EXCLUSIVE: Phillip Schofield, 63, spotted getting close with mystery male companion, 30
Phillip Schofield appeared worse for wear after enjoying lunch with a male companion with whom he put on a cosy display in London on Saturday.
The former This Morning presenter, 63, helped prop up his pal, London-based nurse Joshua Luke Sharman, 30, as they emerged from a restaurant where the duo looked to stumble their way out after a seemingly excessive lunch.
Following their departure from the eatery, Phillip and handsome Joshua, whose Instagram shows his celebrity friends including Sally Lindsay and Gok Wan, got up close while sharing a cosy cuddle before nuzzling into one another.
Clad in a blue polo shirt and shorts, Joshua appeared to need his assistance in walking before enjoying a cosy cuddle in the street.
Phillip, who came out as gay in February 2020 on the magazine show, has stepped back from the spotlight after departing This Morning in 2023 in the wake of an affair with a 20-year-old runner, which he branded ‘unwise but not illegal’.
Phillip Schofield appeared worse for wear after enjoying lunch with a male companion with whom he put on a cosy display in London on Saturday
The pair were getting hot and heavy in the street with no regard to who saw their cosy moment
The former This Morning presenter, 63, was supported by his pal, London-based nurse Joshua Luke Sharman, as they emerged from a restaurant where the star looked to stumble on his way out
Following their departure from the eatery, Phillip and handsome Joshua got up close while sharing a cosy cuddle before nuzzling into one another
The duo appeared to have had a fun-filled lunch
Phillip is not the only star on Joshua’s radar, as he appears to be firm pals with Gok, with whom he is often pictured on Instagram.
The star, who has been married to Stephanie Lowe since 1993, has not publically confirmed any romance since the admission of his affair.
At the time of his departure from This Morning, it was reported that Steph had been left ‘devastated’ by the revelation and angry that her husband had lied to her.
However, it was later revealed she is choosing not to file for divorce because she does not want him to ‘fall any further’ then he already has, and despite everything, ‘the love is still very much there.’
As well as the breakdown of his marriage, Schofield’s relationship with co-host Holly Willoughby faltered in the midst of the scandal, with the pair understood to be at loggerheads.
His daughter Molly is now his publicist after she quit the talent agency that once represented her father.
Phillip; insisted he had not ‘groomed’ his young lover, despite first meeting him when he was 15. He said: ‘Attraction is attraction. It’s no different in the gay world as it is in the heteros3xual world or in the lesbian world.
The duo both clutched vapes as they stumbled out of their lunch
The duo were on a determined walk as they left their lunch in bleary-eyed form
‘There shouldn’t be a difference. This is where homophobia comes in. We did first meet when he was 15, I visited the drama school [he attended].’
He said the fallout from his admission that he lied about his affair with a younger male colleague had been ‘relentless’, revealing he has had suicidal thoughts.
Schofield said: ‘My girls saved my life. They said last week they haven’t left me for a moment. They’ve been by my side every moment because they’re scared to let me out of their sight. What is that like for daughters to have to go with something like that?
‘And they said to me, “Don’t you dare do this on our watch. We’re supposed to be looking after you.” If my girls hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t be here, because I don’t see my future.’
They got up close and personal after the lunch