Saturday 24 September 2022 08:50 PM Phillip Schofield's popularity 'drops as he loses scores of followers on social ... trends now
This Morning's Phillip Schofield's popularity has reportedly dropped as he has lost scores of followers on social media amid his 'queue-gate' row.
The presenter, 60, lost over 12,000 Instagram followers in the last month - whereas in contrast his co-star Holly, 41, made advances in her number of fans online, according to The Sun.
The duo have been the subject of scrutiny in the wake of the claims they 'skipped the queue' to see the Queen lying in state last week and an online petition to have the duo fired from their lucrative presenting roles has hit 65,000 signatures.
Oh no: This Morning's Phillip Schofield's popularity has reportedly dropped as he has lost scores of followers on social media amid his 'queue-gate' row
Statistics collected by social media analytics website Social Blade seen by the publication reveal Phil has been gradually losing fans for the past 12 months but experienced his biggest drop this week.
In the last year, Phil has lost 117,769 fans across Twitter and Instagram, whereas Holly- has gained 787,783.
Since September 2021, Phillip has lost 89,260 Instagram followers, with 10,170 of these fans unfollowing him in the last 30 days alone, and 2,941 in the last week.
Difficult: The duo have been the subject of scrutiny in the wake of the claims they 'skipped the queue' to see the Queen lying in state last week and an online petition to have the duo fired from their lucrative presenting roles has hit 65,000 signatures
In contrast, Holly has gained a total of 729,202 new Instagram followers in the last 12 months, and attracted 35,790 new fans on the platform in the last 30 days.
On Twitter, meanwhile, Phil has lost 28,508 followers in the last 12 months, with 5,655 of these fans unfollowing him in the last 30 days.
In the same period, Holly has gained 58,581 new followers on the platform.
Phillip has a current total of 3,032,459 followers on Instagram and 4,482,362 on Twitter.
Caught on camera: Holly and Phil were pictured entering the hall through a door which was clearly marked as not for public access - thought to be the entrance for media representatives
Representatives for both Holly and Phil have been contacted by MailOnline for a comment.
This Morning bosses have denied show hosts Holly and Phillip had 'VIP access' and filed 'past the Queen lying in state' as they filmed a segment for the
