Phillip Schofield has announced he’s gay

TV presenter Phillip Schofield has announced he’s gay.

The This Morning presenter made the revelation this morning on Instagram.

Phil has been married for nearly 27 years to Stephanie Lowe, and the couple have two children.

The 57-year-old wrote on Instagram today: “With the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, I have been coming to the terms with the fact that I am gay.”

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Phil and Stephanie met while she was working as a BBC production assistant and he was working for BBC children’s television.

Their two daughters, Ruby and Molly, are 24 and 27.

The couple were due to celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary on March 30th.

Phil’s This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby came out in support with an Instagram post.

She wrote: “Never been more proud of my friend than I am today. We’ll be together at 10am on This Morning x”

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The much-loved presenter then discussed his announcement with Holly as the pair hosted This Morning.

He told her: “It’s tough but this is not something that’s happened quickly, I’ve had to deal this in my head for quite some time. I got to the stage where I thought we sit here, every day, and some amazingly brave person is sitting over there and I’m thinking ‘I have to be that person’.

“All you can be in your life is honest with yourself. I was getting to a stage in my life where I was thinking I don’t really like myself because I’m not being honest with myself. We always say ‘talk to someone’… and you must talk to someone. It’s brought be back from some dark places and in some cases talking to people saves you.”

As things got emotional, Phil hugged Holly, and she vowed she’d always stand by him.

Well done Phil, we wish you all the best!