Taking to his Instagram Story tonight, the former This Morning presenter, 62, wrote: ‘Today, at 3pm and after a heartbreaking weekend, my magnificent mum decided it was time to go to her beloved 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 will forever be proud and privileged that she was my mum.

‘Our eternal thanks to the paramedics, Treliske A&E and Critical Care team who have been, in the past and this weekend, my mum’s and our angels. Your love and care has been our saviour.’

She was also a mother to his younger brother, Timothy, who is currently spending 12 years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage boy.

Pat’s death comes after her hospitalisation last year when she fell seriously ill.

Last June, after admitting to an affair with a much younger male runner, which prompted his departure from showbiz, Schofield cared for his mother and held a vigil by her bedside.

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