He’s had an annus horribillus. (Did I spell that correctly)

I think that the number of Schofield memes that I've had on WhatsApp are more than on any other subject or person barring Boris of course

I think there's alot more to come out about Schofield,this is not the end but the end of the beginning.

it's no surprise - they're all completely full of sh*t. I think Holly Willoughby should be crowned Queen of England, she represents every bottle blond bullsh*t artist who rips you off while sweet talking you - the new ruling class of late 20s vicious tarts who work in sales, recruitment and HR have her as their pin up.

I agree with pretty much everything you say. I think professionally he isn't the guy he projects but then again that's a second hand view from me.

In his defence despite everything he does have the support of his family....some might be cynical and refer to his wealth and how much easier that makes it....but nevertheless he does.

For me, if he started banging this guy when it was legal then....while the lying deserves criticism I view it as business between him and his then wife.

While I recognise that power dynamic argument it's also a very tricky area. Don't get me wrong, I think in the vast majority of cases it's a valid call because people in positions of power do exploit those without it. However it's also essentially saying that the cleaner never gets to marry the CEO....which is a significant level of intrusion into people's personal choices. It's one of those situations which probably should be looked at on a case by case basis.

However, if this is grooming and as he met him at 15 it deserves looking at then he pretty much deserves the ridicule and criticism.

We live in a heightened celebrity culture where fame puts people high into the spotlight....which means the rewards are great for them but the pressure and negatives can be destructive.

I think it's fair to remember that Schofield hasn't killed anybody or stolen anything. Unless it turns out that he's some Savile type figure than he does deserve some level of care because he's certainly getting it in the neck right now....which isn't the place he usually expects it.

But to be serious, he does deserve the benefit of the doubt (which I didn't give him...not that he'd read Hol) and he does deserve the care from the buffering winds he's getting right now.....I'm not someone who thinks that people should be denied their say or opinions but the point about Caroline Fleck is fair enough.....it's a pressure cooker and his world has been turned upside down....same as for this lad.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

The fairly recent Alan Partridge programme. whereby he presents the programme in a studio with a weapon of a female colleague. She is photogenic and smiles the second the cameras are on.

How prophetic.

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on a separate note, i do recall a live tv event with Phillip Schofield and he bullied the shyte out of an audience member who had pushed the wrong button on a voting device.

it was some stupid question like : where do you live....
a. in the UK
b. outside the UK
c. don't know

and the audience-tw@t had pushed option C. Schofield humiliated the bloke and i always thought Schofield a bully from then.

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