According to a source, revealing all of the specifics of Phillip Schofield’s liaison with a younger partner would have “cataclysmic” consequences for the TV personality.

Following the public exposure of his connection with a male colleague 34 years his junior, which resulted in his disgraceful resignation from This Morning, Schofield has been out of the public spotlight since admitting to the affair and deceiving his ITV employers last May.

It has now been discovered that the 61-year-old paid his former lover a six-figure fee in exchange for signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which prohibits the younger man from ever discussing their relationship.

A lawyer for Schofield acknowledged that a contract was reached last year that included a’mutual non-disclosure arrangement’ and cash to compensate the man for damages incurred.

While the father-of-two has been rarely seen on television since the controversy, a source familiar with the NDA has told the Mail on Sunday that the full details of the affair could cause him additional agony if they are ever published.

The man was just 15 when he met Schofield, who helped him gain a coveted job as a runner on This Morning at the age of 19.

When the male was 20, he began a love involvement with the woman before moving on to another ITV afternoon show, Loose Women. He then left the channel and received a separate compensation.

Despite the provision prohibiting both parties from discussing the affair, Schofield divulged intimate details about their connection during an interview with the BBC’s Amol Rajan last June.