Phillip Schofield's decision to come out as gay has been widely praised, but thoughts have also focused on his wife of 27 years, Stephanie. He said she had been "incredible" in her support, although he acknowledged "the hurt that I am causing to my family".
But like coming out, discovering your husband is gay can also be incredibly difficult, say women who have been in similar situations.
"You doubt everything you've ever believed in your life," says one woman who found out her husband was gay six years ago. Caroline - who did not want to be identified - still lives with her husband of 18 years for the sake of their four children, but she says that she is "in a hurry" for when they can
sell the house and live apart.
"We get on really well as a family," she says. "
As a couple, it's destroyed our relationship. "We do still do family things, we go to the cinema, we will have family meals. "But I do go through my stages where I feel the hurt and betrayal more than at other times. And the life I had planned is gone." (
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