Phillip Schofield has hit out at "three s**ts" who he blames for his TV downfall in a brand new Channel 5 documentary.

The presenter, who shared his "mad rant" on Cast Away, appeared to take aim at his former This Morning co-star Holly Willoughby.

He is also thought to have taken swipes at This Morning editor Martin Frizell and ITV chief Dame Carolyn McCall.

Phillip Schofield slams 'three s**ts' over This Morning 'betrayal'

Discussing how he was forced to step back from This Morning after 22 years because of controversial relations with a younger man, Phillip Schofield said: “They know how important that was to me.

"They know when you throw someone under a bus, you’ve got to have a really bloody good reason to do it. Brand, ambition is not good enough.”

According to The Sun, he added: “People can be fake. They can be so fake with you when it’s all going well, and suddenly utter, utter betrayal.

“There are a lot of amazing people in morning television.

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“I think there are only three s**ts. One of them is a coward who never stepped up in queuegate.

"One is a coward, because they never stepped up when I was being battered And the other is just brand-orientated.

"Not what you expect, not what you think you’re going to get.”

Phillip Schofield's Cast Away will air on Channel 5 from 9pm on Monday, September 30.