Phillip Schofield comes out as gay, saying on live TV: “I’m proud of myself today" | ITV News

ITV's This Morning presenter Philip Schofield has revealed he is 'coming to terms with being gay'. He made the announcement first on Instagram, before taking to the 'This Morning' sofa alongside his co-presenter and friend Holly Willoughby. The 57-year-old, who's been married to his wife Steph for almost 27 years, spoke of how his "inner conflict" has contrasted with a world that's changed so much for the better. Support for his decision to go public has flooded in from other TV stars and the public. Robbie de Santos from the Stonewall charity, which campaigns for the equality of LGBTQ plus people across the UK talks to ITV News Presenter Ranvir Singh about what this means for the LGBTQ+ community. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/