Phillip Schofield says 'final goodbye' after 'heartbreaking weekend'

Schofield, aged 62, who recently returned to the limelight following his ITV downfall and exit with a Channel 5 documentary, has told of his anguish after his mum Pat died on Sunday at 88.

Phillip Schofield has emotionally announced his mum’s death. Schofield, aged 62, who recently returned to the limelight following his ITV downfall and exit with a Channel 5 documentary, has told of his anguish after his mum Pat died on Sunday at 88.

Phil revealed she passed away at 3pm and called it "heartbreaking". He wrote: “Today, at 3pm and after a heartbreaking weekend, my magnificent mum decided it was time to go to her beloved [husband] Brian. Over three days, we held her, loved her, hugged her and said everything that needed to be said.

“She was calm, peaceful, beautiful and dignified. I’ll forever be proud and privileged she was my mum. I love you mum, forever.” Phillip said: “Our eternal thanks to the paramedics, Treliske ASE and Critical Care team who have been, in the past and this weekend, my mum’s and our angels.

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“Your love and care has been our saviour.” Phil paid tribute to Pat with a montage of snaps in recent times and wrote: “God I loved her for wanting to do this. One of the oldest ever ladies to wing walk." He has previously revealed how both his mum and brother were diabetic.

Speaking to Health Awareness, Phillip said: “My brother and mother are both Type 1 diabetics and have been for the last 25 years, so it is something that as a family we are very used to. If either of them have a hypo (a Hypoglycaemic episode which occurs when blood glucose levels drop, usually below 4 mmol/L), we can recognise the signs and we know what to do.

“My Mum goes particularly bonkers when she goes low, so when she starts talking nonsense we know what’s happening." He added: "My brother was first to be diagnosed and he had an unquenchable thirst for fizzy drink, which was very unlike him. That continued for a few days, he was acting completely out of character.

“So we took him to the doctors and he was very quickly diagnosed. Then six months later my mum was diagnosed in the same way. My brother was very young at the time of diagnosis, probably in his late teens. He had always been very healthy and active.

“He is also seven years younger than me so it was a shock, as far as we were aware there was no history of the disorder in the family."