Phillip Schofield has been spotted in Cornwall again today looking ‘very tired’ but managed to raise a smile.
The ex-This Morning presenter, 61, was photographed by a member of the public as he walked through a car park.
Phillip – wearing his wedding ring – appeared to be holding a tote bag in one hand with a duffel bag slung over his shoulder and was dressed casually in a gray tank top and blue jeans.
MailOnline told this week how he was in the seaside town to celebrate his mother Pat’s 87th birthday, as he does every year.
He was spotted again this morning by a member of the public who quickly managed to snap photos of the fallen ITV presenter.
They said, ‘He walked past my car. I waited for him to pass and he smiled and said thank you.
Phillip, 61, was photographed by a member of the public as he walked through a parking lot
Holly Willoughby and husband and boyfriend saw a helicopter take off for Glastonbury Festival
Holly looked gleeful as she and her group boarded the helicopter to fly to Glastonbury Festival
“He looked very tired and gave me only a dry smile and a thank you as I let him pass.”
Meanwhile, his former hosting partner Holly Willoughby looked like she couldn’t care less as she took a helicopter to Glastonbury.
The TV beauty, 42, donned chic festival gear with husband Dan Baldwin as they traveled to the West Country by helicopter.
Phillip shared last month how he had been too scared to leave his house in case the public spit on him.
Phillip Schofield broke out of cover for the first time in a month since his devastating This Morning scandal – he looked healthier as he celebrated his beloved mum’s birthday
The fallen star, 61, still looked abandoned but appears to have sported a light tan and haircut, as he was seen in Cornwall, where supportive parent Pat lives
But in recent days, famous names including Sir Elton John have questioned whether some of the uproar surrounding the secret affair that destroyed the presenter’s career was homophobic.
Phillip – who called the relationship “unwise, but not illegal” – cheated on his wife Stephanie with the young male colleague.
The rendezvous was kept a secret for years until he admitted to The Mail on Sunday that he lied about it being just rumours.
He went on to confess that he had misled his employer ITV, his colleagues, his friends and his then agents at the management firm YMU.
He then apologized in an extraordinary series of mea culpa interviews for all the hurt he had caused.
It created an extraordinary domino effect for the show and ITV, with Holly Willoughby having to make a statement saying she knew nothing about it.
But Phillip insisted he hadn’t “groomed” the man, despite first meeting him when he was 15.
And he went on to state, “Attraction is attraction. In the gay world it is no different than in the heterosexual world or in the lesbian world.
“There shouldn’t be any difference. This is where homophobia comes into play.
‘We first met when he was 15, I attended drama school [he attended].
So yes, there is a difference. It’s accepted by Leonardo DiCaprio, it’s not accepted when it’s in the gay world.”
Titanic actor DiCaprio, 48, has reportedly had several relationships with women younger than him.
Phillip is said to have been in Cornwall to celebrate his mother Pat’s 87th birthday. The couple is pictured here in 2008
This Morning has not been able to shake off the controversy, despite Schofield’s resignation on May 20.
Just this week, Willoughby and Dermot O’Leary were left writhing on the show when the scandal was mentioned by a guest.
The duo were visibly uncomfortable when chef Gino D’Acampo asked if there was any “news” he should be aware of, during his return to the daytime show on Tuesday, following his month-long trip to Italy.
Awkward: The duo were visibly uncomfortable when chef Gino D’Acampo asked if there was any “news” he should know, during his return to the show, after a month-long tour of Italy
Phillip pictured with former co-presenter Holly Willoughby on This Morning on May 16 before suddenly stepping down
While previewing his cooking segment, Gino told Holly and Dermot, “Everything is under control. I’m back.
“Any news from the past month I should know? Is there anything I should know?’ to which Holly insisted, ‘No. No news,” as the studio went remarkably quiet.
In a bombshell statement to the Daily Mail, the veteran TV presenter admitted that he and the man had begun a relationship that was more than just a friendship. The ex-TV presenter describes that as ‘unwise but not illegal’.
In his fawning apology, Phillip said, “I am making this statement through the Daily Mail, to whom I have already personally apologized for being misled, through my lawyer who I also misled, about a story [sic] that they wanted to write about me a few days ago.
BBC journalist Amol Rajan interviews Phillip during one of the extraordinary mea culpas
The presenting couple pictured with the younger colleague with whom Phillip had an affair
“The first thing I want to say is, I am deeply sorry that I lied to them and to many others about a relationship I had with someone who worked on This Morning. I did have a consensual on and off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.
Contrary to speculation, while I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him get on television, it wasn’t until after he started working on the show that it became more than just a friendship. That relationship was unwise, but not illegal. It’s over now…
“I am painfully aware that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore to the public and especially my family. I am very sorry, just like that I have been unfaithful to my wife…
“I resign from ITV with immediate effect and express my immense gratitude to them for all the wonderful opportunities they have given me.
“I will reflect on my very poor judgment in both participating in the relationship and then lying about it.”
The Daily Mail is aware of the younger man’s identity but has chosen not to name him.
Phillip’s extraordinary statement ends weeks of increasingly feverish speculation in both the TV industry and the wider country about the future of his career following his sudden departure.