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Philip Schofield has revealed it would have been "impossible" for the ITV star to have come out as gay until this year. The This Morning presenter's ex girlfriend Marika Tautz has opened up about their passionate romance in New Zealand more than 30 years ago.

Television presenter Phillip Schofield once reportedly 'fell head over hills' for a dancer who left her boyfriend for him.

Phillip Schofield 's ex-girlfriend has opened up about their relationship, which played out years before he met his wife. Marika Tautz dated the 58-year-old This Morning presenter 37 years ago, when the two were working in New Zealand.

PHILLIP Schofield was a 'ladies man' who wrote passionate love letters to his girlfriend before coming out as gay 35 years later. His ex has revealed their intense romance, saying it would have been 'impossible' for his to come out at the time.

Phillip Schofield, 58, dated TV floor manager Marika Tautz when he worked on a show in New Zealand 37 years ago.The latter has now shared details about their relationship and her thoughts on him coming out as gay earlier this year.Marika said she “never suspected a thing” during their relationship, but said it may have been "impossible" for him to come out as gay if he wanted to at the time, because he worked on New Zealand show Shazam!, which had a wide teenage audience.She said: “If he had, it could have jeopardised it all.”Gushing about their relationship, she went on to say: "He was very well groomed and maybe he came across as a bit gay.“There was probably something underlying but when he was with me I never knew.Claudia Winkleman

Philip Schofield 's ex-girlfriend Marika Tautz has opened up about their passionate romance and insisted the star would have found it "impossible" to come out as gay.