Phillip Schofield recalls leaping out of bed naked to propose to wife Steph Lowe
Phillip Schofield has penned in his memoir how he leapt out of bed to propose to his wife naked before getting married in 1993. The couple had been together 27 years when he came out as gay earlier this year
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Phillip Schofield has shed more light on how he proposed to his wife Steph Lowe after a whirlwind romance when they met on a BBC set.
The 58-year-old This Morning presenter has released an explosive new memoir, Life’s What You Make It, that gives readers an insight into his family life throughout the years.
Phillip, who met Steph when she was working as a production assistant, remembered coming up with the perfect plan to propose to her and decided put it into action over the Christmas period.
In his book, that was released earlier this week, Phillip revealed that he leapt out of bed naked to surprise Steph with his proposal.
“I had found exactly the ring I wanted on Bond Street,” he wrote in the book.
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“Every year, I made an advent calendar for Steph, little boxes filled with bath oils or chocolates.
“In the box for 11 December (Steph’s mum Gill’s birthday) was the ring. As she opened the box and found the ring, I leapt starkers from our bed and proposed.”
Phillip and Steph tied the knot in 1993 and went on to welcome two daughters, Ruby and Molly.
Earlier this year, Phillip came out as gay during an emotional appearance on This Morning.
He also hit back in his book at critics who had cruelly accused him of lying to his wife for 27 years.
He revealed that he never lied to his wife about being gay and he wouldn’t have married her in 1993 if he’d have known.
It actually took him years to figure out, and as soon as he realised – he told Steph.
Phil writes: “I didn’t know I was gay when I married Steph. If I had, I wouldn’t have got married.”
He later added: “When I eventually knew, so did she.”
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