Phillip Schofield's friendship with Simon Schofield after fans mistake them for lovers

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Phillip Schofield has been forced to shut down speculation about his love life after sharing a picture of himself on a walk with his good friend this weekend.

The This Morning star, who came out as gay earlier this year, addressed comments made by fans after he referred to mate Simon Schofield - who is not related to him - in yesterday's Instagram post. "First socially distanced walk with a mate!" he had captioned the snap. "Thank you @sischofe..

last person I had a drink with before the wheels fell off, first I've seen as we try to reattach them!" Fans instantly flocked to the post to ask whether he and Simon were more than friends, with one cheeky follower writing: "Mate is that what they call it nowadays."Phil clapped back in style,