Phillip Schofield claims his sexuality made the backlash to his affair scandal worse: ‘I’ve been hurt so badly’

Phillip Schofield in his new show Cast Away (Image: Channel 5)

Phillip Schofield has said that the backlash to his This Morning affair scandal was made worse because of his sexuality.

Schofield resigned from the daytime ITV show last year after admitting to a “consensual on-off relationship” with a younger male colleague, which he dubbed “unwise, but not illegal”.

At the time, the 62-year-old said he had lied to bosses at ITV about the relationship, which occurred while he was still married to his wife, Stephanie Lowe.

Now, according to a report by The Independent, Schofield has addressed the scandal on a three-part TV series for Channel 5, Cast Away, his first TV appearance since quitting This Morning.

“People say, ‘Ah the publicity

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