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.

[DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult]

All the "coming out isn't a big deal these days" are fucking ridiculous.

It is a huge deal to some, and pretending otherwise is insulting to those who are struggling with the repercussions of coming out.

In a world where rights to equality are being stripped away every single day, if they were ever granted in the first place, it is still a massive deal.

Regardless of what anyone thinks of Schofield on a personal level, please stop minimising coming out, your opinions are insulting and inaccurate.

[EdwardCullensBiteOnTheSide]

Absolutely can't abide Phillip Schofield, and Holly Willoughby simpering at the side of him just aggravates me 😂

[SpectralPlot]

I'm so glad 😚. We need light relief now more than anything.

But I'm derailing now so shall stop.

[stillsomewhatsheldonesque]

I don’t think it is easy for some to come out at all.

I do think it could’ve been handled in a more sensitive way to spare his family.

It was aaaaaaall about him. And as I said above, it really wasn’t just about him.

[GrimSisters]

He was the patron of his mate Simon Schofield's '2 Faced Theatre Company' for years. He is pictured with a group of kids on their website, (taken down at the end time as PS came out and questions started to be asked)
One of the children, aged 12 that he was pictured with, he went on to befriend on social media when he turned 15.
He was then given work experience on This Morning, subsequently becoming a runner.
This runner, called Matthew Mcgreevy was swiftly removed from the show shortly before PS 'came out'.
There have been valid claims that they were in a relationship - until it all turned sour. 34 year age gap. Apparently his flat in Southwark was reserved 'for the boys'.
Whenever I see PS on the TV it turns my stomach. He's a creepy groomer and he must have the media and ITV staff on a watertight non disclosure agreement.

[randomer]

The young guy who was employed as a runner and then ended up being Phil's partner.....that seemed like an abuse of power to me.

As for coming out, he could quietly and with some dignity have released a simple statement. Nobody bloody cares.

[randomer]

My son is gay and has never been " in" , How stupid, life has moved on thank God.

[Rhine]

You used to be able to see Matthew McGreevy’s showreel on YouTube, and Philip and Holly are both in it.

[Benjispruce2]

Have to turn him off. But then agss as in I also have to turn the radio off whenever I hear Michael Jackson played. Why is it ok?

[WitchesSpelleas]

All the "coming out isn't a big deal these days" are fucking ridiculous

And don't forget Phillip Schofield was born in 1962 - when sex between consenting men was still a criminal offence. He didn't grow up in an era of tolerance.

[DrFoxtrot]

Saw this on Facebook the other day

[VivaMiltonKeynes]

@BaitandSwitch

Yes of course I'm aware that celebrities write books and will promote them anyway they can. But considering what he has put his family through, I would have more respect for him if he dealt with this more privately ... rather than using it as an opportunity for more self-promotion and money.

I agree with you . He has no respect for his family .

[stillsomewhatsheldonesque]

He may well have been born in 1962. I’m not that much younger. I had gay friends in my teens. I also lived in a sleepy backwater. And those friends were not only tolerated but accepted.

I’m not saying that was the case for everyone. And quite possibly it may have been difficult in the public eye.

But who is to say if he couldn’t have lived his real life out of the spotlight?

He chose fame.

[raddledoldmisanthropist]

The young guy who was employed as a runner and then ended up being Phil's partner.

I'm not sure he was ever a partner. I think that's why the kid got pissed off.

don't forget Phillip Schofield was born in 1962 - when sex between consenting men was still a criminal offence.

He was 5 years old when it was legalised. I don't think historic homophobia justifies cheating or exploitative sexual relationships.

[middleager]

I can't abide him either. It's always about him. His poor wife.

[Thismustbelove]

His ‘coming out’ was one massive carefully handled PR exercise. I read he took out an injunction out on the runner.

I’m sure he had a long-standing arrangement with his wife to maintain his tv persona while enabling him to live in his own apartment seeing who he wanted.

He wants his voice to be the only one heard. I cannot understand his popularity.

[WitchesSpelleas]

He was 5 years old when it was legalised. I don't think historic homophobia justifies cheating or exploitative sexual relationships.

Attitudes didn't change overnight when the law changed. People sometimes got married because they genuinely wanted to pretend - to themselves - that they were straight. It's not as simple as saying that, by the 80s when Schofield was making a name for himself in children's TV, it was legal to be gay so he should've been able to come out. He was far from the only celebrity who didn't come out - look at George Michael, in the 80s cast as a teenage girls' pin-up and trapped by that image at the time.

[Mrsjayy]

His coming out and wailing on Holly was excruciating Eamon Holmes eyes nearly rolled out of his head!

[PicsInRed]

@WitchesSpelleas

All the "coming out isn't a big deal these days" are fucking ridiculous

And don't forget Phillip Schofield was born in 1962 - when sex between consenting men was still a criminal offence. He didn't grow up in an era of tolerance.

I and my male peers was born when men could legally rape their wives. Life is full of choices and I chose to live my life according to present law, rather than that which saw women like me terrorised.

Schofield came of age in the era of acceptance and married when being gay was neither a crime nor any worse in the workplace than being born... a woman.

Schofield chose to - in my opinion - predate illegally on underage boys - and also reportedly to engage his poor wife in a sham marriage which sees her previous life now in ruins. He turned the victimisation of people like him around - becoming a victimiser of others.

He's - in my opinion - a predator and an exploiter both of women and also of young boys.

🤮

[Janegrey333]

He really is an unpleasant little man. This has nothing whatsoever to do with his sexuality - it’s more to do with his general behaviour towards guests on the morning programme he co hosts.

I don’t watch any tv during the day but have read quite a bit about his shenanigans with the smarmy Holly. He doesn’t seem to realise that it’s all about the guests, not about him and his equally annoying sidekick.

And yes, I feel sorry for his family.

[randomer]

Its got nothing to do with him being born in 1962 and suffering all these years.
He is a fame hungry person with a modicum of talent, looks good for the camera and exploits everything he touches. Minted beyond our wildest dreams.
Nobody but nobody gives a flying f about some middle aged bloke and his sexuality.

[raddledoldmisanthropist]

Attitudes didn't change overnight when the law changed.

Sure, and attitudes vary wildly- there will still be a few people who feel forced to live a lie today.

I'm not sure anyone sees a problem with him being gay or would lack empathy if he'd split with his wife.

Being gay isn't an excuse for sexual exploitation or serial infidelity and his narrative of how hard he's had it feels very contrived.

[stillsomewhatsheldonesque]

I think Eamonn’s eyes rolled more when he wailed on top of Ruth...

That put her right back in her box. Can’t be saying anything bad about dear old pip now for fear of being down on him because, well you know...

MANipulation at its finest.

[Janegrey333]

@Mrsjayy

His coming out and wailing on Holly was excruciating Eamon Holmes eyes nearly rolled out of his head!

Lol. Must have been quite the drama for the little drama queens.

[stillsomewhatsheldonesque]

I have no doubt he’s had it hard