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Phillip Bryan Schofield (born 1 April 1962) is an English television presenter who works for

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. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's '' This Morning'' (2002–present) and ''

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'' (2006–2014, 2018–present) alongside

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. Schofield gained national attention working for the

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, first as a continuity presenter for

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on weekdays from 1985 to 1987. His other television work includes ''

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'' (1987–1993), ''

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'' (2008–2016), '' The Cube'' (2009–2015, 2020–present), ''

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'' (2011–2015), and ''

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'' (2017–2020).

Early life

Schofield was born on 1 April 1962 in

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. He grew up in

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, where he attended

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Infant School and Newquay Tretherras School. When he was 15, his first foray into media was a Sunday show on

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. After many years of writing letters to the

...
, at 17, Schofield took up the position of bookings clerk and tea boy for

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, where he was, at the time, the youngest employee.

Career

Television

Aged 19, Schofield moved with his family to

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, where he made his television debut as the initial presenter of the youth music programme '' Shazam!'' on 23 February 1982. He also spent two years working for the

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-based radio station

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. In 1985, he returned to

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, where he became the first in-vision continuity presenter for

on weekdays for two years from September 1985 in what was known as the 'Broom Cupboard'. He left to present ''

'' on Saturday mornings between September 1987 and April 1993. From 1988 to 1991, he was the host of the ''

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'', a pop-magazine awards show. In the early 1990s, Schofield moved to adult-orientated television with various programmes for

, such as ''Schofield's Quest'', ''Schofield's TV Gold'' and '' Ten Ball''. From 1994 to 1997, he presented ''

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'' for five series and in 1996 he hosted a show about remarkable coincidences called ''One in a Million''. He co-authored the book that came out of the series. He was the subject of '' This Is Your Life'' in 1998, when he was surprised by

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at the curtain call of the musical ''

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'' at the

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in London. In the following decade, Schofield presented the '' National Lottery Winning Lines'' programme for

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between June 2001 and October 2004. And between 2002 and 2006, he co-hosted the BBC quiz show ''

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'' with

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. In July 2006, he signed an exclusive two-year contract with ITV, reported to have been worth £5 million. The exclusive deal also meant he could no longer present ''Test the Nation'' and was replaced by Danny Wallace. Since 2002, Schofield has been a presenter on the

daytime show '' This Morning'' replacing John Leslie with

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until 2009 and with

who replaced Britton in September that year. In May 2008, Schofield's father, Brian, died from a long-standing heart condition, which led to Schofield taking a break from presenting ''This Morning''.

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stood in for him until his return. Starting in 2005, Schofield presented two series of ''

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'', a daytime programme where a celebrity attempted to use regression to get in touch with a

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. Since 2006, he has presented ''

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''. Between 2006 and 2008, he hosted the programme with

but since 2009, alone. During the run of the

reality show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', he co-hosted the spin-off series ''I'm a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here! Exclusive'' with

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. The show lasted one series. In 2006, Schofield presented two episodes of the

game show '' It's Now or Never'', before the network cancelled the show, due to poor ratings. Schofield presented ''

'' on

with

from 2006 until 2011 and

Christine Bleakley Christine Louise Lampard ('' née'' Bleakley, born 2 February 1979) is a Northern Irish broadcaster. She has presented various television programmes with Adrian Chiles, such as ''The One Show'' (2007–2010) and '' Daybreak'' (2010–11), while ...

from 2012 until 2014. It was announced in the summer of 2013 that ''

'' was to come to an end following the 2014 series. Schofield returned to co-present the show in 2018 following ITV's choice to reboot the series after four years away. Since April 2008, he and

hosted a revival of the

game show '' Mr. and Mrs.'', renamed as ''

''. In 2010, the show took a break but returned in 2012 without Britton. From 2009 until 2015, he presented the primetime game show '' The Cube''. Schofield returned to present the show in 2020 following ITV's choice to reboot the series after five years away. He also hosted '' A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards'' with

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from 2009 until 2014. In 2010 and 2011, Schofield hosted the annual comedy show '' The Comedy Annual'' on

. From 2011 until 2015, He co-hosted the Christmas charity show ''

'' on

with

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in 2011, 2014 and 2015 and

in 2012 and 2013. In April 2011 and June 2012, Schofield co-hosted

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coverage of the

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and the

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with

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. In March 2014, Schofield narrated the one-off

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show ''

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''. The show was commissioned for a full series which was aired throughout 2014. The show was commissioned for a seven-part second series, filming began in April 2016, and the series aired in summer 2016 with the first episode titled "The Queen's 90th Birthday". In December 2014, he undertook a live 24-hour TV marathon to raise money for

, where, as well as appearing on ''This Morning'', he appeared on various other programmes throughout the day, including being a guest panellist on ''

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''. He presented two series of the primetime game show ''

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'' for

in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, he travelled to

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with his wife, as part of a series of short clips for ''This Morning''. Following this, ITV aired three 30 minute episodes in a primetime slot, called '' Schofield's South African Adventure''. Since March 2017, he has presented ''

'', a new game show format for

. In 2017, Schofield presented three-part factual series ''How To Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield'' in which he tested the latest must-have festive gifts.

Radio

While working as presenter of ''

'', Schofield was also broadcasting on

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with a Sunday show (also called ''Going Live''). When Radio 1 started to broadcast in FM stereo in 1988, Schofield was one of the presenters chosen to help with the launch. In February 2010, Schofield launched

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Theatre

Schofield first performed on the West End stage in 1991, taking over the role of Joseph in ''

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'' from

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. The second musical he performed in was the title role of ''

'' at the

in London, before touring the UK in 2000. Schofield reprised his role as Joseph for an episode of ''

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'' in March 2018.

Other ventures

Music

While appearing in ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', Schofield was approached to record a cover of "

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" to be released as a single. The single was released in December 1992 on

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and peaked at number 27 on the

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Wine

Schofield collects

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s, an interest kindled by friend

. Asked in 1992 to introduce a compilation video for Donovan, Schofield refused to accept payment.

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sent him two cases of

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with a set of tasting notes; he joined the Wine Society two years later. In 2013, Schofield began writing for the

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''Weekend'' newspaper, and has been the face of wine in their UK stores ever since. Schofield has a separate Twitter account about wine called @SchofeOnWine.

Controversies

David Cameron ''This Morning'' interview

On 8 November 2012, Schofield interviewed then prime minister

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on ''This Morning'', and presented him with a list he had obtained from the internet of five people named as paedophiles in connection with the

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. The names of several former senior Conservative politicians were visible on the list. Schofield was widely criticised for his action, with broadcaster

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describing his behaviour as "cretinous". Cameron responded by warning against a witchhunt, "particularly about people who are gay". ITV's director of television,

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, said that Schofield was "wrong" in confronting Cameron and said that the broadcaster had agreed to co-operate fully with government regulator

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's investigation into the matter. The investigation was initiated after Ofcom received 415 complaints from viewers. Schofield later apologised, blaming a misjudged camera angle. Schofield and ITV later paid £125,000 compensation to settle a libel suit from one of those falsely accused,

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Queen Elizabeth II lying in state

On 17 September 2022, Schofield and presenter

drew criticism for not joining

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with the public, when filming for '' This Morning'' at the lying in state of Queen Elizabeth II in

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. ITV said that Schofield was escorted from the

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by government staff, and did not file past the Queen's coffin. Social media users contrasted this against the actions of other celebrities such as

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and

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, who queued for many hours with members of the general public.

Personal life

Schofield has dual British and New Zealand citizenship. He married his long-term partner Stephanie Lowe in March 1993; the couple have two daughters. On 7 February 2020, Schofield came out as gay via a statement posted on one of his

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, followed up in an interview on '' This Morning'', stating that "with the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, I have been coming to terms with the fact that I am gay". He has said he thought he was

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when he married his wife in 1993, but realised later that he was gay.

Honours

He was awarded the

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(D.Arts) by the

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in 2011.

Filmography

;Television ;Film ;Stage

Bibliography

* ''One in a Million'' (with Peter A. Hough, Michael O'Mara Books, 1996) * ''Life is What You Make It'' (

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, 1988) * ''The Second Phillip Schofield Fun File'' (

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, 1989)

Gordon the Gopher

* ''The Adventures of Gordon T. Gopher'' (Knight Books, 1989) * ''Phillip Schofield's Gordon T. Gopher Annual'' (World International Publishing Ltd., 1988)

References

External links

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