Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is a British television presenter who worked for ITV. He and Holly Willoughby were the co-presenters of This Morning (2002–2023) and Dancing on Ice (2006–2014, 2018–2023).

Career

His other work for ITV includes All Star Mr & Mrs (2008–2016), The Cube (2009–2015) and 5 Gold Rings (2017–2020).

Phillip Schofield

Schofield gained attention for working for the BBC. He was a presenter for Children's BBC on weekdays featuring Gordon the gopher from 1985 to 1987. He was later a presenter on the children's Saturday morning magazine show Going Live! between September 1987 and April 1993.

Phillip Schofield

Personal life

Schofield was born in Oldham, Lancashire. He grew up in Newquay, Cornwall. At the age of 19, he moved with his family to New Zealand. He is a dual British and New Zealand citizen. He married Stephanie Lowe in 1993. The couple have two children. He lives in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. On 7 February 2020, Schofield came out as gay to the public.

Phillip Schofield

Controversy

Schofield was sacked and had to sell his sponsorship with WeBuyAnyCar.com due to skipping the queue with Holly Willoughby during the lying in state of Her late Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall. In 2023, Schofield had to resign from ITV after he admitted to having an affair with an ITV employee more than 30 years younger. He also admitted to lying to lawyers, agents and others about the affair.

References

Other websites

1962 births

Living people

BBC television presenters

English LGBT people

English television presenters

Entertainers from Cornwall

Gay men

ITV presenters

People from Oldham