Phillip Schofield joked about coming out at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic as he accepted an accolade at the TRIC Awards on Wednesday afternoon.
A month before the world went into lockdown in March 2020, the 59-year-old bravely announced he was gay in an emotional confession that had been "consuming him for years".
And taking to the stage at the TRIC Awards on Wednesday afternoon to collect the award for Best Daytime Show for This Morning, Phillip began by commending the behind-the-scenes team for getting him and colleague Holly Willoughby through "day after day". "This is a big award for our show.Thank you, TRIC," he began. "We all worked through it [the pandemic].
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