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Post by chigstoke on Feb 7, 2020 10:35:25 GMT
This morning Phillip Schofield was discussing his instagram post where he revealed he is gay.
He has been married to his wife for 27 years, with 2 daughters.
Schofield said he was "very conscious" of the "hurt", "pain" and "upset" he had caused his family.
"I do feel guilty... But I am proud of myself today."
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Post by yeokel on Feb 7, 2020 11:07:57 GMT
Is anybody surprised?
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Post by robstokie on Feb 7, 2020 11:11:22 GMT
I'd be surprised if anyone was surprised. Does that count?
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Post by yeokel on Feb 7, 2020 11:29:48 GMT
I'd be surprised if anyone was surprised. Does that count? I’d be surprised if it did.
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Post by foreverapotter on Feb 7, 2020 11:31:46 GMT
No wonder Gordon the gopher always looked worried 😯
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Post by likelyladgalizmo on Feb 7, 2020 11:34:11 GMT
Feel sorry for his wife and kids. Living a lie for 27 years.
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Post by salopstick on Feb 7, 2020 11:35:44 GMT
It shouldn’t even be news
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2020 11:41:54 GMT
Now he has made it news did he say if he was the bitch or the butch.
I'd say he takes it after a few hours of deep sexual reflection
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Post by robstokie on Feb 7, 2020 11:50:36 GMT
Feel sorry for his wife and kids. Living a lie for 27 years. Don't like to speculate, but possible the wife was in on it? the world was a lot more homophobic 30 odd years back when Schofield was making a career, maybe the marriage was a compromise, with him getting the image of a family man which would have no doubt helped his TV career, and she got a life of luxury out of it all?
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Post by The man from Utch on Feb 7, 2020 11:59:01 GMT
Why does he sound gay all of a sudden?.
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Post by shakermaker on Feb 7, 2020 12:06:28 GMT
I see David Walliams has tweeted his support. He should follow Schofield's lead and come out himself later today!
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Post by Gods on Feb 7, 2020 12:07:09 GMT
Our local MP, military career, married, kids just woke up one morning and announced to the world he was as gay as ninepence if I'm not mixing my metaphors!
Well done I say, it must be quite liberating
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Post by thisisouryear on Feb 7, 2020 12:15:06 GMT
I thought he was gay.
I have always thought Robbie Williams was gay too, not that it matters. The quicker they all come out the less important this subject will be.
It's not about being BRAVE it's about being YOU. Tell the dinosaurs to fuck off and be who you are.
If any of my kids were gay i would rather be told than for any of them to spend years worrying about it.
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Post by riverman on Feb 7, 2020 12:16:22 GMT
This sounds to me like he's jumped before being pushed. Theres apparently been problems behind the scenes between him and Ruth Langsford for a while and the press have been digging. They may have uncovered something.
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Post by somersetstokie on Feb 7, 2020 12:31:31 GMT
Without having any personal opinion or interest in this he is just a very well known TV presenter of no great significance. I don't watch his shows and have probably seen him on TV programmes a handful of times. Didn't even know much about him, including whether he is married or not. If you had ever asked me if I thought he was gay I'd have said "yes, probably". So where's the surprise.
Having had the car radio on most of the morning what really annoys me is that a programme comes on and this "coming out" is clearly going to be a main story. Someone starts off by saying that its Phillips choice, it is not really that big a story, and it is his private life and we do not have any need to talk about it. They then proceed to talk about it at length for the next two hours!
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Post by telfordstoke on Feb 7, 2020 12:36:05 GMT
Quiet news day clearly. If he is, fair play to him but it's hardly in the national interest. Had situation where we live where someone fairly high profile outed themselves, as the scuzzy Sunday newspaper had said well if you don't we'll be doing it for you - nice pRopley? !?
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Post by riverman on Feb 7, 2020 13:20:57 GMT
He could always get Holly to try and "cure" him! 😜
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Post by zerps on Feb 7, 2020 15:23:58 GMT
I thought he was gay. I have always thought Robbie Williams was gay too, not that it matters. The quicker they all come out the less important this subject will be. It's not about being BRAVE it's about being YOU. Tell the dinosaurs to fuck off and be who you are. If any of my kids were gay i would rather be told than for any of them to spend years worrying about it. Robbie is gay. Next one to come out definitely.
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Post by noustie on Feb 7, 2020 15:33:30 GMT
I had a comparable experience when I would 19 or 20 and my mum started stuttering from the sofa that there was no issue if I was gay and they wouldn’t have any issue with it plus would fully support me in my chosen lifestyle.
I must be one of the only blokes who ever had to come out as a heterosexual and admit to their parents as just being shit at pulling.
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Post by somersetstokie on Feb 7, 2020 15:58:40 GMT
I thought he was gay. I have always thought Robbie Williams was gay too, not that it matters. The quicker they all come out the less important this subject will be. It's not about being BRAVE it's about being YOU. Tell the dinosaurs to fuck off and be who you are. If any of my kids were gay i would rather be told than for any of them to spend years worrying about it. Robbie is gay. Next one to come out definitely. Well Robbie has formerly been very brave and come out openly as being a Port Vale supporter, with all the personal anguish and the attached social stigma that this might involve. So after that admitting to being gay wouldn't be a big deal.
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Post by bathstoke on Feb 7, 2020 16:20:16 GMT
I see David Walliams has tweeted his support. He should follow Schofield's lead and come out himself later today! Thought Waliams was already out...
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Post by followyoudown on Feb 7, 2020 16:35:11 GMT
Feel sorry for his wife and kids. Living a lie for 27 years. Don't like to speculate, but possible the wife was in on it? the world was a lot more homophobic 30 odd years back when Schofield was making a career, maybe the marriage was a compromise, with him getting the image of a family man which would have no doubt helped his TV career, and she got a life of luxury out of it all? I doubt she would of known at the start and a double act with gordon the gopher was not exactly an indication he would have a successful career but equally cant imagine she didnt know about it at some time in the 27 years.
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Post by Clem Fandango on Feb 7, 2020 16:35:39 GMT
I thought he was gay. I have always thought Robbie Williams was gay too, not that it matters. The quicker they all come out the less important this subject will be. It's not about being BRAVE it's about being YOU. Tell the dinosaurs to fuck off and be who you are. If any of my kids were gay i would rather be told than for any of them to spend years worrying about it. I’d have a bigger problem if my daughter said she wanted to be a Liverpool fan.
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Post by shakermaker on Feb 7, 2020 16:37:59 GMT
I see David Walliams has tweeted his support. He should follow Schofield's lead and come out himself later today! Thought Waliams was already out... Well, he is and he isn't; another one of those Layla Moran 'pansexual' types. Just read on Wikipedia that Walliams once said he hates it when people reveal their sexuality. Two-faced prick!
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Post by maninasuitcase on Feb 7, 2020 16:49:24 GMT
Phyllis Schofield??
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2020 17:00:21 GMT
Donald Trump is gay
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Feb 7, 2020 17:14:12 GMT
Feel sorry for his wife and kids. Living a lie for 27 years. This 100%
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Post by desman2 on Feb 7, 2020 17:46:24 GMT
I have a feeling that if this was an everyday bloke he would not recieve the backslapping
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Post by claytonscrubs on Feb 7, 2020 20:19:42 GMT
Feb 6th - Pete the Alpaca gobs in his face.
Feb 7th - He comes out as gay.
Safe to say Pete the Alpaca knew something we didn’t...and is clearly homophobic 😊
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Post by PotteringThrough on Feb 7, 2020 20:56:46 GMT
This sounds to me like he's jumped before being pushed. Theres apparently been problems behind the scenes between him and Ruth Langsford for a while and the press have been digging. They may have uncovered something. I think he's ruined one of the tabloids front pages this weekend. Maybe they'll still go with a story. As said by someone above, his wife and kids have got a lot to deal with now. Hopefully people aren't intrusive an just accept it for what it is. A personal story that's dealt with personally from now on.
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