How Phillip Schofield went from children’s TV star to ousted This Morning host

A look back at presenter’s career, which has taken a hit thanks to a series of damaging press stories

Phillip Schofield attending the ITV Palooza held at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London.

Phillip Schofield’s biographer once described the TV presenter as the “hottest star in Britain today” with a “glorious, uplifting life story”. 

Schofield, they said, had “triumphed at everything he has done” enabling him to lead a life of “love and passion, weeping and laughter, death, tragedy, and heartstopping joy”.