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Sorry, another Philip Schofield one...

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UnaCorda · 08/02/2020 20:20

I really couldn't care less about Philip Schofield's sexuality (or anyone else's) and good for him for finally being true to himself. But what makes me quite cross is all this talk of honesty and bravery, and the self-indulgent, tortured confessional in front of the nation when really it's of no importance to anyone who doesn't know him personally.

In the clip of his chat with Holly he asks repeatedly, "When is the right time?" In my opinion, the right time is before you get married to someone who believes you are straight. It's not brave, or honest, to make someone unwittingly provide you with the benefits of a heterosexual relationship, including children, so you can be viewed by the public as a "respectable family man". It's actually rather selfish.

I had a brief relationship with someone who I later discovered was gay. He didn't even have the balls to tell me directly, and it seriously screwed me up for a long time. I can't imagine what it must be like to find out your husband of 27 years is homosexual.

I'm not gay, so perhaps I am being unreasonable as I don't know what it is like to come out to friends and family (although I imagine it is easier now than it was thirty years ago) and I don't know whether PS really believed that he was in love with his wife when they got married. But I do think that leaving a duplicitous life which affects other people is not a kind or honourable thing to do and I feel very sorry for his wife and daughters who I think really have been brave.

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happinessischocolate · 12/02/2020 13:05

Liberace once sued The Daily mirror for libel, for implying he was gay. He won. We all know the truth now.

😂 that was in 1959

yolofish · 12/02/2020 15:21

I dont care who is gay or who isnt - couldnt give a flying fuck either way.

What is wrong is the lying, the using your platform to come out as a 'hero' and if, true, the allegations about using a position of power/influence to enable PS to 'mentor' young gay members of staff.

Lordfrontpaw · 12/02/2020 15:43

I heard that a bear once sued a red top for suggesting that he pooed in the woods...

NumbersStation · 12/02/2020 16:05

And the Pope allegedly won a 6 figure sum after disputing an article which questioned his religious orientation....

RadgeSpottingChooseFife · 12/02/2020 16:05

Who is JD?

FromEden · 12/02/2020 16:35

I thought JD said at some point that he is bisexual? But maybe I imagined that due to reading all of the rumours over the years

FromEden · 12/02/2020 16:36

Who is JD?

Back in the day Australian soap actor turned popstar , wore a technicolor coat for a bit

RadgeSpottingChooseFife · 12/02/2020 16:41

Oh ye olde Jason Donovan! Are we allowed the day his name or is it a bit like Macbeth? Should we say ‘the Australian actor’? Grin

Dowser · 12/02/2020 20:27

Gosh it’s quiet on here.
Has everyone upped and left and gone over to tattle life
It’s manic on there 😂

nauticant · 12/02/2020 20:29

I had a go at following the discussion on tattle life but it ran away from me. So many posts. I would have been doing nothing but reading those threads for day after day after day.

lilgreen · 12/02/2020 20:35

No new news to discuss @Dowser

The80sweregreat · 12/02/2020 20:36

I also had a look at tattle but it wasn't for me!

BeyondReasonablyDoubtsLots · 12/02/2020 20:43

I've been out for a lot of the day. Were there any posts of interest on Tattle? I've never been there, don't usually follow any sleb news at all Grin anyone got a link?

TheWaveReturnsToTheOcean · 12/02/2020 20:53

tattle.life/threads/phillip-schofield-5-we-dont-buy-any-of-it-com.4714/

They are nearly at the end of thread 5 Grin
That's some good going in terms of commitment to sleb twaddling!
Slowing down on MN as we have probably said it all and now TPTB whoever they are are waiting for it to become yesterday's snow (isn't that a lovely phrase? Schnee von gestern...it's the German equivalent of yesterday's fish and chip paper wrt the news and such).
So yep, silver fox is hoping for more snow presumably. He has certainly avoided tweeting since Friday.

BeyondReasonablyDoubtsLots · 12/02/2020 21:13

I did notice his lack of tweets. Weird lack of snapchats too (DP follows him, not me 😂)

Nanna50 · 13/02/2020 05:48

@NutEIIaFitzgerald

Phillip and the Gofer though

😂😂

Anjo2011 · 13/02/2020 08:48

Eamonn Holmes has tweeted that he has left his talk radio show, maybe there is a Monday to Friday job he’s got his eye on.

NumbersStation · 13/02/2020 09:05

If only anjo - if only! 😉

SpanishFly · 13/02/2020 09:05

Thats v interesting - I hope Eamonn does have "something" in the pipeline.

Oh, I wish this would all explode and ITV can be dealt with properly. They should not be allowed to be hiding all this. And hell mend them if even more comes out than they realised they were hiding.

Anjo2011 · 13/02/2020 09:11

The rumours keep coming thick and fast , would it be mean to say I hope today is PS last day on TM, or just wishful thinking.

Lordfrontpaw · 13/02/2020 09:13

I wonder if he had his eye on another job and this was part of his ‘exit’ strategy?

Inkanta · 13/02/2020 09:16

Just what I was thinking SpanishFly - they shouldn't be allowed to hide all this. The public were duped last Friday. I was completely taken in by it - until further information came out.

Anjo2011 · 13/02/2020 09:19

Agreed. ITV need to do the right thing and it’s becoming more evident by the day what that is.

SpanishFly · 13/02/2020 09:23

@Inkanta, new info just seems to keep being buried - it's genuinely terrifying how they are controlling what is on the internet. As much as I always knew (eg) governments etc controlled what we can see online, I really didnt think ITV would go to these lengths. Makes you wonder the real reason they are going to these lenghts.

GrimDamnFanjo · 13/02/2020 09:28

My thoughts at the start of the week are being upheld.
Itv have struck a deal with the Sxn and stopped the other Red Tops/broadsheets from following the story.
Unless someone's prepared to break cover then this is going to go away.
I hope that MM is ok and his future career has not been damaged by this whatever the truth of the rumours.

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