Phillip Schofield has come out as gay

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Blimey. Married for 27 years.

@Gingaaarghpussy, why were you happy your mother died? Sorry, I have re read your post several times and I'm not sure what you mean. You believe your mother being a lesbian caused all of those family issues and you're glad that she's dead? Did I read that correctly?

So the eating disorders, choosing shit relationships and bipolar was your mothers fault because she was a lesbian?...

well yes, why not? but why not a friday? what difference does it make, really?

So there's no coincidence that H & P don't work Fridays & there's apparently friction with P & E & R.

Why not Thursday?

She had been married to my dad for 22 years. None of us had a clue. She fucked up 2 families when she did this.

You wouldn't have existed if she hadn't deceived your father in the first place. Or are you just angry that she came out?

Lol

I must be the only person who didn't suspect he was gay, I've never given it a minute's thought.

I hope his family are ok.

Fucked if I know. She didn't leave him for another man.
Her choices were her choices, she had a right to be happy. She just chose to abandon her children in the process.

I feel for you, it must have been hard but what relevance has your story to do with Schofield's coming out?

He's made his wife the Cheryl Barrymore of this generation. I feel so sorry for her - she must surely feel she's wasted the best years of her life on him.

It would be poetic if she got together with Fern's ex Phil now

Fridays are usually slow news days. You use it to release stories that you want to have impact but not longevity because Friday stories are usually forgotten about by Monday. Unless you're releasing on a Friday to pre-empt a story that you know is going to run on Sat or Sun.

You wouldn't have existed if she hadn't deceived your father in the first place

Does that mean children of abusive parents can't be too annoyed because you know grateful to exist 🤔

Straight away I thought to myself all he is doing is leaving his wife- for whatever reason. Would someone go on tv to say after 27 years of marriage I'm leaving my wife because I don't love her anymore ( insert another reason ) ?
No they would not and not expect hugs and tears .
He's gay/ not gay I don't care about that but it's very odd. It's all calculated to pander to his Mr nice guy image because he did not want the stigma of divorce so he staged this song and dance / love in.

It really sounds like steph knew for years from the interview. Maybe they were both happy to get on with it for the years.

@seekingwaxwings I'm pretty sure she's known for a very long time.

So there's no coincidence that H & P don't work Fridays & there's apparently friction with P & E & R

Why not Thursday?

lol, who the fuck cares? honestly, why does it matter?

i find it weird that people have to find reasons behind every single thing.

It is such a grey area.
Shit for his poor wife, and immoral imo for people to marry a woman/man if they know they don’t swing that way. But some people do feel genuinely confused about their sexuality I think and may only come to a realisation later in life.

I don’t personally know any men who’ve come out later in life but I know a few women. Some grew up in families with anti-homosexual feelings who wouldn’t have considered being gay an option until they were middle aged. Some had a feeling they couldn’t place but just sucked it up as a women’s lot in life and others genuinely loved their male partners then later fell in love with a woman. It’s not always duplicitous.

I get the sense none of this was news to his wife. Anyone with eyes could see he was as camp as Butlins. Maybe it was an arrangement between them, perhaps he came out to his wife years ago? We have to take his word that his family are being supportive and loving.

Don't understand if that's the case though, why he wouldn't come out before now. I have a friend who married then came out as gay when his wife wanted to start a family. Very amicable and she even gave him away at his wedding to a man.

And NONE of this would have happened if she had left your father for a man?
If he left his wife for another woman he wouldn't be on tv declaring it to whole world would he? He wouldn't be lauded as being brave, getting hugs and rounds of applause would he? He would be seen as a scumbag he lied and deceived his wife.

I find it amazing how many posters here have inside knowledge into PS´s marriage and what his wife did and did not know and what she thinks about it. Also, his daughters are adults with their own lives. Yes, I am sure this is upsetting to them, but their parents don't have to put them first in everything at their age.

Should at least take his wedding ring off - I thought that was quite odd to still be wearing it. Mate, your marriage is done

I thought it was an open secret anyway, in the industry?

anyhow, fair play to him although it makes you wonder whether he'd been threatened with some expose and decided to just take control of it himself?

You can say anything in an interview. Everything will have been carefully scripted to try and get the desired response from the public.

Feel sorry for his wife to be honest.

Unless he and his wife had some sort of 'arrangement' then basically, he's come out as a horrid cheat....

@Gingaaarghpussy I am sorry it hurt you, she should have never left her children behind, I see there were more issues besides her sexuality.