Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePhillip Schofield, who believes his television career is over, recently received support from celebrity friend Darren Day at a party also attended by Ant and Dec. Day, who has known Schofield since 1993, defended him as a “good man” and expressed regret over the loss of his career following the scandal, adding: “It was a massive career to have taken away”.Schofield departed ITV in 2023 after admitting to a consensual relationship with a younger male runner, which he described as “unwise” but not “illegal,” clarifying the affair began when the man was at least 20 and working at ITV. He recently featured in the Channel 5 survival series Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, where he received a supportive message from Dame Joanna Lumley, who had previously appeared on the show. At the conclusion of the survival programme, Schofield tearfully stated he would 'never in a million years' return to daytime television, though he remained undecided about other potential presenting opportunities. In fullI’m a Celeb star hails ‘good man’ Phillip Schofield: ‘It was a massive career to have taken away’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Schofield supported by celeb friend: ‘It was a massive career to have taken away’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePhillip Schofield, who believes his television career is over, recently received support from celebrity friend Darren Day at a party also attended by Ant and Dec. Day, who has known Schofield since 1993, defended him as a “good man” and expressed regret over the loss of his career following the scandal, adding: “It was a massive career to have taken away”.Schofield departed ITV in 2023 after admitting to a consensual relationship with a younger male runner, which he described as “unwise” but not “illegal,” clarifying the affair began when the man was at least 20 and working at ITV. He recently featured in the Channel 5 survival series Phillip Schofield: Cast Away, where he received a supportive message from Dame Joanna Lumley, who had previously appeared on the show. At the conclusion of the survival programme, Schofield tearfully stated he would 'never in a million years' return to daytime television, though he remained undecided about other potential presenting opportunities. In fullI’m a Celeb star hails ‘good man’ Phillip Schofield: ‘It was a massive career to have taken away’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
