US EditionPhillip Schofield admits affair with much younger man - and steps down from ITV
- Phillip Schofield has admitted to having an affair with a younger male ITV employee while he was still married and has resigned from ITV with immediate effect. The relationship occurred before he publicly came out as gay and, although unwise, was not illegal.
- Schofield had previously denied the affair to his colleagues, agents, employers, and the media but has now apologized for lying and expressed deep regret for being unfaithful to his wife.
- He has stepped down from presenting the British Soap Awards and from being managed by talent agency YMU.
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Phillip Schofield admits relationship with ‘younger male colleague’ at ITV
Phillip Schofield has resigned from ITV after admitting he lied about a relationship he had with “a younger male colleague” at This Morning. The veteran TV presenter, 61, said that the affair began while he was still with his wife Stephanie, adding he was “very, very sorry” for having been unfaithful to her. Last weekend he announced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV daytime show with “immediate effect”. Schofield, who also co-hosted …
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