Phillip Schofield smokes a cigarette during night out after admitting he's 'confused' over his identity

Phillip Schofield has admitted his head is "just as muddy" as it was before he came out as gay earlier this year.

This Morning star Phillip Schofield has talked about the impact that him coming out as gay earlier this year has had on his life, admitting he still feels pretty "confused" about where things are going to go.The host, who is still living with his wife Steph and his two daughters, talked about navigating a "minefield" on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast."I'm worried about Steph, I'm worried about what this does to all of us," he explained.

Phillip Schofield has revealed he is still "confused" about his identity since coming out as gay in February this year.The 58 year old opened up about how he's feeling months after his shock revelation on This Morning while chatting to Fearne Cotton on her Happy Place podcast. As Fearne, 39, asked her guest if he believes he truly knows himself now, the TV show host explained that actually his "head is just as muddy" as it was before he made his confession on live air.

Phillip Schofield was so worried as he wrestled with his sexuality that he once dramatically refused to go on This Morning at the very last minute. In his incredible new memoir, the star tells how he instead fled to his London flat where he messaged Steph, his wife of 27 years, to tell her: “I couldn’t do the show.” Phil's absence meant Holly Willoughby presented the ITV programme alone as viewers were told that the star had called in sick.

Phillip Schofield has discussed the moment he came out as gay on television earlier this year.The silver-haired star came out in a lengthy Instagram story post in February before going on This Morning to be interviewed by his co-host Holly Willoughby. Phil, 58, described his co-star Holly Willoughby, with whom he shares a closed bond, as an emotional rock during the lead up to the moment he publicly announced his sexuality.