Phillip Schofield issues friends with stern warning if they criticise his garden

Phillip Schofield issued a stern warning to his friends as he hosted This Morning on Thursday alongside Holly Willoughby.

Phil and Holly hosted a phone in alongside Vanessa Feltz, where they spoke to viewers who are feeling anxious about lockdown restrictions easing.

However, 58-year-old Phillip made it clear that he's not feeling worried about socialising again at all and has been very vocal about his plans for spring and summer.

"Now the countdown is officially on. There’s just 32 sleeps until we can invite our friends and family round for a BBQ in the garden," Phillip said to 40-year-old Holly.

Phillip Schofield issued a stern warning to his friends on Thursday's This Morning (ITV)

The dad-of-two then slammed the table in excitement, as Holly addressed viewers about their gardens during lockdown and if they've let them go.

She glanced at Phillip, before he said: "Don’t care about the lawn! I really don’t care about the lawn!"

Holly then remarked what his friends might think of his garden, to which he replied: "Then I will never see them again! Get out!"

Holly Willoughby suggested that Phillip's back garden may not be in great shape by the time his friends come over for a BBQ (ITV)

But Holly didn't stop there, as she continued speaking to viewers - but making obvious hints at Phil.

"Perhaps your garden has turned into a mug bog..." she said.

Phil then butted in: "Well, it hasn’t! Because what else are you gonna do?!" suggesting he's done a fair bit of gardening during the pandemic.

It comes after Phil shared his poignant plans for life after lockdown and posted a snap of his own personal lockdown road map on a chalk board in his kitchen.

Phillip is counting down the days till he can invite friends and family over to his garden (ITV)

Phil made a note of all the key dates which were given as part of the plan to get the country back to normal - and added what he's got planned.

On the board, he scribbled: "March 8th sit on a bench outside with one friend," and below that he added: "March 29th invite six people to the garden. See mum/see family."

Phillip recently shared his own personal roadmap for when restrictions start to ease in England (ITV)

The telly star went on: "April 12th haircut/ have a drink and eat outside!" and then he wrote: "May 17th Go to the cinema, have two households over. Holiday? Eat in a restaurant!"

The list concluded with: "June 21st Hug everyone!!!??"

He captioned it: "My roadmap, never has something so simple felt so important."

Phil has spent much lockdown holed up with his wife Stephanie Lowe and their daughters, Molly and Ruby at the family home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV1.