Phillip Schofield has expressed his discontent with the negative portrayal of his departure from ITV and the language used to describe his affair. In May 2023, the 62-year-old stepped down from This Morning after he admitted to having an affair with a younger male colleague which he concealed from both ITV and his representatives. The presenter distinctly shares his displeasure with the media's coverage during his upcoming show on Channel 5 , Cast Away.
In his new series, Phillip remarks: "Shamed, disgraced Phillip Schofield who had an affair. But strangely, I think another TV presenter or two might have done exactly the same thing." "Difference is, heterosexual.
It's not an unusual thing in the gay world for there to be a difference in age groups. That's not that unusual in the straight world, but if that had been the case with me and it had been a woman. Pat on the back.
Well done mate." Phillip, who made headlines when he came out as gay in February 2020, opens up on Cast Away about how coming out later in life hasn't been entirely positive for him. He states in the first episode: "I'm very proud of what I did, and I know that coming out for many people is liberating.
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but for me doing it later in life, at the moment it's just given me more anguish than joy because I am fully aware of the damage that is leaves." Phillip made the decision to leave his role at ITV when his affair was exposed, saying in a statement: "I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers .