PHILLIP Schofield broke down in tears during his TV comeback tonight.
The disgraced TV star – who is appearing on Cast Away to tell his side of the story – reflected on the past 16 months.
After settling in to his new surroundings on a remote island, Phil opened up on how life-changing his departure from TV led to appearing on Cast Away.
Holding a camera, the 62-year-old said: “I never in my wildest, wildest dreams thought that I would sit here and look at this and do this.
“You discover something new everyday.”
Visibly upset, Schofe continued: “It’s nice to discover new things about yourself, like for you, for you personally.
“And you don’t look online and people tell you what they think you’re like.
“So it’s nice to discover things about you that you didn’t know.”
Wiping away his tears, Phil said: “Sorry, that came out of nowhere. Phew.”
Picking himself up in search of food, he added: “Right, come on, there’s too much to do.”
During the show Channel 5 viewers watched as Schofe received a supportive message from Joanna Lumley before setting off.
In a video message, The Ab Fab star said: “Listen, Phil these are the tips I’ve got, keep your knives sharp, spend much of the day trying to find wood otherwise you won’t be able to eat anything.
“When I was on the island I made a pair of shoes out of my bra… and I would love to think that you could do something a bit challenging, and bring it back so we could all look at it.
“I shall be thinking of you all the time Phil, and actually I’m a little bit jealous, lots of love.”
