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Lottie Gibbons

ITV This Morning's Phillip Schofield's message to fans after guest swears live on air

Phillip Schofield has issued a message to This Morning viewers

were forced to apologise on the show after Miriam Margolyes live on air.

The pair gasped audibly as the Call The Midwife star described herself as a "t***" while recalling how she embarrassed herself in front of the Queen.

Phillip and Holly promptly apologised to viewers, although Miriam did not appear to notice their shocked reactions.

Holly and Phil issued an apology (ITV)

Describing her encounter with the Queen, she said: "Well, I have talked about this before on television, and I feel awkward saying it again.

"But I was invited to the palace as part of British Book Week and when the Queen came over to me, and she asked me what I did...in a very nice way, you know.

"And I said, like a t***, I'm the best reader of stories in the whole world."

Miriam recalled how the Queen rolled her eyes and moved on to the next person waiting in line, a man who taught dyslexic children to read.

Impersonating the teacher, she said: "Ma'am, we've noticed that if you put the letters in different colours and the pages are printed in different colours, it helps the children absorb the information more quickly."

Miriam did not hold back (ITV)

She said she had interrupted the pair's conversation, saying: "And I said, 'Really? That's fascinating, I didn't know that.'

"And she turned to me and went, 'Be quiet'. She had every right to do it but it was a bit discombobulating."

Despite her sweary outburst, there seems to be no bad feelings between Miriam and Holly and Phil.

Phil posted this on his Instagram story (ITV)

In fact, Phil revealed to fans that he found it quite funny.

Posting a picture of himself smiling on Instagram, he captioned the post: "When Miriam says t*** on the telly. Love that woman."

It is not the first time Miriam, best known for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, has sworn live on air.

In January last year, she uttered "f***" on the Peston On Sunday show, while regaling an anecdote involving Hollywood star Warren Beatty.

The swearword left the studio guests - then-Tory MP Sarah Wollaston and Lord Adonis - giggling, while Robert Peston was forced to apologise.

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