PHILLIP Schofield was a 'ladies man' who wrote passionate love letters to his girlfriend before coming out as gay 35 years later.
His ex has revealed their intense romance, saying it would have been 'impossible' for his to come out at the time. Marika Tautz dated the This Morning presenter when he worked in New Zealand during the 1980s.
Phil was 19 when he moved to the country with his parents and spent time hosting a pop music programme called Shazam! It was during this time he started a relationship with Marika, who was working as a TV floor manager.
At one point Phil, 58, was so serious about Marika, now a nurse in the States, he presented her with a promise ring - hinting at a future proposal. "We were an item for a couple of years,".
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