EXCLUSIVE: Following his departure from This Morning, Phillip Schofield reportedly “couldn’t cope” without the support of his wife of 30 years Stephanie Lowe
When Phillip Schofield’s professional world crumbled in the fallout from his “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague last year, it was the presenter’s loyal family who kept him going. His wife of 30 years, Stephanie Lowe, stood by her troubled husband during and after the career-shattering scandal that resulted in him resigning from his job of 21 years, as co-host of This Morning with Holly Willoughby.
“Despite everything, Steph has been the solid support by Phillip’s side,” the source said. “He calls her ‘his rock’. She’s been his tower of strength, and continues to be now. Divorce is the last thing she’d want to put him through.” In the aftermath of the affair scandal last year, Stephanie and the girls rallied around him, and he appeared to credit his daughters for “guarding” him and keeping him alive, saying, “I am in a very bad way. Mentally, utterly, utterly broken. And if it hadn’t been for my girls last week, I wouldn’t be here.”
A lawyer working on behalf of Phillip confirmed that “Person X” had instructed lawyers to seek “payment of his substantial legal costs in dealing with the media to protect his privacy,” as well as compensation for the loss of his job and home, and other financial losses suffered as a result of the media coverage of their relationship. “This was incorporated in an agreement which included a mutual non-disclosure provision,” the statement read.
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