Phillip Schofield got emotional as he accepted the British LGBT special recognition award, where he likens the road towards coming out as gay to packing “a parachute before the jump".The video set to be played tonight was filmed early as Phillip is currently away on holiday and unable to accept the award in person.The This morning host came out as gay in February of 2020 after admitting to suffering through an “inner conflict”, followed by a candid discussion with co-host Holly Willoughby live on air.
Accepting the award, Phillip says in his video: “Wow.This is a biggie. What a proud moment for me personally. “I've never won any award individually.