There we go Schofield has admitted ‘affair’

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Front page of the daily mail for my sins.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12129347/Phillip-Schofield-ADMITS-affair-young-Morning-runner-married.html

As if we're surprised...an attempt at a bit of damage control...

Ah well.

It's "not illegal", meaning the person was of legal age? But still exceptionally young? 🤮

Wonder who was threatening to spill the beans.

He's so fecking smug and annoying. Why doesn't he just sod off.

I presume MMs version of events is going to go to the Press this weekend and so slimey Phil has got in there first.

Well yes it’s all about damage limitation .

nothing new in the article .

He says he's lied to ITV, the press, his friends and his family.
I imagine this is the basis of the 'spat' with HW.

Given that it was such common knowledge for so long, it’s sort of crazy that it’s taken so bloody long for the final shoe to drop.

He has "resigned" from ITV, so obviously not presenting The Soap Awards. And what about the prime time TV show that ITV announced he would be doing when they sacked him accepted his resignation from This Morning.

Looks like he's a falling star that no one will put in their pocket and keep for a rainy day.

It's slowly unraveling Philip, I imagine there's still worse to come.

Oh what a tangled web we weave...

I was thinking if Piers Morgan was defending this guy, he's not safe.

He nay as well just come right out and say it. Piers isn't the right one to have in your corner.

He can't really deny it. There are countless pictures already online of them together along with social media posts and witness accounts.

I don't think it was a real affair as it seems they had an open marriage but if he denied the relationship was happening, I can see why ITV and Holly are fuming. Again, though, given the clear evidence one can find with a very basic google search, ITV, Holly or his family could quickly have presented that evidence to him.

Even his agent doesn't want him - there's more to come.

This has been widely discussed on social media since 2019. It’s an open secret and was the real reason that Ruth and Eamon left TM. It’s also the reason Schofield came out because the guy was trying to sell his story, he’s since left showbiz altogether and has normal job. I hope he’s ok.

Im now expecting the much younger male escort who Schofield was living with through lockdown to sell his story to the highest bidder.

Oh, she will have known for aaaaages. At the time that she was cuddling him on the sofa during his ‘coming out’ for sure.

And his management will have known, and his friends and family. They all just thought it would go away if ignored long enough. But the court case with his paedophile brother and admitting being complicit in turning a blind eye finally tipped the balance.

Have you seen the way the mail is reporting it? If you're on a phone Philth is headline and directly below it is a story about paedophile hunters...

They have form for running 2 stories together to speak the unspoken part

Surprised…. Not
There is absolutely nothing genuine about this man and he doesn’t have any remorse.
I can’t bear him

Absolutely. The truth will out.

Yes agree that this isn't all of it...

He’s obviously been forced to admit it. Talks about lying to the DM earlier in the month when they asked him about it. Sounds like they were about to publish a big expose.

Piers is horrid

He had an affair with another consenting adult. FGS the 'mystery' and conjecture has made it far worse than it ever was.
If he'd come clean about the affair when he came out it would be water under the bridge by now.

Well spotted. I remember an ex journalist talking about how they do this a bit ago. So publish a nice story about someone famous who they know has been up to something. Then underneath publish a general story about the “thing” which on the surface seems nothing to do with the other story.

Well if the rumours about underage grooming are to be believed it’s not that straight forward. No wonder Holly was distancing herself.

Can all the people who said there was no evidence for this and it was all just hearsay come and apologise please?

And while it may have been legal when Schofield started having sex with him, he'd known MM since he was TEN. Schofield was around 50 and MM was still a teenager when he started as a runner on This Morning.

I hope this is the end of HW's career too. She stood by and knew if was happening and did NOTHINV.