Phillip Schofield steps down from ITV after affair with "much younger male"

How much do you know? Apparently we don't know -> yet somehow you know enough to state the basis on which they are "mostly" suffering.

So within the same post, you contradicted your own argument.

In fairness, walshb says "If they are suffering..."

I think it's more likely than not that it impacted them in some ways, but both his children and his wife publicly supported him after coming out, and I think they all still went on holidays together, family events etc. His children have even been helping following the news of his affair and getting the boot from TV.

But attributing malice to Schofield purposefully entering into a heterosexual marriage, having children, and all the while hiding his sexuality just to protect his career, there's simply no basis for that other than opinion.

I have no idea...and what exactly is fine?

There are levels to this, and you are just way too extreme in professing how you think people should be feeling about this affair

Your wanting to paint this as being really bad and desperate and all so suffering......to me you are really exaggerating it, and it's this type of exaggerating that is keeping this contrived scandal in the news day in and day out

Maybe his children were upset and angry with him. Big deal. That's life.

But maybe they were very understanding and supportive to realize that their father who they love had to endure living a life that wasn't really him (as regards his sexuality). You know, human compassion and understanding.....and even pity.

But I'd say now and recently they are far more loving and supporting and wanting people to quit harassing their father. Because this intense harassment's is hurting them as well; and it is completely OTT and unjustified

If that is the case and it had nothing to do with his career then why didnt come out years ago?

I havent seen anything of the wife and daughters having spoken publicly about supporting him - other than thrash paper talk. We have Philip saying they are supporting him - hes emphasised this many times but is this actually true?

The family just have to be very hurt by the whole thing - I cant see how they wouldnt be.

Also are we expected to believe that the affair with the young chap was Philips first sexual experience with a man?

I think he’d still be on This Morning even if the news of his relationship with the runner came to light. The problem for Phillip here was his brother. It wasn’t a case of allegations with Tim Schofield. He was convicted for sexual activity with a child. He got 12 years. It also wasn’t a case of Phillip long alienated from his brother and he could give plausible denials about Tims criminal activity. They were in touch to the point that Tim confided with him about it and Phillip sat on that information. Once the case and conviction was reported on then it was making headlines, headlines which were routinely ignored when they did their press reviews on This Morning. They might have been able to initially gaslight the audience or the sponsors but that could only happen for so long. Once leaks and reports of a rift between Phil and Holly emerged then he was on borrowed time essentially because despite whatever status, power or prestige he might have thought he had on the show it is always the money that a commercial station like ITV will protect. Holly salvaged herself because she could plausibly deny she knew nothing about his brothers activities. Once the sponsors got spooked about the details of his brothers case and conviction then it was only a matter of time until Phillip either jumped or got pushed.

However Philip is still a liar and he rightly should lose his career for that alone.

People who lie should never work again?

Fúcking hell the labour exchange would be jammers if that were policy.

Anyway hopefully in a years time or whenever he gains employment again if he actually does, once a portion of the mob realise they lost their absolute collective shít over something so trivial.

I think your feelings are understandable.

I think lots or people would feel the same.

You might get over it and accept it after time tough.

It might be easier for kids to accept.

I think sometimes husband and wives have affairs and the person at home knows and they're happily to go along with it providing they don't get anybody pregnant or catch anything. I'm not saying it's the case here but it's a possibility.

Just being honest I think people's fincial situation plays a big part in how they accept news like this and affairs.

Yep of course he lied - Boggles are you keeping up with the story at all. You seem lost!

And that's fair enough. It's always going to be different for everybody, and I don't think there's a right or wrong way for anyone to react in that sort of situation. The fact their children are grown up probably helps, maybe it's something his wife has slowly suspected over time, we don't know how long he told his family before coming out publicly etc. The fact he likely came out to her before she knew about the affair (and he likely didn't tell her he'd slept with anyone) maybe helped. We don't know. I just strongly doubt he married her without being in love with her, and stayed married to her for 20+ years, with children, just to advance his career.

I don't think it matters that he had an affair and was lying while being fake on TV. It's daytime TV. They're all fake. It's part of the job.

For me, it's his brother. He knew about his brother and didn't say anything about it. Shouldn't be allowed on TV again.

Worth pointing out Scholfield did not know the age of the boy, his brother maintained it was consensual and legal right throughout the trial.

Not so sure how you or who you are supposed to report that to.

Yeah I think him having the affair would have definitely made his position on This Morning untenable, considering some of the subject matter and guests they have on. That said, should it have affected him presenting The Cube, or Dancing on Ice (relationship with Holly aside), or other presenting gigs? Maybe not, or at least after taking some time off, apologies, it being fully confirmed that there was nothing illegal or explicitly against rules regarding his relationship with yer man. His career could have survived.

But it seems Holly was done with him after the revelations he knew about his brother. That was already the writing on the wall for his career. The news about his affair with a much younger co-worker, that just obliterated whatever was left of it.

And again, does that seem like the reaction of someone to an event that they thought was legal and consensual???

Not remotely.

And you tell someone "It must never happen again" ?

Not, you should seek counselling to come to terms with your sexuality?

Again, not believable.

Not, you should seek counselling to come to terms with your sexuality?

He did, it's in the link you posted.

During the face-to-face conversation, Mr Schofield said he urged his brother to see his GP and get counselling.

Oh no but the media are HOUNDING me he declares... in high profile media interview. He destroys his own career and credibility. If he had any sense he would disappear and lie low until the fire dies down. Instead he fans the flames.

He is stinking like a rotten fish at this stage.