Phillip Schofield has announced he will star in a new TV series after leaving This Morning 16 months ago.
The 62-year-old will appear in Channel 5’s Cast Away, where he will be stranded on an island near Madagascar for 10 days.
Schofield wrote in an Instagram post: “Now you know how I spent the summer! 10 days alone, no food, no water, no crew.
“My story of survival, on and off a deserted island.”
The three-part reality show will start on Monday at 21:00 BST and will see the broadcaster set out on an inhabited island.
Without a camera crew or production team, he documented his journey using handheld cameras, body cameras and sound packs.
In May 2023, Schofield agreed to resign from ITV’s This Morning More than 20 years later, there are reports of a feud with co-host Holly Willoughby “effective immediately”.
A week later he admitted to having an “ill-advised but not illegal” affair with a young male colleague and has not appeared on television since.
Speaking to the BBC last June, Schofield said the affair was “consensual” but his “mistake” and his “biggest, most regrettable secret”.
Earlier this year, Schofield’s brother, Timothy Schofield Jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing a boy.
Schofield has hosted This Morning since 2002, with Willoughby joining him as co-host in 2009.
He is expected to talk about his departure from television and the incident on the show.
In a trailer for the show, Schofield can be seen walking on the beach, with the caption: “A celebrity who was completely alone on a desert island finally gets the chance to tell his story.”
Celebrities who have previously worked on Cast Away include Joanna Lumley and Ruby Wax.
