will become one of the top signed petitions on the non-profit petition website.
This Morning has insisted that the pair "did not jump the queue" to see the Queen's coffin.
A statement on the programme’s official Instagram account said: “Hello everyone, we would like to clarify something. We asked Phillip and Holly to be part of a film for this Tuesday’s programme.
“They did not jump the queue, have VIP access or file past the Queen lying in state – but instead were there in a professional capacity as part of the world’s media to report on the event.”
Many famous faces have also given their opinion on the matter.
Susanna Reid, Eamonn Holmes and Huw Stevens have all taken swipes at the pair.
Meanwhile The Chase star Anne Hegerty defended them both and called the Twitter trolls "extremely rude".
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Phil started presenting This Morning in 2002, and he was joined by Holly in 2009.
Viewers have demanded that the pair should be replaced and many have threatened to boycott This Morning.
Yesterday viewers demanded that they apologise over the 'queue-jump' on today's episode of the show.
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