'It has brought the greatest misery into his totally innocent life trends now
Phillip Schofield has said his 'greatest apology' over the fallout of his affair was to his much younger former lover, as he admits old photos of them together 'look shocking'.
Breaking his silence for the first time since he admitted lying to ITV, his lawyers, his wife and co-star of 14 years about the 'unwise, but not illegal' relationship with his junior colleague, Schofield admitted he 'should have known better'.
Speaking of his former lover, the This Morning star said tonight: 'It has brought the greatest misery into his totally innocent life, his totally innocent family, his totally innocent friends. It has brought the greatest grief to them.
'I am deeply sorry, and I apologise to him because I should have known better. I should have acted the way I have always acted. I should not have done it.
'I'm sorry. And I will forever be sorry. I will die sorry. I am so deeply mortified.'
Speaking for the first time since leaving This Morning, Phillip Schofield said his 'greatest apology' over the fallout of his affair was to his much younger former lover
Schofield, his former lover and Holly Willoughby sat on the This Morning sofa together
Describing himself as a 'broken' man, Schofield denied accusations that he groomed the young man who landed a job at This Morning after meeting the former host.
Tonight, Schofield admitted old photographs of the men together that emerged online 'looked shocking'.
He told The Sun: 'At the time I did not think about it possibly ruining my career. I really probably only thought about it when I saw the rumour mill and saw it growing.
'Then I saw the link with the drama school photo all those years before, and thought,
'This looks shocking'. But I didn't lie to protect my career, he didn't want his name in public. He wanted his own life.'
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