Former This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield was spotted earlier today for the first time in a month, as he broke cover to visit his mother for her birthday.
The 61-year-old ex-ITV star was axed from the channel last month after admitting to having had an affair with a younger co-worker on the set of the much-loved daytime show.
But father-of-two Phillip was today photographed in Cornwall, appearing grim-faced and down-trodden.
Clutching his keys, mobile phone and vape in his fans as he was pictured in a car park along the south coast, the former Dancing On Ice frontman wore a simple blue tee in the warm weather, which he paired with some white linen shorts.
Joining his mum Pat to celebrate her 87th birthday, Phillip appeared to have caught a tan in the weeks since stepping down from the award-winning lunch-time show, which he used to present with estranged friend Holly Willoughby.
In the days following his admission – after he'd presented his final episode of This Morning – Phillip was spotted sitting on a bench in Cornwall with his arm wrapped around his beloved mother, as he held her hand.
With Phillip having arrived from London, the mother-son duo had driven from her house along the coast to their favourite fish and chip shop in the town's centre, enjoying their meal before heading to Pentire Headland.
It was understood that Phillip's earlier visit to his mother was to comfort her after it was announced that his brother Timothy Schofield had been sentenced for child-sex offences.
But the TV veteran's latest appearance comes after he admitted to being scared to go out in a series of bombshell interviews, most notably with the BBC and with The Sun.
He told viewers of the intense conversations: "I do not know a time I will be able to walk out of the door. I don’t have any spirit. My friends tell me, ‘It will get better’. It won’t. Not now. Not this one."
Speaking to The Sun, Phillip admitted to having been spat on my onlookers passing by, asking: "Are they spitting on me because I had an affair at work and lied about it?"
And speaking to the BBC, Phillip compared himself to Caroline Flack, describing himself as "broken" and having "lost everything".
Following his startling admission, Phillip was also dropped by his talent agency YMU – whom he had worked with for two decades – after claiming his relationship with a younger male colleague was "unwise, but not illegal".
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