Phillip Schofield's two words of advice for ITV This Morning viewer whose family haven't accepted he's gay

Phillip Schofield had two words of advice for a man who wrote into This Morning to share how his family haven't accepted that he's gay. The presenter, who himself came out in February 2020, was back fronting the ITV daytime show on Wednesday (March 22) with Holly Willoughby when they were joined by Vanessa Feltz.

The broadcaster and agony aunt was on hand to answer viewers’ calls about love. It comes just weeks after Vanessa revealed her own heartbreak after ending her relationship of 16 years with fiance Ben Ofoedu. During the 'love against the odds' segment, the hosts and Vanessa hear from 'Billy' who shared how he struggled to come out for years, due to the fear that the news would ‘destroy’ his family.

In an email sent to the show, 'Billy' said: "For years I’ve felt confused about my sexuality. But knew if I were to come out it would destroy my family and they would be so disappointed in me. It took me 20 years to build the courage to accept I was gay. Shortly after I met the love of my life and couldn’t be happier. My family reacted as expected. But it was all worth it to be able to be myself."

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This led Phillip, who has spoken openly about his own struggles with his sexuality over the years before revealing he was gay on This Morning three years ago, to reply: "It's a shame the family reacted like that though."

The 60-year-old then went on share that he hopes his Billy’s family will 'come round in time'. He said: "I hope that maybe the family will come round in time as they should but what a shame to lose a member of the family over something like that. But also how wonderful that you’ve found