Phillip Scofield Why all the Fuss

It's reported that his wife is "totally devastated" so I guess it was a surprise, ReadyMeals

He said he knew he felt this way on his wedding day, his wife must feel used. She will say she supports him publicly for the sake of their children but .........

I’ve just read an article that alleges he was having a relationship with a very young man ( compared to him) who threatened to “out him” . Not sure how true it is so I have decided not to post the link .

janipat I agree
obviously that happened a lot in years gone by when homosexuality was a criminal offence and there were many unhappy marriages as a result.
But there was absolutely no excuse for marrying as a cover in the 1990s despite what some may believe.

Disgusted with Phillip Scofield.

And to all those supporting his use of his wife to help his career...

What about how his children feel about him using their mother? - Whether she was, or was not complicit, the children never asked to be born into a sham marriage.

Scofield is a coward.

There is a lot more to this than we are being told.

The 18yr old lad he befriended needs support.

Some of the comments on this thread illustrate vividly why PS felt staying in the closet was the best idea.

Using a woman to protect himself was the best idea ?

Being homosexual hasn’t affected any show business career for
many a year

I agree trisher. Where was that reported Sparklefizz?

Why the need to come out now and in such a dramatic way

Good grief, he received a standing ovation when he was on a show - dancing on ice .

TBF that was due to one of the judges and I thought it was inappropriate. We don't and can't know if PS knew that was going to happen before hand.

I read that the mainstream press are keeping quiet on the runner story as a super injunction may have been taken out by PS. Also Joan Collins started talking about it all on Good Morning Britain, and was quickly "shut up" before she could say more.

There is obviously much more to all this, and they are trying desperately to hush it all up. Him being gay is surely not a problem for his career these days, although it may have been when he married. It's just the hypocrisy that annoys me.

We just do not know what has happened between him and his wife, nor do we need to.

I just hate the way he is being lauded by so many media people for being "so brave". That is an insult to really brave people.

Seacliff I saw that interview with Joan Collins and Perez Hilton today, they both inferred that it was "known in the industry" Philip Schofield was gay and his hand had been forced by the young man he has been having a relationship with for the last 6 years. (He has been named on Social Media with many photos of him with PS published)

Trisher. I haven't noticed any flagrantly anti-gay messages on here. Most of the negative comments relate to the totally ridiculous and extremely unsavoury OTT way PS and all his showbusiness mates have dealt with it, from the announcement onwards. Or to the way his wife and daughters have been treated in all of this. Apparently he knew on his wedding day! Did he tell her? Did he give her the same choices as he gave himself? Was it a church wedding with religious vows in the sight of God? On Friday it was known that "something big" was going to happen, though only the very chosen few knew. All the pre booked guests were cancelled to make room for it.

Smileless Where was that reported Sparklefizz?

In half a dozen papers I read online this morning.

If he has been in a relationship for the last six years surely his
wife knew ?

I found the "legend" comment and the standing ovation on Dancing On Ice over the top to say the least and that's putting it mildly.

I did read somewhere, can't remember where now must have been yesterday, that his wife knew nothing about this and is devastated. I agree with Annie this has been all about his career. I expect that there will be a legal "ring of steel" around this story from now on.

Yes it’s all over the internet now . Seems like it could be something to do with his recent fallings out with certain people .

Smileless
www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/phillip-schofields-wife-stephanie-lowe-21454903

guardian.ng/life/phillip-schofields-wife-shattered-by-him-coming-out-as-gay/

plus several others.

And if there were plans to punish him for bullying on This Morning, he will be untouchable now.

The link someone posted to YouTube on p. 12 of this thread says it all.

Good grief, he received a standing ovation when he was on a show - dancing on ice

How terribly painful for his wife!

He has known the boy since he was 10.

I’ve was told by a reliable source yesterday that he was about to be outed so that’s the reason for the announcement. I was also told that he’s pretty powerful within the industry and with powerful allies. The story with the young man will be shut down and ignored by the MSM. Lo and behold, this morning I read a story that colleagues had known he was gay for a few years and he has helped many young men deal with their problems around being gay and he had been ‘mentoring’ a young man that worked on the show for several years. How the mighty PR machine works.

To be honest, I really don’t care but I am sickened by the blatant hypocrisy and cynical deception of the viewing public. I’ve never paid the man much attention and don’t watch GMB but for what it’s worth I doubt PS is a very nice person.

It’s all rather sordid

Just scrolling down, thinking 'how sordid' when I read your comment, Anniebach.