PHILLIP Schofield is one of the UK’s leading presenters thanks to his long-running role on This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby. He has now come out as gay – here’s the TV star’s story so far. Who is Phillip Schofield and how did he become famous? Phillip Schofield, 57, was born on April 1, 1962, and […]
PHILLIP Schofield is one of the UK’s leading presenters thanks to his long-running role on This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby.
He has now come out as gay – here’s the TV star’s story so far.
Phillip Schofield, 57, was born on April 1, 1962, and is a British TV presenter.
Although his hometown is Lancashire, he currently lives in Oxfordshire.
He is most known for fronting ITV’s This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby.
Phillip shot to fame when he fronted Children’s BBC on weekdays at teatime from 1985 to 1987.
He has also hosted Dancing On Ice, National Lottery Winning Lines, Text Santa, and Schofield’s South African Adventure.
Phillip reportedly earns £600,000 a year for presenting This Morning, the same as his co-host Holly.
His net worth is estimated to be an impressive £8million, according to Spears Magazine.
Phillip is said to earn £45,00 per show for Dancing On Ice.
Phillip began presenting This Morning in 2002 alongside Fern Britton, replacing John Leslie.
In 2008 Holly Willoughby took over from Fern – and the duo Holly and Phil were born.
The presenters are known for their close friendship and often go on holiday together.
They are famous for their giggling outbursts on the show.
Phillip tried his hand at theatre and took over the leading role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat from Jason Donovan in the West End in the early 90s.
While appearing in Joseph he was approached to record a cover of Close Every Door to be released as a single.
The single was released in December 1992 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.
The second musical he performed in was the title role of Doctor Dolittle at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in 1998, before touring the UK.
In March 1993, Phillip married Stephanie Lowe.
She was a BBC Production Assistant he met while working for BBC children’s television.
The pair can often be found doing show’s together like Schofield’s South African Adventure.
The couple have two daughters together.
They are 24-year-old Ruby and Molly, 26.
Their family often go on holiday with his This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby and her husband and three children.
