This Morning's Phillip Schofield "still pretty confused" after coming out
This Morning star Phillip Schofield has talked about the impact that him coming out as gay earlier this year has had on his life, admitting he still feels pretty "confused" about where things are going to go.
The host, who is still living with his wife Steph and his two daughters, talked about navigating a "minefield" on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast.
"I'm worried about Steph, I'm worried about what this does to all of us," he explained. "It's a peculiar thing to have go through, as a couple and an individual.'
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"I'm part of a club [the LGBTQ+ community] but I don't know if I have the right credentials. I don't know what I can and can't do. I'm learning. It's just a case of colouring in the blanks."
Expanding on that line of thought later in the podcast, he said: "Do I know who I am now? No, I think, if I'm honest, looking you right in the eye now I'm still pretty confused.
"I mean it's clearer, because I've been very honest about it so that I know about myself – well I've known that for a bit of time. However, no, I don't think I do. I think probably my head is just as muddy as it was before.
"I know that I don't want to hurt anyone any more than I've already hurt them, but I also know that we are, us four, the same but different, and we're finding our way."
Elsewhere in the podcast, he went into further detail about events touched upon in his autobiography, including the time he left the This Morning studio minutes before going live on air because he was in such a dark place.
Phillip Schofield's autobiography Life's What You Make It is available now. This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV.
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