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Phillip Schofield admits breaking down in tears on This Morning

Phillip Schofield told This Morning viewers how he broke down in tears after watching the finale of Ricky Gervais' After Life.

The 59-year-old shared a photo of him with blood-shot eyes from crying with those who tuned in for Thursday's instalment of the morning programme.

During an interview with the owners of Anti, who plays Ricky Gervais' dog Brandy in the series, he admitted how emotional the show had made him.

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Phillip then showed viewers a tearful photo - which he had originally shared with his family on a WhatsApp group after he'd made it to the last of the series, the Mirror reports.

He said: "We're watching it as a family and we've got our group. It was my eldest daughter who said: 'Oh my God we've just finished series three and we're in bits' - her and her boyfriend.

"They were, I think, one show ahead of me. I got to the end of it and I posted this picture on our group."

As the shot of him crying appeared on screen, he added: "It was Brandy, Anti that did a lot of that to me. It is a stunning series to be in. It's beautiful."

Fans clearly felt a similar way, with many taking to Twitter to share their experiences.

Ursula Amanda said: "Love Anti #AfterLife such an adorable dog #ThisMorning"

Lifebyjess_x said: "Omg what a star the #afterlife dog is [crying emojis] we don’t deserve pups"

Sharon Forbes said: "Can’t even watch #thismorning now without crying! A clip from #afterlife comes on and I’m blubbering into my cornflakes"

Anti's owner, Ash Foster, who has had Anti since she was born said: "If I want to get eyelines to actors I can get her to look wherever I want her to look behind camera by using my meat wand."

He then gave a demonstration of how it worked, and Anti followed the stick perfectly.

German Shepherd Anti was described by Ash as the "queen of the family".

This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV and the ITV Hub.

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