A Bargain Hunt star kicked off a feud with Eamonn Holmes following a rant about 'wokeism ruining TV.'

In an interview, GB News presenter Eamonn, 66, claimed telly bosses are 'scared' of hiring controversial presenters.

Eamonn made the comment as he appeared on his son Declan's new podcast Founder&Family Collective on Friday.

He claimed examples of people the industry doesn't want to platform anymore include Jeremy Clarkson, Piers Morgan and Jeremy Kyle.

Valuer and auctioneer Mark Stacey, 61, who has made frequent appearances on Bargain Hunt, took to X and addressed Eamonn's comments.

He wrote: 'Eamonn Holmes says 'wokeism' is ruining TV and bosses 'scared' of hiring controversial presenter. 

'Yet more tedious claptrap.'   

During the episode, Eamonn moaned that television nowadays is 'pathetic' and TV execs don't want to hire people who are likely to offend.

He had said: 'Where television is today, this wokeism through television it's just pathetic.

'It's just got a whole raft of presenters who go "Hello good evening, lovely to see you and lovely to see you too. 

'Yes I'm glad to be here and you're glad to be here, yes yes yes. We're lovely, we love eachother'. 

'Which of course they don't in real life of course.'

Eamonn continued: 'However that's the way it goes and everyone is all smiley and lovely and no one says... you see TV doesn't want Piers Morgan, they don't want Jeremy Kyle, they don't want Jeremy Clarkson.

'These are the people who bring the ratings. These are the people who are relevant but they're also the people who can get the channels into trouble because they'll say something sure as heck which will offend somebody.

'But that's what the viewers want. The viewers want that but a lot of executives don't want to take the risk on that.'

This is despite the fact that Clarkson has not one but two shows, Clarkson's Farm on Amazon Prime and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on ITV.

Meanwhile, Morgan makes regular guest appearances on ITV's morning talk shows and highlights from his show Piers Morgan Uncensored are shown weekly onChannel 5.

Elsewhere, Kyle hosts Jeremy Kyle Live on TalkTV.

Eamonn captioned the clip: 'Normally, I ask the questions but here eldest son Declan switches from running businesses to running the ruler over me in his podcast @founderfamilycollective in which he tries to find out how to balance your job and your family…… and did I manage to do it ?

'I think I did - but did he think the same? Available now on @spotifyuk @apple @youtube or wherever u get your podcasts from.'