Life's What You Make It
Published on 24. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-241-50119-1 (ISBN)
Description
Get to know the real Philip Schofield in his funny, uplifting, occasionally heartbreaking and always honest life story
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Searingly honest, brave, highly readable' Sunday Express
'[A] fantastic read on such an interesting life' Lorraine Kelly
'A really smashing book' Michael Ball
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For forty years we've been watching Phillip - from children's TV to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and This Morning - but what is life like behind the scenes and who is he when the camera is off?
In Life's What You Make It Phillip tells us his secrets, whisking us from an idyllic Cornwall childhood via pestering the BBC for a job to hanging out with stars of stage and screen.
Packed with stories he's never told, here's all the excitement of live TV, the mayhem and mistakes, the friendships with beloved co-stars and the sadness of onscreen breakups.
Above all, it's the wonderful tale of how life - like our favourite shows - is truly and always what you make it.
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'A beautiful book. There are amazing stories in there about meeting Princess Diana, the Red Arrows and all of our favourite telly shows. It's a delight' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2
'We have loved your book - you've been so honest, open, everything that anyone will have hoped to get from this book . . . you get it. A stroll through your incredible career and you also tackle, head on, in a really beautiful way what happened earlier this year' Andrea McLean, Loose Women
'One of our favourite things is the many hilarious anecdotes he has to share about his good friend Holly Willoughby' Hello!
'The book we've all been waiting for . . . we haven't been able to put it down' New
'Candid, brave and readable . . . This Morning fans will love stories of his 18 years on the show' Sunday Express
'A bona fide national treasure . . . He tells his story in his way, with great honesty' Prima
'A fantastic read!' Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Searingly honest, brave, highly readable' Sunday Express
'[A] fantastic read on such an interesting life' Lorraine Kelly
'A really smashing book' Michael Ball
_________
For forty years we've been watching Phillip - from children's TV to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and This Morning - but what is life like behind the scenes and who is he when the camera is off?
In Life's What You Make It Phillip tells us his secrets, whisking us from an idyllic Cornwall childhood via pestering the BBC for a job to hanging out with stars of stage and screen.
Packed with stories he's never told, here's all the excitement of live TV, the mayhem and mistakes, the friendships with beloved co-stars and the sadness of onscreen breakups.
Above all, it's the wonderful tale of how life - like our favourite shows - is truly and always what you make it.
_________
'A beautiful book. There are amazing stories in there about meeting Princess Diana, the Red Arrows and all of our favourite telly shows. It's a delight' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2
'We have loved your book - you've been so honest, open, everything that anyone will have hoped to get from this book . . . you get it. A stroll through your incredible career and you also tackle, head on, in a really beautiful way what happened earlier this year' Andrea McLean, Loose Women
'One of our favourite things is the many hilarious anecdotes he has to share about his good friend Holly Willoughby' Hello!
'The book we've all been waiting for . . . we haven't been able to put it down' New
'Candid, brave and readable . . . This Morning fans will love stories of his 18 years on the show' Sunday Express
'A bona fide national treasure . . . He tells his story in his way, with great honesty' Prima
'A fantastic read!' Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2
Reviews / Votes
It's fascinating, it's funny and it's beautifully written . . . brilliant -- Chris Moyles, Radio X What a fascinating memoir -- Tim Peake Explosive * Sun * [A] fantastic read on such an interesting life * Lorraine Kelly * A really smashing book -- Michael Ball Candid, brave and readable . . . This Morning fans will love stories of his 18 years on the show * Sunday Express * A beautiful book. There are amazing stories in there about meeting Princess Diana, the Red Arrows and all of our favourite telly shows. It's a delight -- Zoe Ball * BBC Radio 2 * The book we've all been waiting for . . . we haven't been able to put it down * New * A fantastic read! -- Steve Wright * BBC Radio 2 * We have loved your book - you've been so honest, open, everything that anyone knows you so well will have hoped to get from this book . . . you get it. A stroll through your incredible career and you also tackle, head on, in a really beautiful way what happened earlier this year -- Andrea McLean * Loose Women *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
344 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-50119-1 (9780241501191)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
E-Book
10/2020
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.49
Available for download
Person
Phillip Schofield is one of our most loved TV presenters, having spent nearly 40 years hosting some of the biggest shows on screen. Since gaining popularity working as a children's presenter for the BBC hosting The Broom Cupboard in 1985, Phillip has gone on to present multiple series of Going Live and more recently, Dancing On Ice, The Cube, 5 Gold Rings, Mr & Mrs and two Royal Weddings.
He has performed on stage as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and as Doctor Dolittle.
Phillip has hosted ITV's This Morning since 2002, now alongside his "on screen wife" Holly Willoughby, which has won the National Television Award for Best Daytime Programme fifteen times.
He has performed on stage as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and as Doctor Dolittle.
Phillip has hosted ITV's This Morning since 2002, now alongside his "on screen wife" Holly Willoughby, which has won the National Television Award for Best Daytime Programme fifteen times.