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Phillip Schofield fights tears as he wins LGBT Award after coming out aged 57

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showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterPhillip Schofield was overcome with emotion as he celebrated winning an LGBT award.It was the first he received since he came out at the age of 57, and likened the process of coming out to jumping out of a plane.The star, now 59, first came out back in February 2020.He is away on holiday at the moment so accepted the LGBT Special Recognition award with a tearful video message.

The broadcaster began: "Wow. This is a biggie. What a proud moment for me personally."He explained emotionally, "I've never won any award individually," as he has won many awards before with This Morning."Any award you win as a team that's there propping you up and definitely that's the case.

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