Phillip Schofield's wife Stephanie Lowe has 'no plans to divorce him' after he came out as gay... amid claims his sexuality was an 'open secret on This Morning set'
- The presenter, 57, married Stephanie, 55, in 1993 after they met when she was a BBC production Assistant and he was working for the BBC Children's television
- Phillip and Stephanie share daughters Molly, 27, a talent manager, and Ruby, 24, a graduate
- The source claimed that Phillip's sexuality was an 'open secret' on the This Morning set, and his close friend Holly Willoughby had known for some time
- Phillip and Stephanie walked the red carpet and posed for photos together on Tuesday 28 January just days before he announced he was gay
- Phillip has praised his 'incredible' wife, revealing she is in 'pain' and 'upset' but has known for 'some time'
- If you have been affected by this article, you can contact the LGBT Foundation on 0345 330 3030 or email helpline@lgbt.foundation
Phillip Schofield's wife Stephanie Lowe reportedly has no plans to divorce him after he publicly came out as gay on Friday.
A source has claimed that the presenter's spouse of 27 years does not wish to formally end their marriage until he is settled in a new relationship, amid claims his sexuality was an 'open secret' on the This Morning set.
It comes after Phillip, 57, publicly announced he is gay during an emotional interview with Holly Willoughby on This Morning, and went onto praise his 'incredible' wife Stephanie for supporting him.
Not yet: Phillip Schofield's wife Stephanie Lowe reportedly has no plans to divorce him after he publicly came out as gay on Friday (pictured in 2017)
A source claimed that Stephanie is in no rush to divorce Phillip after he came out, telling The Mirror: 'Steph isn't bitter over Phil's coming out. She isn't the type to be spiteful by dragging him into court.
'She's saying she'll stick with him until he's settled and happy in a new relationship, and then they'll talk about an amicable split deal.'
A source also claimed that Phil's sexuality was an 'open secret' on the This Morning set, and he allegedly told ITV bosses about his plans to come out in an impromptu meeting on Thursday.
It's also claimed that his close friend and co-host Holly had known for some time.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Phillip Schofield and This Morning for comment.
Surprise news: Presenter Phil publicly announced that he was gay on Friday's This Morning, and praised his 'amazing' wife Stephanie for supporting him
After Phil publicly came out as gay on This Morning, he showered his wife Stephanie with praise before admitting she is in 'pain' and 'upset' but has known for 'some time.'
The presenter insisted that he has 'no secrets' and that they have 'never had any secrets' throughout their marriage.
Phillip, shares daughters Molly, 27, a talent manager, and Ruby, 24, a graduate, with his wife. They met when she was a BBC production Assistant and he was working for the BBC Children's television.
Supportive: A source has claimed that Steph does not wish to end their marriage until Phil is settled in a new relationship (pictured on 28th January)
Two years ago, This Morning celebrated Phillip and Steph's 25th silver wedding anniversary during the show.
Phillip spoke on Friday's This Morning with his friend and co-host Holly Willoughby about his battles with keeping his secret and the relief over coming out.
He told her: 'It's funny because everyone I've spoken to, and you, have all been so supportive and so loving and caring, and my entire family to a person have grabbed us and said it's OK, we love you we're proud of you...
'Every person I tell it gets a little lighter and a little lighter, at the same time I have made this decision which is essential for me and essential for my head and that is principally the reason I have done this.
'They have been supporting while we get to this moment because we all know it was coming... we've never had any secrets.
'It is tough but it's not something that has happened quickly, I have had to deal with this in my head for quite some time, we've gone through this together, we have been honest and have been open and Stephanie as I said, you know'.
Adventure: Just a year earlier, Phillip and Steph had teamed up to film Schofield’s South African Adventure (pictured)
Congratulations: In 2018 Phillip and Stephanie celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, with their daughter Ruby Schofield, 24, posting a tribute to her loved-up parents
Quick to lavish praise on his wife, he said: 'She's amazing, she's incredible, there's no one in my life who would have supported me.
'As a wife the way she's supported me, she's astonishing, literally astonishing, it's a good question, you know this has bothered me for a very long time...
'Everyone does these things at their own speed in their own time when the time is right, there's no question it has in recent times consumed my head, and has become an issue in my head.
'I got to the stage where I thought we sit here every day and I'm over there and some amazingly brave incredible person is sitting here and I'm listening to their story and thinking oh my God you're so brave, and I'm thinking I have to be that person.
'All you can be in your life is honest with yourself and I was getting to the point where I knew I wasn't honest with myself I didn't like myself very much, so when is the right time to do it? And you know as a family, you know it is the right time.'
Family: Phillip shares daughters Molly, 27, and Ruby, 24, with his wife. They met when they were both working for the BBC and married in 1993 (pictured in 2018)
'I've no secrets': Full transcript from Phillip Schofield's interview with Holly Willoughby on This Morning
'It's funny because, everyone I've spoken to, you, have all been so supportive and so loving and caring.
'And my entire family to a person have grabbed us and said it's OK, it's OK, we love you, we're proud of you.
'And every person I tell it gets a little lighter and a little lighter but at the same time, you know, I have made this decision which is essential for me and essential for my head and that's principally the decision why I've done this.
'Of course I'm really very aware that Steph and the girls are at home watching this and we're all together, and we spent a lot of time together, we spend a lot of time together obviously.
'And they've been supporting us as we got to this moment and we all knew it was coming.
A pillar of support: TV presenter Phillip Schofield on ITV's This Morning talking with Holly Willoughby today about his announcement that he is gay
'So, yeah, I mean I feel a little lighter, but I'm also very aware, there's no question that it causes pain and it causes upset. I've no secrets. We've never had any secrets. Tough, it is tough, but this is not something that's happened quickly. I've had to deal with this in my head for quite some time.
'We've gone through this together and we've been honest and we've been open. Steph, as I said, I can't write in any statement what I feel about that women.
'She is amazing, she's incredible. There's no one in my life who would have supported me the way, as a wife, as the way she supported me. She's astonishing, literally astonishing.
'It's a good question (why now). You know this has been bothering me for a very long time and I think everybody does these things at their own speed, at their own time, when they feel the time is right.
'I've no secrets': Full transcript from Phillip Schofield's interview with Holly Willoughby on This Morning
'And there's no question that it has in recent times consumed my head and has become an issue in my head.
'And so I got to the stage where I thought we sit here every day, and I'm over there and some amazingly brave incredible person is sitting here, and I'm listening to their story and thinking 'oh my God, you're so brave, oh my God, you're so brave'.
'And I'm thinking 'I have to be that person, I have to be that person'. I think all you can be in your life is honest with yourself. I was getting to the point where I knew I wasn't honest with myself, I was getting to the point where I didn't like myself very much because I wasn't being honest with myself.
'And so, when is the right time, when is the right time to do it? And as a family, it's the right time.
'There are people around the world, there are people in this country, there will be people watching this, and we always say talk to someone, and believe me, believe me, when we say that and we do say that a lot on this show, you must talk to someone, you must talk to someone, i have and it's helped a lot.
'And it's brought me back - i mentioned those dark places in the statement – talking to people does bring you back. And in some cases talking to people saves you. You have to discuss it, with my friends, with my family, with my wife, we've talked it through – and we have to talk it through.
'This is my decision, this is absolutely my decision. It was something I knew that I had to do. And I don't know what the world will be like now - I don't know how this will be taken, or what people will think.
He said: 'But at the same time I will sit here and say actually, I'm proud of myself today. And I am proud of myself today'
'But would I say is that yes, I am very conscious of the hurt, and so my overriding emotion with my family is obviously going to be guilt, because I do feel guilty that this can't be anything other than a painful process for them.
'But at the same time I will sit here and say actually, I'm proud of myself today. And I am proud of myself today. It wasn't easy but they (my daughters) were, they are so amazing in their love and support.
'I sat them down and I told them and they jumped up and they gave me a hug, a big hug, a long hug, and then they hugged Steph and they said it's OK, we'll be OK, we'll always be a family, always us four, is what we always call ourselves. We'll always be that.
'It was the same with my mum, my mum is watching this today. She's been on the phone this morning – hope you're OK. I went down to see her, she's down in Cornwall, and I went down to see her. And I told her and she said 'oh, OK, well, I don't care' - and that's the same with everyone.
'No I don't think so (thinking about future relationships) - I'm not thinking there. I'm doing each day at a time now, this has always been a slow process and there is no fast process after this.
'This was the big day and this was the day that I knew everything was pointing towards and I could not have don't it if it hadn't been you. So afterwards I don't know, but no, there's no one, I'm not rushing out to anybody.'
His side of the story: Phillip was open and honest during the appearance in which he chatted to his good friend
Phillip also spoke about his family's support in his emotional Instagram message on Friday, he penned: 'Both mine and Steph's entire families have stunned me with their love, instant acceptance and support.'
Phillip announced he was gay in a heartfelt message shared to his Instagram story on Friday, just minutes before he gave an interview on This Morning with co-host Holly.
He said: ''You never know what's going on in someone's seemingly perfect life, what issues they are struggling with, or the state of their wellbeing - and so you won't know what he has been consuming me for the last few years.
'With the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, I have been coming to terms with the fact that I am gay.
Bombshell: On Friday Phillip announced his sexuality in a lengthy Instagram statement, and praised his wife Steph as 'the kindest soul I have ever met'
He wrote in his statement: 'My family have held me so close: they have tried to cheer me up, to smother me with kindness and love, despite their own confusion.'
Although he candidly added: 'Yet still I can't sleep and there have been some very dark moments.'
Phillip continued: 'Steph has been incredible - I love her so very much. She is the kindest soul I have ever met.
'My girls have been astonishing in their love, hugs and encouraging words of comfort. Both mine and Steph's entire families have stunned me with their love, instant acceptance and support.
'Of course they are worried about Steph but I know they will scoop us both up.'
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