Phillip Schofield: 5 tim This Morng prenter stood up for gay rights

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• FIVE TIM PHILLIP SCHOFIELD STOOD UP FOR GAY RIGHTS THROUGHOUT HIS LEGENDARY REER
• PHILLIP SCHOFIELD’S WIFE STEPHANIE PRAIS PRENTER AFTER HE OUT AS GAY: ‘EVERYONE SHOULD BE PROUD TO LIVE THEIR OWN TTH’
• THIS MORNG'S PHILLIP SCHOFIELD CHANG PERSPECTIVE OVER 'PERSONAL STGGL' AFTER G OUT AS GAY
• HOLLY WILLOUGHBY RELEAS STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR PHILLIP SCHOFIELD AFTER HE OUT AS GAY

FIVE TIM PHILLIP SCHOFIELD STOOD UP FOR GAY RIGHTS THROUGHOUT HIS LEGENDARY REER

Tough tim: Phillip said tellg his wife Stephanie Lowe about his affair 'was the most difficult nversatn I've ever had to have wh her' Phillip told the BBC that the young man, who worked as a nner for a short perd on This Morng, was 20 when he first had any kd of sexual ntact wh told The Sun they had bee iends but 2017 – three years before he me out as gay and separated om wife Stephanie Lowe after 27 years – 'somethg happened that jt changed ' was 'a nsensual moment' Phillip's drsg room after a show and ' was mutual' said he did not have a 'love affair' wh the man and that ' was not a relatnship, we were not boyiends, we were mat' said ' wasn't feelgs' he was gettg but was 'more like mat: excement'. Phillip Schofield has been a fierce supporter of LGBT+ rights long before he me out as gay.

PHILLIP SCHOFIELD’S WIFE STEPHANIE PRAIS PRENTER AFTER HE OUT AS GAY: ‘EVERYONE SHOULD BE PROUD TO LIVE THEIR OWN TTH’

The This Morng host told the world that “beg gay is a reason to celebrate and be proud” as he me out, aged 57.

He thanked his wife and two dghters for “their strength and support”, explag that he has spent the past few years “g to terms wh the fact that I am gay”. Phillip Schofield slammed anti-gay prottor. The prenter also has a history of terveng when guts on his ITV daytime show have exprs homophobic views.

THIS MORNG'S PHILLIP SCHOFIELD CHANG PERSPECTIVE OVER 'PERSONAL STGGL' AFTER G OUT AS GAY

In the vio Schofield troduc Barrett, sayg: “Comg out as gay and bisexual is more challengg wh learng difficulti like tism.

ITV This Morng prenter @Schofe has e out as gay? He -prented the show wh Fern Brton, who later qu and was replaced by Febary 2020, Schofield announced he was gay and praised his “remarkable” and “amazg” wife Stephanie for her support. He me out as gay his 2002 memoir.

Phillip Schofield has reflected on how the ronavis panmic has changed his perspective about g out as gay.

HOLLY WILLOUGHBY RELEAS STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR PHILLIP SCHOFIELD AFTER HE OUT AS GAY

The This Morng host revealed his sexualy Febary 2020 wh a statement released on Instagram, before he appeared on the ITV daytime show to discs his news wh -host Holly the latt issue of Rad Tim, the 59-year-old explaed how the ronavis crisis ma him realise there are "much bigger thgs the world than personal stggl" How Phillip Schofield's fay have supported him sce g out as gayWATCH: Phillip Schofield make his announcement regardg his sexualy"I thk what’s important is that you realise that, the space of a year, jt how big other thgs n be - look what we've all gone through as a natn, " he said. "MORE: Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield expla why they n't hug spe rtrictns liftgREAD: Phillip Schofield has the sweett reactn to Holly Willoughby's excg newsAt the time of the announcement, Phillip - who shar dghters Molly, 28, and Ruby, 25, wh his wife of 27 years Stephanie - revealed was a huge relief to e out as gay. Stay ahead of the trend fashn and beyond wh our ee weekly Liftyle Ed newsletterStay ahead of the trend fashn and beyond wh our ee weekly Liftyle Ed newsletter Holly Willoughby has exprsed her support for Phillip Schofield after he announced he is Friday, Schofield released an emotnal statement on Instagram statg that this is “somethg that has ed many heart-breakg nversatns at home” This Morng prenter, who has been married to Stephanie Lowe for 27 years, said: “Wh the strength and support of my wife and my dghters, I have been g to the terms wh the fact that I am gay.

“Never been more proud of my iend than I am today, ” she said, alongsi a photograph of the two of his statement, Schofield wrote about how his “ner nflict ntrasts wh an outsi world that has changed so much for the better”, statg that “beg gay is a reason to celebrate and be proud”.

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