Philip Schofield interview on BBC News/iplayer now.

[JeandeServiette]

Anyone else watching?

I wasn't supposed to be up this early but what the heck.

I don't understand his comments about "having a good marriage".
He's gay. He's said that explicitly.
How can he have a good marriage with his wife when he's not straight?

It is the rabbit that gets pulled out of the hat by narcs which psychologists and lawyers see all the time.
'If you don't believe the scraps of information I have already put out there, then I will up my game by saying the very worst thing imaginable to make you believe me!'

Tellingly, those are rarely the people who follow it through.

I think I read that PS is paying for the lawyers supporting MM at this time because he is worried about him etc..or that he continues to aim to control the narrative.

The marriage was "good" from his point of view and that's all that matters to him. The marriage served it's purpose.

He say's he met him at 15 but there's pictures of him with him and a bunch of other theatre kids when he's actually about 10.

The interview to me just seemed like him trying to take back control using the classic " If you leave me I'll kill myself" narrative that abusive partners do kind of thing.

The same way other men who are leading other forms of a double life whilst married say ‘they’re happily married to their wife who they love very much’. It’s just their peculiar way of thinking.

@Iwantcakeeveryday spot on 👏

I can't help feeling intrigued by the relationship with his wife and children about all of this with his affair and coming out.
He's always apparently seemed to still have a good relationship with them?
I'd be fascinated to know the ins and outs. Not that we would of course

Unsure if this is a silly question but what would the lawyers be doing for him?

Yes, exactly... He's saying it like it's a normal thing to do.. So where are all the others he got work experience for? (And I bet none were female!!)

The age gap is not the issue here. Lots of people have relationships and marriages with a 30-40 year age gap. Even the power imbalance is not the main issue - lots of people have consenting affairs with junior colleagues.

The issue is that PS met the boy when he was a teenager and groomed him until he reached the age of consent. Which is not ok. If they had met as adults it would be a different story.

As for PS whining about his current treatment by press and public - well maybe don’t groom underage boys then?

Totally agree that he has been hunted down to the point that he is broken and suicidal. Seems the media have learned nothing. Of course he was wrong but if we go by what he says happened it is not as horrendous as is being made out. The media are just pummelling him down until there's nothing left then they move on.

and he got him the job!

and he saw no issue with giving jobs to his mates

I meant the wrong side of sixteen, whereas his brother did.

Of course he was wrong but if we go by what he says happened it is not as horrendous as is being made out.

Why should we "go by what he says happened" when he has repeatedly lied already? A fortnight ago he was denying this relationship ever happened. I'm inclined to not believe a word he says.

It is manipulation really. His homosexuality was just a sideline his marriage and family life were perfect he got what he wanted !

"not horrendous" How can anyone describe grooming an underage boy as not horrendous. if this was your son how happy would you be about it? too many people go around with their eyes closed to this sort of behaviour and so it perpetuates. how many 15 year olds do you follow on social media Stonytonk11?

In his own dual meaning reply to MM during the video interview, he wanted to get away with it for as long as he could. That's what he did. Just like Rolf and Saville, his 'career' escaped the worst damage because he was shamed post-60

He does have a feel sorry for me face. But this is an act and he did cruelly discard the runner. Compassion not relevant.

Not standing up for PS but maybe he moved him for the man's benefit as he had realised what a mistake he had made and that it was a misuse of power? Stop embellished the facts.

My Dc are adults and I remember them getting Facebook and . And if parents followed their kids friends we always asked parents permission and this was kids we knew we didn't follow random 15 year olds ! Oh and another thing has PS helped any other young people into "the business " or just this young man he had sex with?

I don't particularly like ps or agree with what he has done, but on a human level I do think mentally he will be struggling, and not surprised if he is feeling suicidal. What Caroline Flack did was wrong, and she was hounded and broken until she saw no way out. The press have been relentless, and love nothing more then to see their downfall. Let's see what the investigation proves.

He groomed a child.

He also had an affair and for some reason because he was having an affair with a man, he was the good guy and got all the sympathy. Fuck his wife and children.