he said the affair only began years after meeting the young man who was 15 at the time. he said he regrets the relationship and lying about it when itv tried to investigate. he has been talking to the bbc. phillip, come on in. good to see you. thank you. phillip schofield granted this interview because he wanted to say sorry, he wanted to show contrition and he wanted to correct some of what he sees as the false narratives in the public domain over the past week. are you feeling 0k to do this? are you feeling strong enough to do this interview? yeah, i have to. schofield described the enormous toll recent days have taken on him. it is relentless. it is day after day after day after day. if you do that. if you don t think that is going to have the most catastrophic effect on someone s mind. do you want me to die? because that s where i am. i have lost everything. schofield says he is extremely concerned for the welfare of the young man with whom he had an extramarital affair.
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