Phillip Schofield says ‘disaster has struck’ as wind destroys tent in Cast Away

Within the clip from the upcoming Channel 5 present, the 62-year-old will be seen settling in for the night time after his first day in Madagascar, which sees him establishing his tent, constructing a hearth and attempting to find meals.

In the midst of the night time he’s woken by a storm.

Within the clip, Schofield says earlier than going to sleep: “I wish to catch a fish that makes me really feel full. I’m actually going to sleep as I’m holding this.

“Anyway, there we go and I’ll see you tomorrow.”

The video then cuts to him waking up later within the night time and saying: “Bloody hell, catastrophe has struck, howling wind blowing by means of the whole lot, it’s taken out all of the entrance (of my tent).

“This (the tent) is about to tear itself to items and there’s nonetheless each risk that it’s going to. I wasn’t anticipating that.”

The three-part present, Phillip Schofield: Forged Away, will see the previous presenter marooned on a tropical island off the coast of the African nation with a handful of cameras, following his close to two-year absence from the limelight.

In an earlier trailer for the collection, the previous This Morning presenter acknowledged not disclosing an affair with a youthful colleague was “unwise” however questioned whether or not it ought to “completely destroy somebody”.

Within the teaser, he says to digital camera: “I’ve been solid away on a desert island, utterly alone, all I’ve is digital camera gear, and I can say no matter I would like about no matter I would like.

“It’s my likelihood to inform my facet of my story. I do know what I did was unwise however is it sufficient to completely destroy somebody?”

The sooner clip was interspersed with scenes of Schofield looking for meals and survive on the island.

Saying the brand new collection on on Instagram on Wednesday, greater than a yr on from his resignation from ITV final Could, he referred to as the present his “story of survival, each on a desert island and off it”.

The collection will see the previous presenter attending to grips with isolation throughout 10 days and 9 nights.

Channel 5 mentioned the expertise of Schofield being left alone permits him to “confront the challenges of complete isolation, the forces of nature and gives the time to battle inside his personal thoughts as he explores his personal controversial story”.

Talking about showing within the collection, Schofield mentioned: “That is most undoubtedly a primary for me and the one factor I felt compelled to do. It appealed to me on so many ranges.

“I’ve just lately had a whole lot of time to consider my life, what went proper and what went mistaken, however I’ve at all times had the secure arms of family and friends wrapped round me. This time it’s simply me, no telephone, no comforts, no crew and solely lip balm as a luxurious.

“I’m trying ahead to exploring the island, attempting to tie knots to safe my shelter and foraging and fending for myself within the wild … with no assist. Perhaps I’ll be Robinson Crusoe, or possibly I’ll simply be Tom Hanks’ Wilson and quietly drift off into the wild blue yonder.”

Within the 2000 movie Forged Away, Tom Hanks’ character Charles “Chuck” Noland crashes within the Pacific Ocean and has to fend for himself for years with solely a volleyball for firm.

Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a shipwrecked sailor stranded for many years, and assembly mutineers and natives on an island.

Throughout the first season of Forged Away, comic Ruby Wax was left on an island within the Indian Ocean for 10 days and needed to doc her personal story with physique and hand-held cameras.

Oldham-born TV star Schofield receives a coaching day with a survival knowledgeable previous to arriving through boat, as he’s “left to navigate his new island residence alone, trying to scavenge for mangoes, discover a water supply and catch fish”.

Schofield may also “mirror on among the harder instances in his life” amid days “with none significant meals”.

Hungry, he’ll attempt to catch crab for dinner at nightfall earlier than getting misplaced “within the dense jungle with solely a headlamp and no concept of learn how to get again to camp”, Channel 5’s episode description says.

Schofield mentioned final yr he had “misplaced the whole lot” after admitting to the affair, and that the fallout had a “catastrophic impact” on his thoughts.

An exterior assessment, revealed in December, discovered that ITV made “appreciable efforts” to seek out out the reality about an alleged relationship between the presenter and a runner on This Morning in 2019 however was “unable to uncover the related proof” till Schofield’s admission in late Could 2023.

Carried out by Jane Mulcahy KC, and commissioned by ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall, Schofield “reluctantly declined” to participate due to “the danger to his well being”.

Holly Willoughby, who was a co-host of This Morning with Schofield for greater than a decade, left the daytime programme in October 2023 however continued at ITV by presenting Dancing On Ice with Stephen Mulhern, as an alternative of her former on-screen associate.

Phillip Schofield: Forged Away begins airing at 9pm on Monday on Channel 5, and can proceed on Tuesday and Wednesday on the identical time.