Phillip Schofield’s ex says coming out could've jeopardised career as she talks romance

express.co.uk:

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.