Philip Schofield

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Okay - so he's come out as gay.
He's earned £££££££ from ITV over the years, he's a millionaire several times over, so he's nothing to lose.

Spare a thought for his wife and kids. He's been heroised by the media for his BRAVERY in stepping out of the closet, but his wife has been basically deceived for 30 years. Every restaurant they ate in, he was more likely ogling the waiter instead of paying her the needed attention, every time they had sex he was probably faking it and wishing he was with a man, every kiss meant nothing, every gesture was empty, given that he never loved her as a woman.
But he's a hero?

Sorry to offend the snowflakes amongst you, but to me, he's a coward, a disgusting human being and complete waste of time.
Sick of reading about his bravery, poor Philip etc etc, yet he's willingly lived a deceptive life for decades and not once given a toss about who he's going to affect in the long run.

Any married bloke on here, try thinking how you'd feel after 30 years if your wife said she was a lesbian - you'd have to unravel your whole life to think about just what was genuine and what wasn't.

Sorry - but for me he's no hero at all, he's a waste of space.
 
Who’s to say his wife hasn’t known for years and played along with it to enjoy the lifestyle? He might have only just come out to the media but who’s to say his nearest and dearest haven’t known about this for years? Maybe he’s never wanted to come out because it’s a private thing and, in which case, it is probably brave of him to come out when he might not have wanted to.

Knowing the British press, there is much more to this than just a Tv presenter coming out.
 
HappyasLarry said:
Who’s to say his wife hasn’t known for years and played along with it to enjoy the lifestyle? He might have only just come out to the media but who’s to say his nearest and dearest haven’t known about this for years? Maybe he’s never wanted to come out because it’s a private thing and, in which case, it is probably brave of him to come out when he might not have wanted to.

Knowing the British press, there is much more to this than just a Tv presenter coming out.
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Explain the bravery? I'm intrigued......
 
I agree to the point he's no hero... Don't understand how coming out as gay makes you a hero. So many people come out everyday. So many celebs are out as gay from the start. Doesn't make them hero's.

Is he disgusting though? Not really. Is he a coward, again not really. You don't know what goes on in people's minds/lives.. yeah he could have lied to his wife for all these years, but 30 years ago life was alot different. It's only over the last 10-15years that slowly being gay etc has started to become more accepted. Maybe when he got with his wife all those years ago he did love her and feel content.. but as years have gone by, he's realised that he's not actually straight, and finally admitted it to himself, as to his wife. Or maybe she already was aware...
 
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RONJI said:
Explain the bravery? I'm intrigued......
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I am purely hypothesising and so everything I wrote is a potential scenario, my only reason I would use bravery is if he’s been forced in to it and had to summon the courage to come out before the press had a field day with it.

As Athers has said no ones business but his. We’ve all probably got stuff going in our lives we wouldn’t want everyone to know and just because he’s on the TV it’s not right Schofield should be forced to reveal his.

Incidentally I’m not saying he was brave merely giving a reason some are saying he is.
 
IMO - he's lived a lie. Back in the day, Larry Grayson, Dale Winton, Frankie Howerd, the lot of them, they didn't care - they just got on with it.
Be gay by all means, i don't care, but the whole thing is all about him, and it's selfish over-indulgence to the point of nausea.
 
As a gay man, even these days I know from stories I’ve heard that coming out is still a tough thing for anyone. Sadly some still judge and actually coming out is a brave step.

Nothing to do with anything else he has done in his life but purely from the fact of coming out it is a brave thing. Unless you’ve been there, it’s probably one you’d never understand (and I don’t mean that in a judgemental way of anyone).

As others have said, the saddest thing is that we’re still having to discuss it.
 
Some people feel they can, some people don't feel comfortable enough in themselves to put it in the public eye.. not everybody is the same.. just because they didnt care who knew.
 
Mr_Brightside said:
As a gay man, even these days I know from stories I’ve heard that coming out is still a tough thing for anyone. Sadly some still judge and actually coming out is a brave step.

Nothing to do with anything else he has done in his life but purely from the fact of coming out it is a brave thing. Unless you’ve been there, it’s probably one you’d never understand (and I don’t mean that in a judgemental way of anyone).

As others have said, the saddest thing is that we’re still having to discuss it.
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It's still tough because there are still people that completely disagree with it.. I have a friend who got battered for being gay! So it's still very understandable why some people feel they have to hide it unfortunately!
 
Mr_Brightside said:
As a gay man, even these days I know from stories I’ve heard that coming out is still a tough thing for anyone. Sadly some still judge and actually coming out is a brave step.

Nothing to do with anything else he has done in his life but purely from the fact of coming out it is a brave thing. Unless you’ve been there, it’s probably one you’d never understand (and I don’t mean that in a judgemental way of anyone).

As others have said, the saddest thing is that we’re still having to discuss it.
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Like i said before Mr Brightside, being gay in 2020 is not a big deal, in fact it's got the point almost, where being heterosexual has become an anomaly. Good luck to him, i'm all for living your life as you see fit etc, but the way he's done it, the close up interviews on ITV and the woe-is-me kind of media courting has made me feel like the whole thing stinks a little. He's not brave at all - he's probably only come out because his latest 'fling' was about to expose him and blackmailed him etc. Bravery my backside.
 
PS - the only people who really REALLY care about being gay are gay people. Nobody else is bothered, believe me.
 
It’s for him and his family amongst themselves to decide how they feel etc etc...their business

The absolute nonsense about his courage and bravery does make me cringe a bit BUT if him coming out helps some other Gay lads/lasses/men/women get on with it instead of hiding it then I suppose that’s a good thing
 
Bloodtangerine - he's kept it secret for 30 years, so in fact, he's done nothing to help anyone else. He's shown them that it's a must-kept secret if anything.
 
RONJI said:
PS - the only people who really REALLY care about being gay are gay people. Nobody else is bothered, believe me.
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That’s like saying the only people who really REALLY care about being fat are fat people.

Sadly there’ll always be those who’ll judge people for being fat as there will those who’ll judge gay people for being gay. Sad fact of life.
 
Society’s interpretation of brave has changed Immeasurably if this is really considered brave.

If he’d said this in 1993 I’d be convinced it was a form of being brave.

like some others have said completely self indulgent crap.
 
I’m pretty sure gay people are also capable of being judgemental Mr Brightside and we’re all subject to being judged for one reason or another.

It’s not great, but it is human nature.

From what I have seen, the younger generation seem to make much less of an issue of sexuality than Schofields generation.

You’d like to think that folk won’t be forced to feel the need to hide their sexuality as time moves on👍
 
He looked ill tonight on Dancing on Ice - especially next to the gorgeous Holly!
The curse of ITV strikes again - Michael Barrymore, Ant McPartlin, John Leslie .. who’d want a job on TV!
 
There is a certain amount of righteous indignation, isn't there?
 
Hoppo said:
He looked ill tonight on Dancing on Ice - especially next to the gorgeous Holly!
The curse of ITV strikes again - Michael Barrymore, Ant McPartlin, John Leslie .. who’d want a job on TV!
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What I find funny is people like Holly Willoughby coming out saying hes so brave, I'm so proud of him and being so cool with it.

Will she if her fella comes out in a few years and leaves her. I'm sure she'll be so accepting of it and happy about it. 🙄
 
I suppose sometimes in life, you just have to be true to yourself, family and friends...... what other option did he have being in the spotlight that he’s in? He’s the one who’s had to live a lie and maybe he thought ‘enough is enough’
Fair play to the bloke and good luck to him and his family.

Always wondered why he never had a go with Holly 😊
 
Lytham_fy8 said:
Explain why you care?
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I don't 'care' - i just don't feel like it's a good thing to be put on a pedestal as some kind of saint for literally being dishonest for 30 yrs.
Explain why you can't get involved in a debate without asking a question and add nothing to it.....
 
RONJI said:
Like i said before Mr Brightside, being gay in 2020 is not a big deal, in fact it's got the point almost, where being heterosexual has become an anomaly. Good luck to him, i'm all for living your life as you see fit etc, but the way he's done it, the close up interviews on ITV and the woe-is-me kind of media courting has made me feel like the whole thing stinks a little. He's not brave at all - he's probably only come out because his latest 'fling' was about to expose him and blackmailed him etc. Bravery my backside.
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Anomaly!!

Ffs
 
RONJI said:
IMO - he's lived a lie. Back in the day, Larry Grayson, Dale Winton, Frankie Howerd, the lot of them, they didn't care - they just got on with it.
Be gay by all means, i don't care, but the whole thing is all about him, and it's selfish over-indulgence to the point of nausea.
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Frankie Howerd never came out. As Lurkio he was ogling women.
 
RONJI said:
Yup - try going for a job interview and see how far you get on if you're a straight undisabled non-vegan while male Christian.
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Urban myth put about by useless white males. They try and justify their own inadequacies. It's more like try getting a job as a mechanic in a local garage if you're a lesbian vegan.
 
Edit as I thought better of it. No need to climb into the cesspool.
 
I like Philip Schofield but only in this day and age would he be considered brave and to be a hero. Nothing wrong with being gay but it is not an achievement or anything to be proud of.
 
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