Originally Posted by Jigs (Post 10773866)

I think it's more to do with if you aren't gay you can't VILLAINIZE someone for the choices they make/have made which relate to their coming out. Sentiments relating to his wife "living a lie" as a result of the choices Phil made or the parts of his life/himself that he concealed from her just villainize him as someone who set out to do all this as some sort of premeditated, deliberate plot. Obviously this is not the case.



To feel bad for his wife is totally understandable but to disagree with what he's done or "how long he left it" is really for no-one to say because coming out is incredibly hard and I think those of us who came out earlier in life are EXTREMELY lucky because I can imagine the burden gets worse and worse as you get older and let more and more of your life pass by without properly coming to terms with it.

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 10773881)

It would have been better to possibly have his wife there with him so she could have explained her stance on it and showed her support to stop the theorising about how she is or is not taking it

Originally Posted by Jigs (Post 10773866)

I think it's more to do with if you aren't gay you can't VILLAINIZE someone for the choices they make/have made which relate to their coming out. Sentiments relating to his wife "living a lie" as a result of the choices Phil made or the parts of his life/himself that he concealed from her just villainize him as someone who set out to do all this as some sort of premeditated, deliberate plot. Obviously this is not the case.

To feel bad for his wife is totally understandable but to disagree with what he's done or "how long he left it" is really for no-one to say because coming out is incredibly hard and I think those of us who came out earlier in life are EXTREMELY lucky because I can imagine the burden gets worse and worse as you get older and let more and more of your life pass by without properly coming to terms with it.

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 10773881)

It would have been better to possibly have his wife there with him so she could have explained her stance on it and showed her support to stop the theorising about how she is or is not taking it

Originally Posted by Jessica. (Post 10773887)

Yeah, I thought his wife was going to be with him during his chat about it on This Morning and not Holly tbh, I was a bit surprised to see her there reading his statement and stuff, i know they are co-hosts but huh?

Originally Posted by Cal. (Post 10773893)

I assume they are best friends irl and he requested that Holly was there to help him go through with it

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10773898)

Assume a lot don't you?

http://i.imgur.com/J7ecXa3.gif

Originally Posted by Cal. (Post 10773893)

I assume they are best friends irl and he requested that Holly was there to help him go through with it

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10773918)

No wonder H was saved last week.

Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 10773920)

Matt to have a ‘mysterious illness’ forcing Phil to take his place?

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10773918)

No wonder H was saved last week.

Originally Posted by Jessica. (Post 10773900)

Yeah, obviously she was supporting him but I just didn't expect her.
http://i.imgur.com/J7ecXa3.gif

Originally Posted by Cal. (Post 10773927)

Sorry I’m half asleep I didn’t mean my reply to sound so pointless luv

Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10773918)

No wonder H was saved last week.

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 10773881)

It would have been better to possibly have his wife there with him so she could have explained her stance on it and showed her support to stop the theorising about how she is or is not taking it

Originally Posted by Jigs (Post 10773866)

I think it's more to do with if you aren't gay you can't VILLAINIZE someone for the choices they make/have made which relate to their coming out. Sentiments relating to his wife "living a lie" as a result of the choices Phil made or the parts of his life/himself that he concealed from her just villainize him as someone who set out to do all this as some sort of premeditated, deliberate plot. Obviously this is not the case.

To feel bad for his wife is totally understandable but to disagree with what he's done or "how long he left it" is really for no-one to say because coming out is incredibly hard and I think those of us who came out earlier in life are EXTREMELY lucky because I can imagine the burden gets worse and worse as you get older and let more and more of your life pass by without properly coming to terms with it.

Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 10773930)

That joke would only make sense if Philip was a judge himself , I don't watch DOI though .

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 10773935)

..Jigs..:love:..you’ve put it so perfectly...it must be so incredibly difficult for both Philip and his wife...he seems to be surrounded by family love and support...but that won’t necessarily have made it and will make it easier for him...