Phillip Schofield

[BaitandSwitch]

He's on R4 this morning, Saturday Live, talking about coming out and of course his new book. I think this is tasteless - he talks about the upset and trauma/impact on his family, yet he has the cheek to write a book about it and plug it on national radio! Not that he is short of a bob or two, with his TV shows and We buy any car.com (that offers as little as it can get away with for your car). It seems that little will get in the way of him exploiting any opportunity to gain publicity and make money - that is the view I have of him.

[ilovebagpuss]

I think he only came out when he did to cover the growing noise around him being an arse and unpleasant to work with. I’ve no idea if that was true of course just read Holly had said she couldn’t comment from her experience with him but that there was a “can of worms” somewhere out there.

[chaosisaladder]

I don’t like him.

I’m not sure why he keeps getting paid to advertise things because he is so unlikeable. And I second that he was clearly put over a barrel about coming out because the tabloids probably had something juicy on him.

[ThePluckOfTheCoward]

He's a preening, vain, attention seeking old twit, I wish someone would put him back in the broom cupboard and throw away the key.

[Asterion]

@OwlOne

I wonder if he'd be supportive of his wife writing a book?

He wouldn't like that at all! And I bet he would try to injunct her, or something - because people like him demand to control the narrative.

[Chicchicchicchiclana]

I don't know much about him because I don't watch any of the programmes he presents and never have.

Is all the hatred because he's gay? The level of vitriol seems quite hard to fathom.

People do live a lie and do come out as gay quite late in life, it happens all the time. I worked with a man who came out in his 50s when his children were grown up. It was obviously, huge, (and 30 years ago too) but everyone seemed to adjust quite quickly.

I do agree on paper it looks like PS doesn't need to write a book about it all, but who knows the deal might have been made years ago and he could have had an advance which he has to honour.

[BessieSurtees]

@stillsomewhatsheldonesque

I can no longer watch that grizzled auld tortoise.

If I want to watch the likes of Dancing on Ice, he is subject to fast forwarding. (Snap with Holly)

The way he went about his coming out seemed to be all about him when it wasn’t. His family appeared to be accepted collateral damage.

I wish I had written this he does seem to be untouchable and this has made him even more arrogant, no humility there.

[1AngelicFruitCake]

I don’t personally ‘hate’ him but I think others find him hard to like due to him coming out and acting like it was new for him, making himself out to be brave.

[BringMeTea]

He's one sleazy fucker. Also had to turn R4 off immediately.

[Russellbrandshair]

Is all the hatred because he's gay? The level of vitriol seems quite hard to fathom

Loool no. See frog fairy’s post above. If a heterosexual tv presenter had been shagging a girl he’d know when she was age 10 I suspect our reaction would be the same!

[Mummyoflittledragon]

Narcissist goes on tv to talk about himself. His poor wife.

[Coffeeandcocopops]

I’ve got a friend in this situation whose H has just moved out saying he is gay. 20 years of marriage and children. She is destroyed. Feels like her whole married life has been a lie. There were no signs. She certainly Doesn’t think her H is brave.

[Folicky]

I think him coming out ha something to do with Amanda Holden

[PuppyMonkey]

It’s all just the old showbiz game, isn’t it? Tale as old as time, been going on since Hollywood’s golden age - spin spin spin.

Whenever I think of Philip schofield I always recall the Smash Hit Poll Winner’s party, where Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine rugby tackled him from behind on live tv as he was snarky about them smashing their gear up.

[OrangeBananaFish]

I cant stand the man. All the facebook posts about how brave he was to come out. Just bleugh.

I had read (obviously have no proof and its just rumours etc) that not only was he about to be outed to be gay, but there were also other bad things coming out about him being a bully etc. So then out he comes along with the waterworks so everyone feels sorry for him and praises his bravery. Which also puts a stop to anyone slagging him off because then they would just look homophobic.

A twat is still a twat no matter what their sexuality is.

[DeKraai]

@OwlOne

I wonder if he'd be supportive of his wife writing a book?

I'd read that one if it came out. Especially if it was without his blessing! I have a sense that his publicity machine is so powerful that she probably couldn't put her own, un"reviewed" words out there, even if she wanted to. Would also be somewhat awkward when their daughter is his publicist...

[MargaretHooper]

I don't think Richard Coles, as a presenter, gets to pick the guests. He has to do his best with what he's given. And he's a good friend of Fern Britton, so I wouldn't image Philip Schofield is part of his circle.

[Mrsjayy]

He was on Lorraine Kelly gushing that Holly was his bff there wasn't a feud she knew he was gay blah blah it was just creepy .

[MarieIVanArkleStinks]

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine rugby tackled him from behind on live tv as he was snarky about them smashing their gear up.

I must have been living on another planet because I completely missed this. Googled it (I know, sad) and have just had my best laugh of the week! Even funnier than Jarvis Cocker and Michael Jackson ...

[SlightlyJaded]

Loathe him.

He has effectively been an attention seeking baby with no regard for the impact on his family.

He has also done no favours to the LGBT community, by making it such a big deal to come out. His drama has made being gay a massive issue when people have worked so hard for it to be accepted and mainstream. He is ridiculous.

[Georgeoftheinternet]

He was so brave......


Just kidding. He should be kicked of tv for cheating on his wife and being dishonest.

[Ori3]

He’s a self-publicist. Coming out has given his career a boost, if anything. Yes it’s tasteless to write a book about it given the trauma it’s probably caused his family. But he doesn’t care. Clearly. This is All.About.Him.

[PuppyMonkey]

@MarieIVanArkleStinks it’s a lasting image isn’t it?

[category12]

I can sort of understand why he chose to closet as a children's presenter and "housewives favourite" - but then again, the 90s weren't exactly the dark ages.