There we go Schofield has admitted ‘affair’

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Front page of the daily mail for my sins.

I agree. The minute Morgan starts sticking up for someone, I think that they're probably a wrong 'un. The converse applies, too, imo: being slagged off by him is an indicator that they're probably ok.

Why, guilty conscience, you think you or patents are a sacred caste?

Eh? Guilty conscience of what?

I think it is an outrage that anyone should have to 'admit' something so personal and don't blame him for lying. After all, it wasn't just about him but about the young man with whom he had the affair, who may have been terrified of resultant publicity. I can just imagine the hounding from the press he would have received had it gone public. Now it doesn't matter too much.

People are entitled to a private life even if they are well known.

It's not about the relationship. It's about the potential abuse of power. And the cover up not just by Schofield but also the TV executives at a time when they should have been shit hot on inappropriate relationships.

If Schofield had wanted to continue the relationship, he should have quit the programme. He didn't.

“Schofield could help a kid he'd known since he was 10 get into the industry. That's nepotism and not great but it's not exploitation.”

Not the point, I know, but I believe this would be an example of cronyism, not nepotism.

I feel sad for his wife. Her finding out her husband is gay and then having him come out on tv. Now finding out about his affair with a man. It must be difficult for her.

Fair enough! You get my point though.

Very difficult. She’s not really been seen since he came out I don’t think. I fully suspect she knew it all though.

@ButterCrackers I think she probably knew but maybe it was financially smarter for her to go along with it.

And surely now it's time to leave him alone guys.

I agree, ITV would have known, so their ‘disappointment’ in his deceit is galling.

They’re all hypocrites.

Ok, Philip 🙄

So what’s the big deal here ?

Many people have affairs, including Charles our King, he was younger but not underage.

What about President Macron are people getting the vomit emojis out for him ?

I mean if you have a listen to George Michaels lyrics to fast love it may make you blush !

This is just typical of the UK and it’s tall poppy syndrome - jealousy is rife and doing well is not celebrated.

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No one said anything because of what happens when you speak out about stuff like this.

You risk losing your job, reputation, friends and even family if the public is not ready to hear what you are saying.

People have lost everything for speaking out about things others would prefer to keep hidden

Depends on how much she knew and when.

It's possible she was well aware. In which case, it's not a great look for her either.

She had known he was gay for sometime but remained with him until it all became public. So she did make some conscious decisions about his behaviour and whether to support him.

She may have felt obligated to for various reasons - but that possibly does come down to this pressure to be kind and not be homophobic - which is something as a society we need to address. Is identity and feelings more important than the way you behave and how much you respect others? We haven't got this one quite right yet I feel.

I'm wondering what really went on with Fern Britton. One minute her and PS were best buddies and the next the relationship turned sour and she left This Morning.

It's not Macron who raises the eyebrows.

And yes, that one is dubious.

And didn't she leave teaching?

The sh!t really seemed to start to hit the fan when the news came out about PS's brother's conviction. The grooming allegations relating to MM have been around for some time. That's not's what's caused this latest bomb to go off.

My guess (and it's only a guess) is that there is a perceived connection to his brother's case and that's why everyone - HW, ITV, his agent - is now jumping ship as fast and as publicly as they can.

EH is hell bent on extracting revenge - he won't let this story quietly fade away.

You can't drop concerns over safeguarding because it make Phil unhappy. Even if those concerns are about the TV executives not him...

OK so now you've had your feeding frenzy. Walk away and leave the guy alone. And no I am not him. It's threads like this that really make me feel sad and at times lash out at numpties who gobble up all the gossip. Keyboard warriors the lot of you. One day I will get permanently banned from here because it seems I can't really stomach the bile and lash out. Best behaviour from now on does not really cut it.
I like to believe that most people are good and have good in them but a massive percentage of the bad are seemingly posting here today... on this thread

Can anyone share/confirm the facts:

He knew the boy since 10

Later he got him the job. How old was he when he started working for TM?

There is apparently a video clip of them on a date? Anyone got the link? And how old was the lad then?

When Phil says legal but unwise, I read this to mean the lad was at least 16 before sexual activity took place? If he was 18 surely he would have used wording to imply they were consenting adults rather than it just being legal?

The most significant clue is that his management company have dumped him.

They would not do this merely because he had an affair with a much younger man at work.

There is much more that has not yet been made public.