hillip Schofield says his spouse was “very, very angry” about his affair with a youthful male colleague, however that his daughters had been “guarding” him through the fallout.
In his first interview since admitting to the connection, the previous ITV presenter, 61, mentioned that his daughters, Ruby and Molly, had been “my greatest asset”.
He advised The Sun that he had beforehand denied rumours concerning the affair to his spouse, Stephanie Lowe, when she had requested about them.
Recalling breaking the news to her he mentioned: “She got off a plane and I phoned her up and texted saying, ‘I need to talk to you’.
“She called back and I told her. She was very, very angry.”
He added: “She is very, very angry but we spoke today. And my daughters were unbelievable.
“They are without question, our greatest asset. I always say our, but from a father’s point of view, my greatest asset are my girls.”
Schofield went on to say that his daughters had arrived to “look after” him within the days for the reason that affair was made public.
“If it hadn’t been for my girls last week I wouldn’t be here,” he advised The Sun.
“I know I deserve it but they said, ‘Don’t you dare, we’re here to look after you’.
“I’ve had such a shit couple of years, and with this ultimate final cataclysm, I looked ahead at nothing and the girls said, ‘Don’t, we are here to look after you. Don’t you dare do it on our watch’.
“And that took me one step back and they won’t leave me alone. They were guarding me.”
Schofield’s daughter Ruby was current for the 90-minute interview, based on The Sun.
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