Phillip schofield

I don't think that age gaps are an issue, other than between the people concerned. It becomes an issue when there is a huge power imbalance, and when the young person is too young to make mature decisions.

It looks as though Schofield's PR has played a blinder. The 'poor me' narrative, the messed up hair and make-up free appearance, and the egregious use of Caroline Flack has left the media in a position where they have to bow to the blackmail implicit in the suicide threats, and public sympathy seems to be turning.

Scholfield mentioned paying the runner's legal costs as though that is magnanimous of him, but why would the boy need a lawyer at this stage? He won't be paying for an expensive PR team, will he? I would be interested to know if this representation is from the same lawyers as Schofield (which I assume is legal as this is not yet an adversarial situation). If that is the case, the implications are obvious.

NanaDana I don’t think that I have seen any ageist comments; or anything unfavourable about Mr Fry in particular.

Sarah, I apologise, but I was genuinely surprised.
No, I don’t look like I’m in my late 70s!

When we are at hospital together people ask our relationship, but if people see us socially they can tell that we are a couple.

It’s body language I suppose.

My father and my husband are similar age (actually DH is a couple of years older) but I expect our body language and the way we interact is very different.

I suppose that some people have wondered, but they have never made a comment about our age difference or relationship.

Perhaps we’ve been lucky.

The comments about Fry and his partner were actually about their body language too, about the younger man looking bored.
He also wears rather odd clothes.

We are all flawed, and Stephen Fry has been brutally honest about his own failings in his autobiographical books. Unusually so for someone who is such a celebrity. He would certainly be high on my list if I had to populate the "dinner party" list with my favoured guests. As for some of the ageist comments here, I'll simply choose to ignore them. Disappointingly shallow.

I didn’t get the impression DinahMo was being rude, FannyCornforth, I thought it was a genuine question. Sometimes people look much older or younger than their years. If you look about 40 and your husband is 77, I’m surprised you say you’re never mistaken for anything other than partners.

My maths was wrong (I blame the indignation).
When we met he was 52

Do Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas look the same age?

DinahMo
No! Of course we don’t look the same flipping age!
Good grief!

When we met I was 26 and he was 54.
Now I am 51 and he’s 77.
And I actually look about 10 years younger than 51.

FannyCornforth

My husband is 26 years my senior, but we have never been mistaken for anything other than partners.
Stephen Fry and his husband look ridiculously mismatched

But do you look the same age?

Stephen Fry's husband is 30 years younger, although he does look a lot younger than his 36 years.

I think that this case is bringing out the worst in most people on here, endlessly repeating what could be lies, certainly innuendo.

Primrose53

Forsythia

If he was a serial philanderer wouldn’t more have chipped in by now? It seems it’s just this one person. Normally they all pile in/on and more revelations come to light but they haven’t. In his industry being gay is widespread I think. Look at Stephen Fry and his very young husband.

Indeed. Have you ever seen anybody looking so bored and uninterested as Stephen Fry’s very young husband? Every photo I have ever seen of them, he looks like he would rather be anywhere else.

Didn’t he leave his long term partner for this younger man?

ould’nt surprise me!

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Anniebach

I do know Stephen Fry

Really?

Well I apologise Annie .

Stephen Fry would be my choice of a companion, dinner guest,or just a mate to have a coffee with,and I live quite near his Norfolk home,and find him very attractive, it is his voice.

I do know Stephen Fry

Not for me but we are all different. It's showbiz. Nobody really knows them as we are finding out.

And funny. I know he’s gay but what do they say about the best way to get a woman into bed?

I love Stephen Fry ❤️

He is also very kind, gentle and caring

Stephen Fry is incredibly knowledgeable about Wilde, Wodehouse and Chesterton.
That alone would keep me interested

I must be a very stupid person as I can imagine being bored by Stephen Fry. We don't all find the same people interesting.

A relationship, a bit on the side, an affair, people lie

Yet again the problem here isn’t ‘an affair’

Yet again - people having affairs do lie to family and friends