Fern Britton appeared to take a subtle swipe at her former ITV co-star Phillip Schofield on Twitter during the ongoing This Morning drama.
The 65-year-old TV presenter sent fans wild when she revealed she'd had the "loveliest catch up" with Phillip's former co-star and GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes.
It came just hours after Eamonn made another savage dig at This Morning host Phillip and his co-star Holly Willoughby.
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It also follows rumours of growing tensions between Phil and his close pal Holly, with Phil forced to release a public statement about their friendship following reports of a rift.
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It was previously claimed that their off-screen friendship was "cooling", and even Phil himself confirmed that "the last few weeks haven't been easy" for either of them.
And now, former This Morning star Fern has convinced some fans that she's no longer happy with Phil or Holly, because some believed her "catch up" tweet was a veiled dig at at the duo.
Taking to Twitter on Monday evening (May 15), she wrote: "Unexpected calls from old mates are so lovely.
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“Just had the loveliest catch up with @EamonnHolmes.
"I think we have known each other since the 80’s when we were babies [crying laughing emoji]. Shooting the breeze [three red love heart emojis]."
It wasn't long before fans commented on the tweet, with many confident that Fern and Eamonn had been talking about Phil's ongoing troubles.
One wrote: "A loaded tweet," while a second said: "The shade."
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Another asked: "Did you have a nice chat? Bet you’re both cackling over Phillip."
A fourth added: "Mmmm wonder what hot topic of conversation you giggled and snorted about."
Just hours before, Eamonn mocked the reported This Morning row when he suggested that Holly and Phil should have won the Best Actor award at Sunday night's (May 14) BAFTA TV Awards.
On his GB News show, he said: "I think there should have been a special award for Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby for best actors.
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"They may or may not be together on the telly today. The public surely will suss that there's no chemistry, that it's a broken fit between the two of them and that This Morning does not depend on who presents it.
"It's an institution, it will carry on no matter who presents it and anyone can check the viewing figures, there's no difference between whether they present it or anyone else."
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 10am
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