Phillip Schofield jokingly tells ITV This Morning crew member to 'shut up' after height insult

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Phillip Schofield jokingly scolded one of This Morning's crew members after they made a comment about his height. The presenter, 59, was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Monday as he and Josie Gibson kicked off a brand new week of shows.

Josie, 36, was back alongside Phillip as Holly, 41, continues to isolate after testing positive for coronavirus on Sunday, March 13.

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Opening Monday's show, Phillip gave a bit of an update on his usual co-host and best pal: "Welcome to Monday's This Morning... Josie is back." He then added: "Been texting Holly all through the weekend and she's absolutely fine she just has that incredibly persistent and annoying red line that won't go away," referring to that on a Lateral Flow Test.

"So she'll be sitting at home. It's driving her crazy," the presenter added before turning to his co-host and saying: "But it's lovely to see you."

"And you too Phil," Josie replied. "Thanks for having me. We do have a laugh don't we?" to which her co-star agreed before launching into a discussion they had before the cameras started rolling at 10am.

"There's been a major discussion before the show came on air that when we sit at the breakfast bar, we're both the same height, but you're taller when we sit down," Phillip said.

"Got a longer torso you see," Josie replied before Phillip got her to take her heels off to prove they're the same height before she popped her shoes back on.

"That's alright," Phil said. "I don't understand what's happening at the breakfast bar. But Alex, our floor manager today said, 'Well Phil, maybe you've just got a short body'," which prompted a ripple