Phillip Schofield comes out as gay

By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 7th Feb 2020, 10:09 BST
Updated 7th Feb 2020, 11:54 BST
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PHILIP Schofield has come out as gay.

The TV presenter released a statement on Instagram today saying that he is ‘coming to terms with the fact I am gay’.

Schofield, who hosts This Morning with Holly Willoughby on ITV, has been married for 27 years and has two daughters.

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In his statement, he wrote: ‘You never know what's going on in someone's seemingly perfect life, what issues they are struggling with, or the state of their well-being - and so you won't know what has been consuming me for the last few years.

Philip Schofield and wife Stephanie Lowe - Schofield has come out as gay. Picture: Lewis Whyld/PA WirePhilip Schofield and wife Stephanie Lowe - Schofield has come out as gay. Picture: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire
Philip Schofield and wife Stephanie Lowe - Schofield has come out as gay. Picture: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire

‘With the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, I have been coming to terms with the fact that I am gay.

‘This is something that has caused many heart-breaking conversations at home.

‘I have been married to Steph for nearly 27 years, and we have two beautiful grown-up daughters, Molly and Ruby.

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‘My family have held me so close: they have tried to cheer me up, to smother me with kindness and love, despite their own confusion, Yet still I can't sleep and there have been some very dark moments.’