Phillip Schofield reportedly paid his young lover a whopping six-figure sum to keep his mouth closed about their relationship.
The Mail on Sunday reported that the former ITV presenter gave his ex-colleague, who is 34-years-younger than Schofield, the huge amount of money and asked him to sign a non-disclosure agreement which stops him from talking about their relationship.
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A source said to be familiar with the NDA told The Mail on Sunday: “The young man has been fragile for some time. That is no secret, there was a payment made for various matters that followed Phillip’s decision to speak out about his relationship and as part of that, an NDA was arranged and signed.”
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“It means that Phil knows that his young ex will not ever be able to speak about their relationships so he can probably sleep a lot better at night now. He has lost a lot but imagine if the full details came out – it would be pretty cataclysmic for him.”
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Phillip’s world was turned upside down back in 2023 after he left This Morning following reports of a fall out with his co-star. After leaving the show, he opened up about an affair with a younger male co-worker while married to his wife Stephanie Lowe. He later cut ties with ITV after admitting he lied to them about the affair.
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In an article published on dailymail.co.uk, the publication said: “A lawyer acting for the former This Morning presenter has now confirmed a deal was signed with his former lover last year, including a ‘mutual non-disclosure provision’ and payment to compensate the man for losses suffered.”
It has been reported that the ITV employee in question met Schofield when he was in his teens – it is claimed the pair met for the first time when he was 15 and that Phillip helped him bag a job as a runner for This Morning when he was 19-years-old.
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