Phillip Schofield 'utterly broken' and 'wouldn't be here' if it weren't for his daughters

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Phillip Schofield has opened up on feeling "utterly broken" after resigning from his work commitments at This Morning and the rest of ITV, as the network has now cut ties with the presenter following his admission he had an "affair" with a younger male colleague.The former This Morning host, 61, who has since been dropped by his talent agency YMU, admitted to having an "unwise but not illegal" affair with the production assistant in question.

Now speaking out about his state of mind and mental health since the scandal broke, which began amid reports he had had a serious fall-out with former best friend and co-host Holly Willoughby, Phillip has given an interview with The Sun.

Speaking to the publication about how his daughters Ruby and Molly had looked after him and ensured he didn't sink into a really dark place, the disgraced star shared: "I am in a very bad way.

Mentally, utterly, utterly broken. And if it hadn’t been for my girls last week I wouldn’t be here. I know I deserve it but they said, ‘Don’t you dare, we’re here to look after you’." Phillip explained he feels "embarrassed and ashamed" of his behaviour, which included cheating on his wife Stephanie Lowe with the male runner, and lying to his entire family, friends and Holly herself. “I have just felt like I was going lower and lower and lower and lower.