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Phillip Schofield
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Listening to him on Radio 5 he discussed it in a very sensitive manner and it seemed their family unit was doing their best to deal with everyone's issues. He certainly wasn't being glib.JiMMy 85 said:
When did he realise he was gay? When did he lie to his wife? Can you offer a quote on what his wife said about feeling as though she’s wasted 27 years?JaShea99 said:
I agree, but I think it’s one of those ‘if you haven’t been through it..’ things that people on here love.CharltonByBlood said:I'm going to be controversial here.Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.Presumably you and @CharltonByBlood know the answers to those questions?0 -
Come on, you know that having a joke is unacceptable on here.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
It's a joke.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Have we gone back to the 1970s?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Round the back doorSuedeAdidas said:
Done for receiving swollen goods?ElfsborgAddick said:
He's been receiving something.cafcfan1990 said:The daughters shouldn't care on the condition their mum knew.
If the mum knew, I cannot see any major issue. Maybe he is receiving too much credit, but at the same time I don't think he should be put down.4 -
So how have you amassed 50k lols?!ricky_otto said:
Come on, you know that having a joke is unacceptable on here.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
It's a joke.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Have we gone back to the 1970s?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Round the back doorSuedeAdidas said:
Done for receiving swollen goods?ElfsborgAddick said:
He's been receiving something.cafcfan1990 said:The daughters shouldn't care on the condition their mum knew.
If the mum knew, I cannot see any major issue. Maybe he is receiving too much credit, but at the same time I don't think he should be put down.1 -
Don't be such a snowflake....ricky_otto said:
Come on, you know that having a joke is unacceptable on here.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
It's a joke.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Have we gone back to the 1970s?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Round the back doorSuedeAdidas said:
Done for receiving swollen goods?ElfsborgAddick said:
He's been receiving something.cafcfan1990 said:The daughters shouldn't care on the condition their mum knew.
If the mum knew, I cannot see any major issue. Maybe he is receiving too much credit, but at the same time I don't think he should be put down.2 -
Simple, he hasn’t...ElfsborgAddick said:
So how have you amassed 50k lols?!ricky_otto said:
Come on, you know that having a joke is unacceptable on here.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
It's a joke.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Have we gone back to the 1970s?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Round the back doorSuedeAdidas said:
Done for receiving swollen goods?ElfsborgAddick said:
He's been receiving something.cafcfan1990 said:The daughters shouldn't care on the condition their mum knew.
If the mum knew, I cannot see any major issue. Maybe he is receiving too much credit, but at the same time I don't think he should be put down.0 -
You said that you agreed to this statement:JaShea99 said:
What? How the hell would I know those answers??JiMMy 85 said:
When did he realise he was gay? When did he lie to his wife? Can you offer a quote on what his wife said about feeling as though she’s wasted 27 years?JaShea99 said:
I agree, but I think it’s one of those ‘if you haven’t been through it..’ things that people on here love.CharltonByBlood said:I'm going to be controversial here.Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.Presumably you and @CharltonByBlood know the answers to those questions?
“Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.”
So I’m asking you both how you know he lied for 27 years, how you know his wife feels like her life was wasted, and how much his life was a lie?Surely you’d know in order to make these judgment calls?1 -
He’s absolutely not being glib, and everything he’s said today is clearly from the heart - although I’m not particularly into the public airing side of it, but I wouldn’t ordinarily watch daytime tv which is what he does - I’m more interested in the reaction side of this stuff. The cynicism on here and other forms of social media is to be expected, but no less saddening.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Listening to him on Radio 5 he discussed it in a very sensitive manner and it seemed their family unit was doing their best to deal with everyone's issues. He certainly wasn't being glib.JiMMy 85 said:
When did he realise he was gay? When did he lie to his wife? Can you offer a quote on what his wife said about feeling as though she’s wasted 27 years?JaShea99 said:
I agree, but I think it’s one of those ‘if you haven’t been through it..’ things that people on here love.CharltonByBlood said:I'm going to be controversial here.Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.Presumably you and @CharltonByBlood know the answers to those questions?
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Let's not turn this into an attack on people that don't understand it. It's sometimes hard to see things from both sides.
At the moment he's said he had to live with this for 27 years. People will draw conclusions from that.
I don't understand how you could live that lie that he did. I'm very open and honest about my life and the difficulties I had in my early teens and the depression I have suffered on and off since my teens.
Obviously though that wasn't race, sexuality or religion. The three key areas that make people feel unsafe in being open and honest within themselves.0 -
Do you know what a statement is? I agreed with the question. I also don’t think it’s that brave.JiMMy 85 said:
You said that you agreed to this statement:JaShea99 said:
What? How the hell would I know those answers??JiMMy 85 said:
When did he realise he was gay? When did he lie to his wife? Can you offer a quote on what his wife said about feeling as though she’s wasted 27 years?JaShea99 said:
I agree, but I think it’s one of those ‘if you haven’t been through it..’ things that people on here love.CharltonByBlood said:I'm going to be controversial here.Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.Presumably you and @CharltonByBlood know the answers to those questions?
“Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.”
So I’m asking you both how you know he lied for 27 years, how you know his wife feels like her life was wasted, and how much his life was a lie?Surely you’d know in order to make these judgment calls?0 -
Probably because he was a very prominent kids tv presenter that both kids and parents loved and the world was a completely different place then to what it is now. He then, I imagine felt under pressure to conform so got married, had children and using assumption, buried his feelings.Dazzler21 said:Let's not turn this into an attack on people that don't understand it. It's sometimes hard to see things from both sides.
At the moment he's said he had to live with this for 27 years. People will draw conclusions from that.
I don't understand how you could live that lie that he did. I'm very open and honest about my life and the difficulty my and depression I have suffered since my teens.
Obviously though that wasn't race, sexuality or religion. The three key areas that make people feel unsafe in being open and honest within themselves.
If I'm totally honest I didn't even know he was married until all this came out this morning and assumed he was gay anyway.
I still remember tabloid newspapers having headlines about Michael Barrymore like 'BARRYMORE MY GAY SHAME' so any wavering thoughts a lot of people may have had about coming out, because that's something else the world put upon gay people, they had to announce they were gay whereas nowadays hardly anyone gives a shit anymore than noticing someone has a lot of tattoos or ginger hair.
At that point he's been married, had children and managed to repress himself so much as a national tv treasure it must have become impossible to then announce he had been living a lie rightly or wrongly.
At a guess some shitrag tabloid has probably got something on him so he has had to do what he's done today. Or he has simply not been able to repress his own feelings any longer. Fair play to him, sounds like his wife and children have got his back and have had the understanding and emotional maturity to support him. Must be hard for them if they had only just found out, or they all knew and loved him for who he is.
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It’s a rhetorical question and you’re using semantics to avoid explaining why you think that rhetorical question is justified.JaShea99 said:
Do you know what a statement is? I agreed with the question. I also don’t think it’s that brave.JiMMy 85 said:
You said that you agreed to this statement:JaShea99 said:
What? How the hell would I know those answers??JiMMy 85 said:
When did he realise he was gay? When did he lie to his wife? Can you offer a quote on what his wife said about feeling as though she’s wasted 27 years?JaShea99 said:
I agree, but I think it’s one of those ‘if you haven’t been through it..’ things that people on here love.CharltonByBlood said:I'm going to be controversial here.Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.Presumably you and @CharltonByBlood know the answers to those questions?
“Why is he being celebrated for lying for 27 years of marriage, wasting a big chunk of his wife's life and living a lie? Nothing brave about that at all.”
So I’m asking you both how you know he lied for 27 years, how you know his wife feels like her life was wasted, and how much his life was a lie?Surely you’d know in order to make these judgment calls?
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So long as everyone affected is happy then it's truly fantastic he's able to come out to them.
It won't stop people trying to understand it all as it's been forced into the public eye.0 -
Being gay isnt a stupid error of judgement mateChizz said:Good luck to him. Brilliant at what he does and only ever made one, stupid error of judgment in nearly forty years of presenting live TV.3 -
I think you've contradicted just about every post on this thread.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Don't be such a snowflake....ricky_otto said:
Come on, you know that having a joke is unacceptable on here.i_b_b_o_r_g said:
It's a joke.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Have we gone back to the 1970s?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Round the back doorSuedeAdidas said:
Done for receiving swollen goods?ElfsborgAddick said:
He's been receiving something.cafcfan1990 said:The daughters shouldn't care on the condition their mum knew.
If the mum knew, I cannot see any major issue. Maybe he is receiving too much credit, but at the same time I don't think he should be put down.
The reverse snowflakery joke is a winner though and never gets old. Ha ha ha1 -
Tbf making Jim Davidson circa 1970 jokes can technically be classed as jokes. But that doesn’t make them funny, witty or worthwhile.0
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Just to put your minds at rest, I’ve been married 27 years, and I’m definitely not coming in or out of any closets at the moment.3
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Just leaves more rampant totty for us real men
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I'm still free & single......😉😁Weegie Addick said:I have a friend who stumbled across her husband's gay porn sites on their ipad - after nearly 25 years of marriage. Fair to say she is still recovering from the shock (three years later) that her whole adult life was based on someone else's lie. Meanwhile he is off and happily shacked up with his boyfriend while she hesitates at the idea of internet dating in her early 50s. Pretty tragic, actually.3 -
Perhaps it’s Because the country’s most prominent daytime presenter, decided to announce he was gay to the nation on the country’s most prominent daytime show whilst being interviewed by the country’s most loved female tv presenter.wmcf123 said:Why is this news ?Just a guess though.1 - Sponsored links:
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Not saying I wouldn’t give her 25 seconds of disappointment but just don’t rate her that highly same as Rachel RileyValleyGary said:
Is this a joke?palarsehater said:Holly is so overrated
Im not putting her up there with Sofia Vergara. She just really good looking, seems like a nice person. Wife material.0 -
Phil is that you?palarsehater said:
Not saying I wouldn’t give her 25 seconds of disappointment but just don’t rate her that highly same as Rachel RileyValleyGary said:
Is this a joke?palarsehater said:Holly is so overrated
Im not putting her up there with Sofia Vergara. She just really good looking, seems like a nice person. Wife material.
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Fixed.MrOneLung said:
Perhaps it’s Because the country’s most prominent daytime presenter, decided to announce he was gay to the nation on the country’s most prominent daytime show whilst being interviewed by the country’s most wanked over female tv presenter.wmcf123 said:Why is this news ?Just a guess though.1 -
It’s his wife who I feel sorry for more than anything. I respect Schofield for coming out as gay but if he was gay why did he marry or have her as a long term girlfriend? I just find that selfish from Schofield’s part.
I feel if you’re gay, transgender or anything else then you should live your life as how you are and not fight it and affect everyone else.2 -
Two things
1. I never knew it was Phillip with 2 L’s
2. Ricky Otto has 37k LOLs
We’ve all learned something here1 -
Yesterday was Time to Talk Awareness Day. Mate of mine wrote a very brave blog yesterday on the internal communications forum about how being totally open about his sexuality and having a supportive family, he experienced bullying and how this continued to have an adverse effect on his mental health on an ongoing basis and any setback would spark negative thoughts and self doubt, whilst putting on the obligatory brave face. Eventually it all became too much, and felt he had to reach out to someone that despite everything seeming fine on the surface, he was struggling to the point of the worst degree. Maybe it's pure coincidence but maybe Phillip has used some form of mental health advocacy to be the catalyst for his feeling comfortable to talk openly having had so much pent up for such a long time. Genuinely hope he feels so much more comfortable with not surpressing his feelings any more, can carry on being a good Dad and be a similar example as not just Gareth Thomas (who did his first interview upon going public accompanied by his wife on This Morning coincidentally) but to anyone that has emotions of any kind pent up that it's OK to be human, not feel you have to live up to perceived expectations, that the facade can prove more detrimental on the long run and talking openly within whichever comfort zone you initially have, professionally or personally, can ultimately be the best thing to do, even if it doesn't feel like it at the time. Good luck to him.
So coming back full circle, if yesterday's awareness day proved a catalyst for Phillip Schofield to talk, hopefully it will inspire many more to recognise it's not a sign of weakness to want to talk and let someone how you really feel. Different circumstances but personal experience recognised now how powerful talking can be.0 -
No, these folks are in the 1950s, they hope to get to the 1970s before they depart this world.hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
Have we gone back to the 1970s?i_b_b_o_r_g said:
Round the back doorSuedeAdidas said:
Done for receiving swollen goods?ElfsborgAddick said:
He's been receiving something.cafcfan1990 said:The daughters shouldn't care on the condition their mum knew.
If the mum knew, I cannot see any major issue. Maybe he is receiving too much credit, but at the same time I don't think he should be put down.1 -
One of the countries most famous tv presenters decides to tell the world he's been living a lie for 27 years and you don't think it's newsworthy?wmcf123 said:Why is this news ?0
