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.
The This Morning host dated TV floor manager Marika during a stint working in New Zealand 37 years ago. He had moved to the country with his parents at the age of 19 and landed a job hosting teen pop music show Shazam!
Marika was a steady girlfriend and she claims he even vowed to propose by presenting her with a promise ring. Speaking about their relationship, Marika, who now works as a nurse in the US, told the Daily Mail : "We were an item for a couple of years. "We got on really well.
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