Phillip Schofield was spotted in public this week for the first time since his bombshell interviews about his shock admission to having an affair with a younger colleague on This Morning.
The former host of the ITV programme stepped down from the show he fronted for more than two decades, as well as all of his commitments at ITV, following his confession he’d had a relationship with the runner while he was still married to wife Stephanie Lowe.
Phil denied the affair to colleagues including Holly Willoughby and channel bosses when asked about it.
As we reported yesterday, Phillip was spotted looking glum in Cornwall as he celebrated his mum Pat's 87th birthday.
The former This Morning star, who parted ways with his management firm too, was photographed looking down whilst out and about wearing a casual blue T-shirt and white linen shorts.
The 61-year-old was seen clutching his phone, car keys and his vape in the photos obtained by the Mirror as he was spotted in a car park. Phillip appeared to have a slight tan, sporting a healthier appearance compared to his tell-all BBC interview, where he admitted contemplating taking his own life.
Phillip has kept a low profile since speaking out, and he's admitted he feels scared to go out in public in case people spit at him or abuse him. But yesterday he ventured out to celebrate his mother Pat's 87th birthday.
Body language expert Judi James told the Mirror she thinks Phillip is now a 'changed man'. She reckons the controversy has affected his emotions, mental health and his appearance.
She said: "There are deep furrows etched on his forehead and deep grooves down either side of his mouth.
"His face looks jowly from side view but that’s possibly a result of the weight he said he had dropped since the drama started."
"But otherwise Schofield looks tanned and relatively relaxed here, like a man who has taken what must be his first break from work in several decades."
Judi also said that she believes he's in a more "good-humoured" mood around his mum, who has provided support to the star over the past couple of months. Judi added: "We’re so used to seeing the signature Schofield perky smile on our screens that an unsmiling Philip does look dramatically dour but, despite the lip clamp, his one raised brow and the micro-curve of his lips suggests a good humoured response to the person he is with.
"There’s no sign of tension in his shoulders or his legs but, in a nod to his previously busy professional lifestyle, he seems to be clutching his phone, keys and what looks like the ever-present vape we saw him using in his interviews, all in the one hand."
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