Philip Schofield comes out as being gay

[Gemini]

I didn't knew where the right spot was for this topic, so I have put it here for now.

Today on the This Morning show Philip Schofield with the help of his dear friend Holly Willoughby told the viewers that he is gay.
Something he has known for a long time, and his family and close friends for some time too.

He is so brave to do this, and his wife and daughters sound wonderful. This is such a big thing for them as well as him, and for them as family.

I of course have an insight into this, and I know how hard it is.
To get to where my family is now, was a long and often far from easy road, but we got there. If you all love each other you can.
I'm sure they will. I wish all of them all the best.
My friends were, without exception, accepting of me, if surprised. This will certainly be the case for Phil, as he is so likeable.

I really cannot see that this will have any adverse effect on Philips career. The world has thankfully moved on so far from the days when a gay man in the public eye could be blackmailed such was the fear of being found out.
Holly and Philip are such a good team. It's weird because I was saying to OH only last night that they have such a close and loving friendship, but that it was so obvious it was nothing but a friendship, like brother and sister. When today's news came out then I understood.


It won't be easy or plain sailing at first, but I hope after today things are a bit easier for Philip.

[Daisy]

Gem - I was thinking of you, when I saw this on the news. Funnily enough I very rarely watch This Morning, but I caught about 5 minutes of it yesterday. Trinny Woodall was talking about clothes and colour and Phillip Schofield almost seemed to drift off into his own thoughts. I wonder now if he was thinking about the news he wanted to give about being gay.

It must be incredibly difficult because you don't want to hurt those you love, but it must also be impossible to continue with the secrecy. I admire you and your family, Gem, for what you have achieved. I really do hope the Schofield family find the same level of love and acceptance.

I don't think it will have the slightest affect on his career - and why should it.

[Gemini]

Thank you Daisy. As Philip said, it is the fact that you have to hurt others to be true to yourself which is so so hard. In the end it is the right thing to do though.

[Nanto2girls]

I must admit i was a bit surprised when i heard the news.
Not a big of him,not for being gay,but i went off him when he started doing some adverts.

[Gemini]

I was surprised too Nan2, I had no idea.

[Oma]

Apparently lots of people have known for a long time , This has been over years not months or weeks ,

I say good on him , he came out before the likes of Piers Morgan could rip him to bits ,
Life is too short to live in turmoil if his wife and girls support him it has nothing to do with anyone else ,

The world is changing for the better I think , cant imagine what it must have been like say 50 years ago when it wasn't accepted on any level ,

Funily enough we were watching a old documentary of Quentin Crisp , that man was tortured, imprisoned etc but he stood up for his rights,
Although some said he made it harder for himself being as they put it " a screaming Queen "
Yes he was flamboyant but he was tough as well going through all that and not allowing anyone to silence him .

Good luck Philip nothing to hide no one can hold anything over you and you can live the life you want , Yes people have been hurt and you are aware of it so im sure you and your family will come through this and survive ,
They seem to want to stay as a close family unit so good on them .

[Gemini]

I will have been over a long time Oma. He will have struggled with himself for a long time, then he his wife and then daughters will have needed time before being able to have it out in the open.
Coming out as married person and a parent is totally different to coming out as single non parent. Not that that makes light of how hard it can be for them of course, but it is the hurting family that makes it all so hard.
Add to that being in the public eye. These people are so brave

[Oma]

I agree Gem this isn't only him coming out its throwing his family into the spotlight , it wont have been a rash decision will it , a brave family indeed xxx

[Plantaholic]

Don't watch This Morning but saw it later and on social media. Now he has made the statement, he and his family can get on with their lives and work things out.

[Lizzie48]

I thought about you Gem when I heard ( read) this. As others have said, now he and his family can get on with their lives.

[Daisy]

I just hope and pray he and his family are allowed to get on with their lives and they don't become the subjects of keyboard warriors tearing them to pieces. (I was going to say 'victims' not 'subjects', but I'm sure they are a strong family and won't allow themselves to feel like victims.)

Gem, I'm sure it can't have been an easy decision, and it's a measure of how important it is to him as a human being that he's come out in the full glare of publicity.

[Gemini]

Daisy I think it will be what they call A nine day wonder anyway. It's not such big deal, to the public, these days and it will soon just melt into the background I hope.
Ant Mcpartlin seems no less popular for his addiction issues. People knew, were a bit shocked abut the driving under the influence thing, missed him when he was away from our screens, and he came back to as much love as before.

[Daisy]

Gem - I hope you're right for the Schofield family's sake. It will soon slide off the front page, I'm sure, but there are some very twisted and nasty people about who seem to get something out of hounding anyone in the news.

[Sunshine]

I just feel so proud for him. It must have been a real soul searching decision for him to come out as gay.
He must know, as will his family, that being gay is not a choice, so there is nothing they should feel ashamed or bad about.
If other people have a problem with it, it is their problem. I hope Phillip’s family and friends will realise that anyone who cannot accept the situation are the ones disadvantaged by their lack of education about sexuality.
I wish Phillip, his family and friends all the luck in the world.

[Nana]

I'm waiting for the day when news like this is no longer headline news. Then it will show that it's ok to love who you love without all this sensationalism.