Phillip Schofield breaks down as he reveals he nearly attempted suicide

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Phillip Schofield broke down in tears during his desert island TV show as he revealed how close he came to ending his life after leaving This Morning.

The former ITV hos t reflected on the "dark" period of his life and shared how his daughters helped pull him "back from the edge" as he prepares to return to TV on Channel 5 next week.

Fighting back tears, he said: "In the last 18 months, it got as dark as it is possible to get." He continued: "A year ago, I came so, so close.

I had everything in place, everything was ready, and it was my daughter Molly who was looking after me. Molly and Ruby [his daughters] both were, and Molly said, 'Can you imagine what this would do to us if you actually managed to pull this off?' That was enough to make me step back from the edge." Schofield, 62, revealed he could have been hospitalised during that difficult time but opted to return to the family home instead, fearing the news of his hospitalisation would leak.