FORMER This Morning host Phillip Schofield paid his ex-lover a six-figure sum in the deal, it has been revealed.
The deal prevents both of them from ever discussing their relationship.
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Phillip Schofield paid his ex-lover a six-figure settlement after the scandal broke last yearCredit: Rex
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Schofield’s former colleague also signed a non-disclosure agreementCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures
The presenter’s former colleague, 34 years younger, signed a declaration of confidentiality as part of the agreement reached.
It prevents him from talking about the scandal that infamously ended the host’s decades-long TV career last year.
Schofield, 61, has kept a low profile since admitting the affair and lying to his employers at ITV in an extremely guilty plea last May.
A representative for Schofield confirmed the deal was signed last year, including payment of compensation for losses suffered, the Mail on Sunday reported.
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The man was just 15 when he met Schofield, who helped him land a job as a runner on This Morning aged 19.
The romance between the two began when the man was in his 20s, after which he moved to another ITV daytime show, Loose Women.
He later left the channel with a separate payout.
Last night a source said the payment was part of a deal that also included an NDA preventing both men from speaking about the scandal.
Speaking to the Sun last June, Schofield opened up about his struggles.
He said, “You’re watching all these layers of you slide and slide and slide.
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“Things you loved. But I deserve it. It’s my fault. I deserve it.”
He also promised never to use social media again.
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The scandal brought Schofield’s decades-long television career to an abrupt end Credit: Rex
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