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Affair my 'biggest, sorriest secret' - Phillip Schofield speaks to the BBC

Phillip Schofield has said his affair with a younger male colleague was “his biggest, sorriest secret”.

Speaking to the BBC's Amol Rajan, the former host of ITV programme This Morning said the affair was "consensual” but his “fault".

Watch the full interview now on BBC iPlayer (UK Only)

2 June 2023

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