Inside Philip Schofield’s family life with wife Stephanie and two daughters

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are set to take a break from This Morning, amid recent speculation over the presenting pair’s friendship.

Although they presented a united front in the face of the rumours earlier this week, it’s now been reported that the daytime duo will step away from hosting duties on the ITV show in just over a week’s time.

Holly, 42, and Phil, 61, have held a professional relationship on our TVs for 14 years – with Phillip calling her ‘my rock’ in a statement released last week.

With his co-host having previously shared snippets from her family life on the show, Philip has also shared anecdotes about his wife from time to time.

Who is the presenter’s wife, and do they have children?

Who is Philip Schofield’s wife?

Philip has been married to wife Stephanie Lowe, 59, for 30 years.

The pair met while they were both were working at the BBC – he was working in children’s television and she was working as a production assistant.

In 1993, the pair tied the knot at Ackergill Tower in Scotland, before moving to Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.

Stephanie announced in 2020 she was standing by Philip after he publicly came out as gay, making the announcement in a statement on Instagram before an emotional interview with Holly Willoughby on This Morning.

She told The Sun: ‘I love Phillip, as much today as I ever have, and always will.

‘We’ve been awestruck by the strength and love of our precious girls, even as they’ve been trying to make sense of it all for themselves. Our family have also been so supportive and will help us going forward.

‘Although this is difficult for us all, I support Phillip in taking this brave step. I will still be there, holding his hand. Everyone should be proud to live their own truth.’

While the pair no longer live together, it’s been reported that they are still married and remain on good terms. The presenter previously told Chris Evans’ How To Wow podcast: ‘We’re still married. With divorce…we’ve not discussed that at all.’

Philip moved out of the family home in Henley-On-Thames in 2020, once lockdown restrictions eased, and now lives in Chiswick, West London.

Steph has often cropped up in Phillip’s stories on This Morning – with the host sharing the story of how he proposed, telling Holly: ‘I proposed to Steph, it was in an Advent calendar.

‘You could put your own things into the boxes…every night she opened it up and I put in bath salts, cheapy things for every day. On the given day that I’d chosen, I put the engagement ring in.

‘She opened it up and I hopped out of bed starkers and got down on one knee!’

Do Philip and Stephanie have children?

The pair are parents to two grown-up daughters – the elder of the two, Molly, was born back in 1993, while younger daughter Ruby was born in 1996.

Ruby studied psychology at Leeds Beckett University and Molly has followed her father into showbiz by working as a talent manager.

Molly also took to social media when Phillip came out in 2020, posting a touching tribute to her father in a picture alongside her mother and younger sister.

‘Love you always,’ she wrote alongside the snap. ‘so proud of you.’

She then tagged her dad in the post, alongside a love heart emoji.

Philip previously credited his children with ‘keeping him current’, telling Hello! ’Both of them have great taste in music and play stuff that I maybe haven’t heard before.’

He explained: ‘I was driving Ruby back to uni and she said, “You’ve got to listen to this.” Ruby and her mates discovered it just before it broke – Megan Trainor’s All About That Bass.

‘As we listened to it… I can remember I said, “oh my God, this is incredible.” And I thank Ruby for introducing me to that, way before anybody else!”

Who are Philip Schofield’s parents?

Phillip’s mother Pat, is in her 80s, and the presenter recently paid touching tribute to her on Mother’s Day.

Sharing a snap of the pair outside the Blackpool Tower Philip wrote: ‘Through thick and thin she’s always there. Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing mum.

Pat also spoke out when Phillip came out, saying: ‘When Phillip drove to Cornwall to tell me, the first thing I said was I don’t care.

‘Yes it was a shock, but nothing as a family that we can’t support and applaud.’

Philip’s dad, Brian, sadly died in May 2008 from a long-standing heart condition.

Does Philip Schofield have siblings?

Phillip has a younger brother, Timothy Schofield.

Timothy, 54, a former civilian police worker, was found guilty in April 2023 of 11 sexual offences involving a child, including two of sexual activity with a child.

He was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Bristol Crown Court on May 19.

Following the verdict, Phillip issued a statement condemning the actions of his sibling in which he said: ‘As far as I am concerned, I no longer have a brother.’

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