Phillip Schofield has expressed his worry of leaving his home and being spat on in public after the publicity of his affair with a younger male colleague. The presenter resigned from ITV final week and was dropped by his talent company, YMU, after admitting to having an “unwise, however not illegal” relationship with the man he labored with on This Morning. Schofield’s affair occurred while he was still married to Stephanie Lowe and earlier than he publicly came out as gay. He had beforehand denied having a relationship with a colleague when questioned by ITV about rumours.
In an interview printed on Friday night, he told The Sun: “I have no idea a time I will be in a position to walk out of the door. I don’t have any spirit. My pals tell me, ‘It will get better’. It won’t. Not now. Cover-up .”
Schofield informed the newspaper he had by no means previously been abused in the street however now fears being shouted at or spat on, saying: “Are they spitting on me because I had an affair at work and lied about it? You watch all these layers of you slide away and slide away and slide away – the things that were pricey to you. But I deserve it. It’s my fault. I deserve it.”
He added: “I am getting by hour by hour. I have got my ladies and my associates.”
The 61-year-old mentioned he had been hounded on Twitter and Instagram since the revelations and has now deleted all apps and silenced notifications, insisting he will never use social media again. “Why would I ever, ever return there?”, he informed The Sun..