Phillip Schofield, 58, for “speaking from the heart” when he came out as gay on This Morning earlier this year.The former TOWIE star, who has worked alongside Phillip on the ITV programme as a showbiz reporter, explained she could relate to him after she opened up about her own personal experiences on the show.In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Ferne branded Phillip “tremendously brave” for speaking about his sexuality for the first time on-screen with his co-host Holly Willoughby, 39.The dad-of-two came out after nearly 27 years of marriage to his wife Stephanie Lowe.Ferne tuned in to watch the memorable episode of This Morning while travelling to London.She recalled: “I watched it I was on my way into London and it was breaking.