Phillip Schofield’s millions are safe as houses after launching property firm with wife Stephanie
PHILLIP Schofield’s cash is as safe as houses after he launched his own property firm with wife Stephanie.
The This morning host, 57, set up Fistral Properties Ltd last March and is now set to sink his millions into bricks and mortar.
Phillip, who bravely came out as gay earlier this month with the full support of Stephanie and their daughters Ruby and Molly, is yet to file any accounts for the firm.
His other company that takes in cash from his telly work is called Fistral Productions Ltd.
Latest figures for that company sent to Companies House showed it had £1.9 million in cash in its coffers in 2018 – up from £963,000 in 2017.
And he paid close to £500,000 to debtors.
The much-loved telly star picks up around £600,000-a-year from hosting This Morning.
Phillip shot to fame when he fronted Children’s BBC with Gordon the Gopher on weekdays at teatime from 1985 to 1987.
He has also hosted Dancing On Ice, National Lottery Winning Lines, Text Santa, and Schofield’s South African Adventure and is said to be worth around £8 million.
The canny star also has a range of commercial tie-ins and is currently fronting ads for We Buy Any Car.
The dad-of-two has even tried his hand at theatre and took over the leading role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat from Jason Donovan in the West End in the early 90s.
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While appearing in Joseph he was approached to record a cover of Close Every Door to be released as a single.
The single was released in December 1992 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 27 on the UK Singles Chart.
The second musical he performed in was the title role of Doctor Dolittle at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in 1998, before touring the UK.
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