A This Morning viewers has revealed that Phillip Schofield coming out has inspired her to tell her family she’s gay.
The woman – known as Kerry – emailed into the show during a segment with agony aunt Deidre Sanders today to praise Phillip and share her own story.
She said: “Phillip is the bravest man I know. I am 63 year old woman and I haven’t been brave enough to come out to my family. Today I wish him all the best.
“He is encouraging me to come out now at my age.”
Deidre then revealed: “I know she is actually thinking of doing it today. I really hope you do.”
She then said they would be speaking off air and offering the woman support.
Today Phillip, 57, – who has been married to wife Stephanie Lowe since 1993 – shared a statement on social media and then appeared live on This Morning today alongside his co-host Holly Willoughby to reveal he is gay.
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He said he was encouraged to do so thanks to the viewers on the show.
He said: “It’s tough but this is not something that’s happened quickly, I’ve had to deal this in my head for quite some time.
“I got to the stage where I thought we sit here, every day, and some amazingly brave person is sitting over there and I’m thinking ‘I have to be that person’.
“All you can be in your life is honest with yourself. I was getting to a stage in my life where I was thinking I don’t really like myself because I’m not being honest with myself.
“We always say ‘talk to someone’ and you must talk to someone. It’s brought me back from some dark places and in some cases talking to people saves you.”
