Five bombshell moments from Phillip Schofield's interviews from why affair ended to final text to Holly

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Phillip Schofield has broken his silence on his shocking affair with an ex ITV colleague who he met when the young man was just 15.

The former This Morning presenter has been under intense media scrutiny since he came clean about his anonymous ex-lover last week, who he formed an "unwise but not illegal" sexual relationship with when the man was 20.In the emotional interviews with BBC's Amol Rajan as well as the Sun, Schofield said he has "lost everything" but felt he had no choice but to be honest as the "the lie got too big for both of us".The disgraced TV host's confession shocked the world, including ITV bosses and best friend Holly Willoughby, who he claimed had no idea about their relationship as he said both parties repeatedly lied to everyone.Now the truth is out about Schofield, he says he completely understands why people are angry he abused his power and lied, but he admitted he is struggling mentally to deal with the backlash of his "unforgivable" actions.Here are five key moments from the bombshell interview.The former ITV This Morning host recently admitted his affair with his younger colleague but vehemently denies being a groomer.Schofield has argued that his lover was of legal age when they first started engaging in sexual relations, and denies feeling any 'sexual attraction' when he first met him when he was 15.The TV personality and the unnamed man first met while he was still in school and the 61-year-old followed him on Twitter where they briefly exchanged innocent messages about working in the industry.Defending his decision to start speaking to the then teenager about his career, Phil said: "What's wrong with talking to someone no matter what age they are, does that mean if you're following anyone