Phillip Schofield was born on 1 April 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire. He is best known as an ITV TV presenter on shows such as This Morning, Dancing on Ice and The Cube.
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His career
Phillip Schofield has become an iconic face in British television and radio since first beginning broadcasting with BBC. Subsequently he joined ITV where he has remained for most of his career presenting several live shows including Test the Nation and Dancing on Ice – and appeared on stage productions such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Doctor Dolittle.
Schofield first ventured into adult-oriented television during the early ’90s when he hosted several programs for ITV such as Talking Telephone Numbers and Schofield’s Quest. Additionally, he hosted One in a Million and co-wrote its book which chronicles amazing coincidences. Beginning 2005 he hosted daytime show Have I Been Here Before? in which celebrities used regression techniques to discover previous lives.
Schofield and Willoughby came under fire in 2022 for not joining members of the public in queueing up while filming for This Morning at Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in state at Westminster Hall, an incident known as Queue-Gate; even though they had formal press access. Schofield denied being involved with any incidents.
Personal life
Phillip Schofield and Stephanie Lowe have two daughters together – Ruby and Molly. For the most part, their relationship has remained private; however, Steph did appear in three-part documentary series called Schofield’s South African Adventure in 2017. Since 1993 they have not filed for divorce, though Phillip did publicly come out as gay in 2020 after 27 years of marriage; also speaking about his unbreakable bond with Stephanie Lowe.
Schofield announced his resignation from This Morning after revelations of an affair with a younger male staff member surfaced. ITV issued a statement that claimed Schofield had engaged in sexual relations with such employee as well as masturbated together; ITV provided further statements detailing these allegations as they emerged.
Presenter John Bishop was best-known for his appearances on other ITV programmes such as All Star Mr & Mrs and The Cube, hosting several years of British Soap Awards ceremonies and two series of Have I Been Here Before, an hour long daytime show where celebrities attempted to reconnect with previous lives using regression therapy.
Schofield previously filled in for Holly Willoughby on This Morning during her maternity leave, yet the pair later seemed to split due to reports that Holly Willoughby was angry over ‘Queue-gate’ when the couple were seen bypassing miles-long queues to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin at Westminster Abbey.
Awards
Protests were heard at the British Soap Awards when host Phillip Schofield was announced to have been replaced. At 61, Schofield made headlines for admitting an “unwise but not illegal affair with a This Morning runner and lying about it to his wife, colleagues, agents and himself; his agency dropped him and forced him to issue an apology letter to fans, staff and media outlets.
Jane McDonald will take over hosting duties of this year’s TV Soap Awards, celebrating some of Britain’s most beloved soap operas such as Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks among others. Alongside McDonald, actresses from popular daytime shows as well as actors and producers will join her at this year’s ceremony.
Images from the National Television Awards of 2018 have been made public again, showing Schofield on stage with his lover. He could be seen looking over at her as she ran alongside him while accepting his award alongside This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby – making this perhaps one of his first times ever inviting such an individual onto a stage to accept an accolade which usually go to more senior figures.
Schofield appeared to be met with some disapproval by the audience during his acceptance speech and seemed disgruntled when his hands began shaking during a part of it. One fan tweeted “I think I hear some booing for Phil and Holly as they receive their awards #NTA”.
Net worth
Phillip Schofield has long been one of the top presenters on British television. He is best known as hosting Dancing on Ice and This Morning; being a regular on BBC Radio 1, as well as performing Joseph in its West End stage version and writing Waitrose Weekend articles as well as appearing in various advertisements including We Buy Any Car commercials.
Schofield is estimated to have amassed an estimated net worth of $12 Million and is an active philanthropist, supporting various charitable causes including The Trevor Project for children who have experienced sexual assault or abuse; Children’s Hospital Charity as patron; Royal Academy of Music Board of Trustee;
He is married to Stephanie Lowe and they have two daughters together. They reside in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire but also own properties in Cornwall and Oxfordshire as well as having a flat in London.
He is a devout Christian who has dedicated much of his career to charitable work. A popular host, with an engaging style and natural rapport with audiences – he has been a mainstay on UK TV for four decades and shows no signs of slowing down!