Phillip Schofield

[DeeLicious]

He says in his statement that the fact that he is gay "has been consuming me for the last few years", yet he's been married for 27 years - are we to deduce he didn't know he was gay until a few years ago, or that if he was it didn't trouble him til a few years ago? He also says: "This is something that has caused many heart-breaking conversations at home" - if those were recent conversations, why did he not open up to his wife at least long before? How awful for her and their daughters. I can find little sympathy for the guy if he knew all along and never told his Mrs, though he appears to be full of self-pity. Must admit I never warmed to him, and like him even less now. Where do your sympathies lie?

[Arksided]

Phils Gay. well I never... shocking! (not.) I bet Gordon knew all that time hanging about in the broom cupboard.

[Peter Pedant]

// being gay isn't really scandalous//
it is if youre doing it on a Budget ! ter daaaah !

[I was gonna say scots finance minister but I think my modification is more - - -poetic)

[pastafreak]

I made the point of it being none of our business in reference to what/when it may have been discussed "privately" between him and his wife. Everyone is making wild assumptions...including a reference to divorce. Who knows...maybe that will be the outcome. But I'd bet it's not acrimonious.

[Boto]

Why do gays feel they have to ‘come out’? I don’t care who they go to bed with - man, woman or even a pig, provided it is consensual.

[ummmm]

They need to come out to their friends and family. I'd be a bit shocked if I didn't know my son was gay and he bought his BF home.

Quite selfish I know but when my son came out I thought no grand kids. Other than that I couldn't care less.

[ummmm]

Actually, my son didn't actually 'come out' I already knew and asked him. He was 15.

[Theland]

Who cares? Best wishes to him.

[ummmm]

Theland - was your son worried about your reaction?

[thesshhh]

Seeing as he’s reportedly had a strained relationship with Ruth, it’s curious he chose to make such a shocking revelation while Ruth and Eamonn were hosting This Morning, upstaging them completely.

[Scarlett]

I have friends who have worked with him and it’s been common knowledge for many years that’s he’s gay. He just chosen today to announce it.

[thesshhh]

Did your friends say whether he had gay relationships, Scarlett? Otherwise, what made them know he was gay?

[lankeela]

Boto at 18.12 sums it up. In this day and age it just doesn't matter and I can't understand why people are making such a song and dance about it. Not sure why he needed to make such a public announcement either.

[ladybirder]

One gay can usually tell when another person is gay in my experience.

[JimF]

I'm really curious. Is anybody genuinely interested in this? If so, is it his celebrity which makes you believe that this is somehow your business?

[Mozz71]

It's more the reaction here that interests me Jim, as I don't really give a fig about Schofield in general.

There does seem to be a lot of nastiness and vitreol from some corners of AB and I really don't understand why. There are a lot of very cynical people around.

[ummmm]

Loads of people are interested. You only have to see how popular reality shows are to see how interested the public are.

[Apc2604]

PP There is no comparison. You seem to infer that homosexuality is akin to grooming young boys.

[Old_Geezer]

I blame that gopher. I know I've heard of the Gay Gordons, but I never imagined it's influence when it was on the kid's programme.

[Mozz71]

Well, be fair OG, Gordon had someone's hand up his *** every time he was on TV.

[ladybirder]

I'm not interested in PS at all, never watched him, but I am interested in how people react towards someone in the public eye announcing to the world they are gay.