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Phillip Schofield has credited his daughters with “saving his life” amid the fallout surrounding his “unwise” but “not illegal” affair with a younger colleague on This Morning.
The 61-year-old gave an emotional interview to the BBC on Friday 2 June, where he described the impact of the “constant” and “relentless” onslaught from the media since he admitted to having an affair with a younger male colleague on the ITV show.
“I have lost everything,” he told the BBC’s Amol Rajan. “My girls saved my life. They said last week, they hadn’t left me for a moment. They’ve been by my side every moment because they’re scared to let me out of their sight. What is that like, for daughters to have to go through something like that?”
He added: “This is how Caroline Flack felt,” referring to the former Love Island host who took her own life in 2020.
In the interview, Schofield denied accusations that he “groomed” his younger colleague, whom he met during a school visit when the boy in question was 15. Schofield denied that anything sexual took place until the ITV employee was around 20 years old.
Phillip Schofield has denied accusations that he groomed a younger male colleague with whom he recently admitted to having an affair.
In the ex-TV presenter’s first sit-down interview since resigning from ITV last week, he apologised and assumed full responsibility for his actions.
“I absolutely know – there is no question – I did a bad thing; unprofessional; first time. I know, I know I did that. And there’s no excuse, I won’t put forward an excuse,” Schofield told The Sun.
Former ‘This Morning’ presenter said he ‘absolutely knows’ he ‘did a bad thing’
Inga Parkel1 June 2023 22:41
Following Phillip Schofield’s first interview since the affair scandal, Piers Morgan has asked everyone to “stop this relentless persecution” of the former This Morning presenter.
“Unless Phillip Schofield’s ex-lover contradicts his version of events to @TheSun & BBC, then it’s time to stop this relentless persecution of a guy who’s lost everything and looks right on the edge to me,” Morgan wrote on Twitter.
“He doesn’t seem to have committed any crime, and he’s not a Govt minister.”
Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 11:35 Phillip Schofield has denied “grooming” the ITV colleague with whom he had an affair while working together on This Morning, in his first sit-down interview to address the scandal.
In the interview with the BBC’s Amol Rajan, Schofield appeared distraught and exhausted as he reflected on the fallout from the revelations of the past two weeks, comparing the backlash to the one received by late Love Island presenter Caroline Flack, and asked: “How much are you supposed to take?”
He credited his daughters with “saving his life”, saying they been looking after him and claiming they were “scared to let me out of their sight”.
Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 11:15
Phillip Schofield says he has ‘lost everything’ in BBC interview Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 10:45
Phillip Schofield has taken part in his first interviews in the wake of his This Morning affair scandal.
On Friday 26 May, it was revealed that Schofield had been dropped by his agent after the TV host admitted to lying about an “unwise but not illegal” consensual relationship he had with a younger male colleague on the daytime series while being married to his wife.
Schofield has since resigned from ITV, with the broadcaster’s bosses saying they were “badly let down” by the former This Morning host.
He has now sat down with the BBC to discuss details of the affair, and to address specific accusations related to the scandal.
Below are the five revelations from the Schofield interview. Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 10:15
Phillip Schofield reveals why he made affair public
Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 09:45
Phillip Schofield reveals he didn’t tell Holly Willoughby about affair
Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 09:15 Phillip Schofield claims he ‘understands how Caroline Flack felt’ after This Morning departure
Roisin O’Connor2 June 2023 08:45
Phillip Schofield has shared the text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to lying about an affair with a younger This Morning colleague.
The disgraced former host of the ITV daytime series reflected on his friendship with Willoughby after he quit following reports of a feud.
A week later, Schofield shared a statement in which he said he lied about an “unwise but not illegal” relationship with a colleague. He was subsequently dropped by his agent and also resigned from ITV, whose bosses said they were “badly let down” by the presenter. In a new interview, Schofield said he text Willoughby about the scandal, but received no reply.
“The last time we had a conversation was when I texted Holly and said, ‘Don’t reply’ – this was after the statement last week – ‘Don’t reply, you’re probably not allowed to, but I am deeply deeply sorry that I lied to you,’” he said.
Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 08:30
A timeline of the Phillip Schofield controversy
Peony Hirwani2 June 2023 08:00
Phillip Schofield denies grooming young colleague in first interview since affair scandal
Piers Morgan asks everyone to ‘stop this relentless persecution’ of Phillip Schofield
‘I will regret it forever’: Phillip Schofield addresses This Morning affair scandal in emotional BBC interview
Phillip Schofield says he has ‘lost everything’ in BBC interview
Phillip Schofield: Five biggest revelations from TV host’s sit-down interview about affair scandal
Watch: Phillip Schofield reveals why he made affair public
Phillip Schofield reveals he didn’t tell Holly Willoughby about affair
Phillip Schofield claims he ‘understands how Caroline Flack felt’ after This Morning departure
Phillip Schofield shares text he sent Holly Willoughby after admitting to This Morning affair
A timeline of the Phillip Schofield controversy
Source: Independent
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