Philip Schofield

[Dans]

So at the age of 57 he's come out.

I don't really get this. He had a wife and two daughters whom apparently support him and whom he obviously loves dearly. So is what's actually just happened essentially him coming out and saying at 57 I've decided I want to have sex with blokes?

 

[FootyGirl88]

I feel sorry for his wife

 

[FrankDrebin]

I feel relief for his wife.

 

[Di Maria's angel]

I honestly thought he was gay a long time ago.

 

[Dans]

I honestly thought he was gay a long time ago.

Quite, i was shocked to hear that he had a wife and two daughters.

 

[Member 39557]

I was sure there was something going on between him and that gopher.

 

[The Cat]

Always thought he was gay being so close to Gordon.

*Edit Damn you @Bill.s.preston *

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I feel relief for his wife.

I’d like to feel his wife

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Always thought he was gay being so close to Gordon.

*Edit Damn you @Bill.s.preston *

He was fisting him

 

[Oldyella]

I feel sorry for his wife

Yeah, must be rough so long into a relationship with someone you expect to spend the rest of your life with.

 

[stu_1992]

I honestly thought he was gay a long time ago.

Yeah honestly the news to me today was that people up to know thought he was straight!

Werid one though. Though no unheard of. I personally know someone who's father went through this, and another person who's mother did. One was a lot less messy and supported than the other. The messy one involved more country type people so I don't think they could really understand it.

Fair play to him. Big thing to put all of this out there, and not just for himself but his wife especially.

 

[Member 39557]

He was fisting him

Always thought Gordon's fur occasionally had a brownish hue.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Always thought Gordon's fur occasionally had a brownish hue.

So did Scofield’s hand

 

[esmufc07]

So at the age of 57 he's come out.

I don't really get this. He had a wife and two daughters whom apparently support him and whom he obviously loves dearly. So is what's actually just happened essentially him coming out and saying at 57 I've decided I want to have sex with blokes?

No, more he’s hidden who he truly is for decades.

 

[Drifter]

Don't tell me his wife did not know.

 

[VeevaVee]

Can't be an easy situation at all. Guessing he didn't realise himself for a long time and then hid it for a long time too.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Yeah honestly the news to me today was that people up to know thought he was straight!

Werid one though. Though no unheard of. I personally know someone who's father went through this, and another person who's mother did. One was a lot less messy and supported than the other. The messy one involved more country type people so I don't think they could really understand it.

Fair play to him. Big thing to put all of this out there, and not just for himself but his wife especially.

Thing is, after watching the Michael Barrymore doc last night and how the stigma of being gay would have held back his career, it’s not the yoke around a media figure’s career anymore.

Can’t begin to list the celebs, comedians, presenters who are household names: Graham Norton, Joe Lycett, Alan Carr, Tom Allen. Schofield should be ok

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

Video - https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/...hofield-gay-comes-out-instagram-a4356151.html

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Can't be an easy situation at all. Guessing he didn't realise himself for a long time and then hid it for a long time too.

Of course he didn’t realise it

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Don't tell me his wife did not know.

Only in bed

 

[VeevaVee]

Of course he didn’t realise it

Eh?

 

[FrankDrebin]

Finally come out of the Broom Cupboard.

 

[Fortitude]

Never thought he was straight, even in the 90's. Was a shock to find out he had a wife, but I didn't want to assume sham marriage and just assumed I'd got it wrong.

If his wife didn't know, then it must be a horrendous revelation as she's given him her best years and had her chance of finding true happiness taken from her.

Terrible situation all round.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Eh?

Fighting the impulse and living in denial are two totally different things to “ not realising it”

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Finally come out of the Broom Cupboard.

Ironic his show is called 5 Gold Rings

 

[Ish]

I was sure there was something going on between him and that gopher.

@Gopher Brown J'accuse!

 

[Raees]

Hopefully Eamonn also comes out and admits he's a fat cnut. Must have been tough for Phillip, might explain the recent issues hes had with fellow presenters.

 

[Drifter]

Waiting for Simon Cowell to come out next.

 

[Pexbo]

By coming out as gay, does that mean he's also breaking up with his wife?

 

[Fortitude]

By coming out as gay, does that mean he's also breaking up with his wife?

Leaves her in an unfortunate position either way, and partially humiliated as all the 'how did you not know!?!?' Questions are invariably fired at her.

 

[Dans]

No, more he’s hidden who he truly is for decades.

Which, if true, is an absolute shocker for his wife and kids. He's basically lived a lie to avoid having to come out. His wife should be feeling incredibly used, not incredibly supportive. Has he been having affairs with blokes for 27 years too?

 

[Paxi]

Has he finally came out that he was heterosexual?

 

[diarm]

Fair play to him. Easy to be glib about these things it can't have been easy.

He would have built his whole career around his image as something, from back in an era where it wasn't as easy to be accepted for who you are as his counterparts of today.

 

[esmufc07]

Which, if true, is an absolute shocker for his wife and kids. He's basically lived a lie to avoid having to come out. His wife should be feeling incredibly used, not incredibly supportive. Has he been having affairs with blokes for 27 years too?

These threads always follow the same path.

 

[Nou_Camp99]

By coming out as gay, does that mean he's also breaking up with his wife?

You'd think so wouldn't you. I mean you'd have to surely as the wife. I imagine they'd remain friends though. It doesn't make him a bad person afterall even though the way its being reported in some quarters you'd think he was admitting something terrible.

 

[Jacko21]

Common knowledge in the industry wasn’t it?

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Has he finally came out that he was heterosexual?

No way. That would be career suicide

 

[Rado_N]

Which, if true, is an absolute shocker for his wife and kids. He's basically lived a lie to avoid having to come out. His wife should be feeling incredibly used, not incredibly supportive. Has he been having affairs with blokes for 27 years too?

ffs

 

[altodevil]

Absolutely floored by this one

 

[Sweet Square]

I'm guessing his wife and kids knew and the reason he came out now was more likely down to the chance some newspaper was going to leak it in the future.