Phillip Schofield and his wife Stephanie are spotted carrying matching brown cockapoos 'from the same litter' on his 62nd birthday - just days after their 31st wedding anniversary

Phillip Schofield has been unerringly supported by his wife Stephanie ever since his exit from This Morning - and it appears they may be battling through together with a pair of matching, beautiful chocolate brown puppies. Phillip Schofield was spotted carrying a puppy on a walk on his 62nd birthday yesterday Phil was wih his wife Steph, who has supported him throughout and was also carrying a puppy identical to the other The couple separated in 2020 when Mr Schofield came out as gay - but are not believed to have divorced Phil carries the new puppy - believed to be a cockapoo Phillip separated from his wife in 2020 after he came out as gay, but she has continued to staunchly stand by him despite his departure from ITV's This Morning over an affair with a younger member of staff. Schofield quit This Morning after he admitted to a past relationship with a younger male former colleague – but neither men spoke to Jane Mulcahy KC, whose report came out in December. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby are pictured either side of the man with whom he had an affair The external review found that the channel was 'unable to uncover the relevant evidence' until Schofield's own admission in May when he told the Mail that he had been having the relationship and that he had later lied about it. It added that only one person out of 48 interviewed – a junior employee – said they knew about the presenter's relationship with the younger male former colleague before he revealed it.