Phillip Schofield notched up success as the BBC Children's TV presenter and became a household name in the UK for presenting a wide range of programmes for ITV and the BBC. After a career that has spanned decades, the English television presenter has stepped down from presenting the daytime ITV show This Morning. From an unknown radio presenter to the King of Daytime TV, the 61-year broadcaster has left an unforgettable mark on the British entertainment industry.

When Phillip Schofield was 15, he began his media career at Hospital Radio Plymouth where he worked as a volunteer presenter on a Sunday show.

His dream came true when he was offered the position of booking clerk and tea boy for BBC Radio at Broadcasting House in London. Aged 17, he was the BBC’s youngest employee.

Aged 19, he moved with his family to New Zealand where he made his television debut as the host of the youth music show Shazam for three years. Schofield also worked for Radio Hauraki, an Auckland-based radio station.

After returning to Britain in 1985, he gained national attention where he became the presenter for Children's BBC from 1985 to 1987, which was known as the Broom Cupboard.

The Oldham-born star signed a contract to host the Saturday morning programme Going Live!in 1987. Co-presented by Sarah Greene, this BBC One's television series for British children aired from 26 September 1987 to 17 April 1993.

Phillip Schofield also rose to prominence when he became the launch presenter of the children's TV show The Broom Cupboard, which was first aired on 9 September 1985.

The former star presenter fronted the popular ITV popular game show Talking Telephone Numbers from 1994 to 1997. He also made his name when he introduced the show about extraordinary coincidences called One in a Million.

In 2001, the British host presented the National Lottery Winning Lines programme for BBC One, which was aired from 2001 to 2004.

Schofield originally presented the BBC quiz show alongside Anne Robinson between 2002 and 2006. The two-part live interactive quiz was inspired by the Netherlands TV programme to measure the viewers’ IQ.

In 2002, Phillip Schofield 40 began co-hosting ITV's daytime magazine programme called This Morning alongside Fern Britton. Schofield remade the daytime talk show in his image to attract a wide viewership.

The popular ITV daytime programme Have I Been Here Before? was also presented by Phillip Schofield in 2005. The show invited celebrities who guested the chance to know if they have lived before, in a past life.

Since 2006, the father of two daughters has fronted The British Soap Awards, the UK's annual awards ceremony that honours the best British soap operas. Schofield would continue to host The British Soap Awards despite his departure from This Morning.

Another memorable game show hosted by Phillip Schofield was It's Now or Never, which was broadcast on ITV from 22 July 2006 to 30 December 2006. He had only presented two episodes before the programme was cancelled.

From 2006 to 2011, Schofield originally hosted Dancing on Ice on ITV alongside Holly Willoughby. He co-hosted the show with Christine Bleakley between 2012 and 2014.

Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton began hosting a game show Mr and Mrs on ITV. The show, which was renamed as All Star Mr & Mrs, returned in 2012 after taking a break in 2010.

TV king working for ITV had shared the sofa with Holly Willoughby on the daytime programme This Morning since 2009. As the duo fronted on both This Morning and Dancing On Ice, they shared a close friendship off-screen.

The icon presenter was also known to co-host the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! with Sheree Murphy. From 2009 to 2015, he also presented the primetime game show The Cube.

From 2009 to 2014, Schofield hosted the annual awards ceremony called A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards alongside Amanda Holden.

After 21 years of presenting This Morning, Phillip Schofield stepped down from his role. He presented the programme for the last time on 18 May 2023 and announced leaving two days later.