Fern Britton, 66, reveals she’s in talks to RETURN to This Morning
Fern Britton has hinted she’s in talks with This Morning bosses to return to the show, 15 years after her exit.
The presenter, 66, revealed that ITV have approached her to make a series of films for the show, after her guest appearance earlier this year.
Speaking to Women & Home magazine, Fern also reflected on her ‘difficult’ divorce from celebrity chef Phil Vickery and vowed she will never marry again.
She said: ‘When my interview finished and I left the studio, I was approached by a [member of the] production team who said, ‘Would you like to do some little films with us?’
‘That conversation is yet to be had but those little four-minute films now and again? Perfect. If I could just do them in Cornwall, that would be even more perfect!’
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Fern Britton, 66, has hinted she’s in talks with This Morning bosses to return to the show, 15 years after her exit
‘So many of the team that I worked with are still there and it was a real trip down memory lane. It was wonderful to be close to people who meant a lot to me.
‘The morning that I resigned, I’d not even thought of leaving the show, so I left behind a lot of good stuff and a lot of good friends, so [going back] was lovely.’
Following her Celebrity Big Brother stint, fans were reminded of how good Fern is on camera.
Rumours then began swirling that she may return to This Morning – 15 years on from her dramatic exit following a feud with Phillip Schofield.
Slightly evading the topic, Fern said: ‘Doing [TV] interviews would be the dream. I’d quite like to do something with politics. I’m not interested in party politics but politicians, and where the minds of those characters that we vote for are at.
‘I don’t mind what party they’re up for, as long as they’re speaking truly to the country to understand what’s going on in the world, what a f***-up leaving Europe was and how they’re desperately trying to cover up the terrible things that are happening because of that.
‘Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard very much get my vote. It’s very good to see Cat back. She’s been in America, gaining more experience but to viewers, she’s fresh.
‘Fresh, female, more mature, experienced and very nice – she’s got a lot going [for her] and Ben is simply 100% lovely.
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The presenter revealed that ITV have approached her to make a series of films for the show, after her guest appearance earlier this year
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Fern bid farewell to This Morning in 2009 following a feud with co-host Phillip Schofield
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Speaking to Women & Home magazine , Fern also reflected on her ‘difficult’ divorce from celebrity chef Phil Vickery and vowed she will never marry again
‘We were working together more than 20 years ago on things, so it was great to see him.’
During the interview, Ferne then reflected on her divorce from Phil.
The television star has been married twice: firstly to television hotshot Clive Jones CBE and secondly to celebrity chef Phil Vickery, 63.
Fern and Phil announced that they had split after two decades of ‘happy’ marriage with near-identical tweets shared in 2020.
Subsequently, Phil was seen kissing Fern’s best pal, Lorraine Stanton, in 2022 – but Fern insisted they remain good friends.
Fern revealed she now has a more distant relationship with Phil, with whom she shares daughter Winnie, 22, in a recent interview with Woman & Home magazine.
Fern said: ‘My marriage breakdown was a very difficult time. Phil was 20 years of my life and we share a daughter. It’s not ideal that our marriage didn’t work, but it didn’t towards the end and so here we are.
‘Now, in general, there’s no hurt or feeling any more. Winnie wants to see us both happy and settled, so he and I connect on important issues like ‘Is Winnie OK?’ or ‘Do you think we should get together and buy her a new car because the old one is now older than her?’
‘On those basic levels [we connect] but I don’t need to know what he’s doing in his personal life. That’s not my business any more.
‘I’ve had a lot of therapy over about 12 years. We have breaks but my therapist is very much a part of my life and has navigated me through grim stuff. ‘
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Fern said: ‘My marriage breakdown was a very difficult time. Phil was 20 years of my life and we share a daughter. It’s not ideal that our marriage didn’t work’
![Fern pictured in 2022 with Winnie and one of her twin sons Jack and Harry, 30. Missing was eldest daughter Grace, 27](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/24/20/65957263-13457375-Wrapped_up_Fern_Britton_wrapped_up_warm_for_a_brisk_Boxing_Day_w-a-187_1716577847486.jpg)
Fern pictured in 2022 with Winnie and one of her twin sons Jack and Harry, 30. Missing was eldest daughter Grace, 27
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Fern said of her split: ‘Now, in general, there’s no hurt or feeling any more. Winnie wants to see us both happy and settled, so he and I connect on important issues like ‘Is Winnie OK?’
Looking to the future, Fern, who is also mother to twin sons Jack and Harry, 30, and daughter Grace, 27, said: ‘Love would be wonderful. I’m not looking for it but if it arrives, I’d welcome it with open arms.
‘I don’t want to ever marry again. I don’t ever want to live with anyone again.
‘It’s enough to look after myself and I’ve done enough looking after other people. I haven’t dated anyone properly for 25 years. It’s been a long time!
![Fern spoke candidly with Woman & Home magazine about love, sex, and This Morning](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/24/19/85310441-13457375-image-a-155_1716574125192.jpg)
Fern spoke candidly with Woman & Home magazine about love, sex, and This Morning
Fern famously told Good Housekeeping in 2018: ‘Sex is great, but a cup of tea is great, too. There’s nothing nicer than getting into bed with a cuppa and having a hug and a chat – that’s love.’
And she doubled down on her remarks, as Fern shared: ”Is sex important in a woman’s 60s?’ is a question I’ve been asking myself.
‘It’s not enormously important but, for me, it’s more [about] exposing yourself to a stranger’s eyes and [thinking]: ‘Will I be critiqued badly? Do I want to be critiqued?’
‘I want the ideal sex, which is romantic, gentle, fulfilling and looking into each other’s eyes. No gymnastics, not being given accessories to wear or use, not sex for sex.
‘It’s much more about having someone who’s really into me as a person and then, of course, I’d have to perhaps go for somebody with a big beer tummy and hairy ears.
‘Well, if I love him, that will be fine! To be seen, that’s what we would all prefer.’
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Getting candid about her love life, Fern revealed: ‘I want the ideal sex, which is romantic, gentle, fulfilling and looking into each other’s eyes. No gymnastics’
![Fern insisted: 'I don¿t want to ever marry again. I don¿t ever want to live with anyone again. It¿s enough to look after myself and I¿ve done enough looking after other people'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/24/19/85310439-13457375-image-m-183_1716575562189.jpg)
Fern insisted: ‘I don’t want to ever marry again. I don’t ever want to live with anyone again. It’s enough to look after myself and I’ve done enough looking after other people’
![However, Fern admitted: 'Love would be wonderful. I¿m not looking for it but if it arrives, I¿d welcome it with open arms'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/24/19/85310443-13457375-image-m-182_1716575556530.jpg)
However, Fern admitted: ‘Love would be wonderful. I’m not looking for it but if it arrives, I’d welcome it with open arms’
The year she married Phil, Fern divorced her first husband, Clive Jones, former Chief Executive of ITV News and Regions.
In 2022, Fern revealed their split was caused by a rift which began when she was revealed to be smarter than he was.
Fern recalled on the Walking The Dog with Emily Dean podcast: ‘He had this degree and I don’t. I secretly went off and did the Mensa [test].
She continued: ‘I lied, I said I was going somewhere else, and it took a day to do this test. I passed — and quite well too.
‘Then he was furious so he did it because he’s got a huge brain. But he’s not a problem solver and he didn’t get it. So an immense rift opened.’
The couple had three children together and began dating while Clive was still married.
Fern broke off their affair after a year, but Clive turned up on her doorstep two days later, revealing he had left his wife for her.
The couple married in 1988 and split in 2020.
The July issue of Woman & Home will go on sale May 30.
![The year she married Phil, Fern divorced her first husband, Clive Jones CBE , former Chief Executive of ITV News and Regions](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/03/11/83187817-13267113-image-m-198_1712138630842.jpg)
The year she married Phil, Fern divorced her first husband, Clive Jones CBE , former Chief Executive of ITV News and Regions