‘I have brought myself down’: Phillip Schofield says his career is over

Former This Morning presenter tells BBC he ‘wouldn’t be here’ if daughters had not supported him

Phillip Schofield has said his career in television is over after he “brought [himself] down” following his affair with a younger man.

The former This Morning presenter, 61, resigned from ITV last week after admitting to his “biggest sorriest secret”, an “unwise but not illegal relationship” with a man who is now in his mid-20s.

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