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Phillip Schofield has discussed how the pandemic has changed his perspective about coming out as gay last year.
On 7 February 2020, he revealed his sexuality, firstly taking Instagram to share a statement before appearing on This Morning to discuss his news with his co-host and best friend Holly Willoughby, during which he broke down in tears.
In the latest issue of Radio Times, the star, 59, said that the coronavirus crisis made him discover there are ‘much bigger things in the world than personal struggles’.
Groundbreaking: Phillip Schofield has discussed how the pandemic has changed his perspective about coming out as gay last year
Phillip’s announcement rocked the showbiz world over a year ago and before the pandemic began, as he revealed that after 27 years of marriage to his wife Steph and ‘inner conflict’ and was ready to ‘celebrate and be proud’ of his sexuality.
Discussing his reveal, Radio Times queried: ‘Phil, you opened up to Holly about being gay live on This Morning. How do you reflect on that interview now?’
He replied: ‘I think what’s important is that you realise that, in the space of a year, just how big other things can be – look what we’ve all gone through as a nation. There are much, much bigger things in the world than our own personal struggles.’
Phillip, who shares daughters Molly, 28, and Ruby, 25, with his wife, spoke on This Morning about his battles with keeping his secret and the relief of coming out.
His rock: On 7 February 2020, he revealed his sexuality, firstly taking Instagram to share a statement before appearing on This Morning to discuss his news with his co-host and best friend Holly Willoughby, during which he broke down in tears
Phillip’s announcement rocked the showbiz world over a year ago and before the pandemic began, as he revealed that a fter 27 years of marriage to his wife Steph and ‘inner conflict’ and was ready to ‘celebrate and be proud’ of his sexuality.
Kicking off the subject, supportive Holly said: ‘I think we all just take a breath at that point, reading that I can hear your voice, the pain, how difficult it is for you, this is a big day. I know this is something you’ve been living with for a really long time’.
Phil responded: ‘It’s funny because everyone I’ve spoken to, and you, have all been so supportive and so loving and caring, and my entire family to a person have grabbed us and said it’s ok, we love you we’re proud of you…
‘Every person I tell it gets a little lighter and a little lighter, at the same time I have made this decision which is essential for me and essential for my head and that is principally the reason I have done this.
‘They have been supporting while we get to this moment because we all know it was coming…’We’ve never had any secrets. It is tough but it’s not something that has happened quickly, I have had to deal with this in my head for quite some time…
Living it up: Holly and Phillip have starred in the new issue of Radio Times
The new issues of Radio Times is on newsstands now
‘We’ve gone through this together, we have been honest and have been open and Stephanie as I said, you know’.
Quick to lavish praise on his wife, he said: ‘She’s amazing, she’s incredible, there’s no one in my life who would have supported me. As a wife the way she’s supported me, she’s astonishing, literally astonishing, it’s a good questions, you know this has been bothered me for a very long time…
‘Everyone does these things at their own speed in their own time when the time is right, there’s no question it has in recent times consumed my head…
‘It has become an issue in my head, and so I got to the stage where I thought we sit here every day and I’m over there and some amazingly brave incredible person is sitting here and I’m listening to their story and thinking oh my God you’re so brave, and I’m thinking I have to be that person.
‘All you can be in your life is honest with yourself and I was getting to the point where I knew I wasn’t honest with myself I didn’t like myself very much, so when is the right time to do it? And you know as a family, you know it is the right time.’
The new issues of Radio Times is on newsstands now
Candid: Kicking off the subject on This Morning, Holly said: ‘I think we all just take a breathe at that point, reading that I can hear your voice the pain how difficult it is for you, this is a big day, I know this is something you’ve been living with for a really long time’
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