Phillip Schofield looks pretty pleased with himself as he is pictured for the first time since his TV comeback news broke - after followers branded him a 'narcissist'

Phillip Schofield looked pretty pleased with himself when he was pictured for the first time since the news of his TV comeback announcement broke. Phillip Schofield looked pretty pleased with himself on Wednesday as he was pictured for the first time since his TV comeback news broke after followers branded him a 'narcissist' The disgraced This Morning star, 62, is set to appear on a Channel 5 survival show called Cast Away, set to air on Monday Despite people taking to Twitter to call him 'narcissistic' he looked like he had no regrets when he was seen walking his dog Alfie on Wednesday The previously beloved TV star shocked fans this week when he revealed he would soon be making a return to TV screens 16 months after an 'unwise but not illegal' affair scandal with a younger male colleague ended his career Billed as 'an authentic and intense physical and mental challenge' Channel 5 have confirmed that Phillip was 'left alone with only a handful of cameras to document his own experience.' The disgraced presenter has secretly filmed a special three part series for Channel 5, which required him to give up his home comforts for 10 days of soul-searching on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, which he described as his 'story of survival' It will be the first time Schofield has been on TV since leaving the ITV's This Morning in May 2023 after admitting to having a relationship with a much younger male colleague. Phillip Schofield is returning to mainstream TV after signing up for a new show - 16-months after his departure from This Morning The presenter has secretly filmed Channel 5 special Cast Away, in which he lives on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean for 10 days The TV comeback has been met with disdain by the public In a statement to promote the series Phil said: 'This is most definitely a first for me and the only thing I felt compelled to do.' The three-part series will air on Channel 5 from Monday evening and will be Schofield's first TV work since leaving This Morning under a cloud in 2023 It was May 2023 when the presenter admitted to having a relationship with a much younger male colleague on This Morning, and later lying about it PR guru Mark Borkowski says his tepid return to the public eye has come after a year away to disappear and get himself together.