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This Morning star ‘in talks to return to ITV series after 15 years’-Asyia Iftikhar-Entertainment – Metro
The TV star dramatically parted ways in 2009.
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The former This Morning presenter suddenly exited the series back in 2009 (Picture: ITV)
Former This Morning presenter Fern Britton teased that she may yet return to the ITV daytime show after her recent guest appearance.
This Morning has been under the harsh public spotlight recently, from the shock departure of longtime duo Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby to the sudden divorce announcement from former co-stars Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford after 14 years of marriage.
Now the flagship ITV series is fronted by stars Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary. In February, Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were also officially added to the presenting roster.
But now one more could be added to their number.
Fern, 66, bid adieu to the This Morning sofa in July 2009 after a ten-year stint due to a rumoured feud with co-star Phillip. After her departure, she appeared as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2012 and recently crashed out at fifth place on Celebrity Big Brother.
The media personality returned to This Morning as a guest in March to discuss her CBB appearance and life in Cornwall after which she admitted ITV approached her about a potential return.
Fern made headlines during her time on Celebrity Big Brother (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
‘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?’ Fern told Woman and Home magazine.
Although she clarified the ‘conversation is yet to be had’ she seemed enthusiastic about the idea.
‘Those little four-minute films now and again? Perfect. If I could just do them in Cornwall, that would be even more perfect!’
And she warmly remembered her time on the show, and the people she met along the way all of whom have incentivized her to return.
She continued: ‘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.’
She has done the reality TV circuit over the past 15 years (Picture: REX/Shutterstock for Big Brother)
As for how she sees her career on TV going, she added: ‘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.’
The TV star wants politicians to start ‘speaking truly to the country to understand what’s going on in the world’ including the Brexit situation because ‘they’re desperately trying to cover up the terrible things that are happening because of that.’
The presenter also gave her verdict on This Morning’s latest additions, saying Ben and Cat ‘very much got’ her 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.’
Fern also spoke about her desire to never get married again after leaving her husband Phil Vickery (Picture: PA)
The presenter also opened up about her ‘difficult’ marriage breakdown with celebrity chef Phil Vickery since they announced their separation in 2020. She added that she doesn’t ever want to marry again’.
Whether she returns to ITV or not, Fern seems determined to kickstart her TV career once more.
Earlier this year an insider said she was ‘planning her big TV comeback’ and is ‘desperate to do her own chat show’.
Fern spoke more about her ‘falling out’ with Phillip, 61, during her time on CBB saying they ‘no longer speak’.
In 2020, she said there was an inciting incident between the two that caused her to walk away from This Morning.
‘Something happened and I thought, “That’s it really” and I walked away and resigned. I was treated pretty poorly, actually. And after a while I just thought, “Sod it”.’.
In his 2020 biography Life is What You Make It Phillip shared that their feud stemmed from the content of a This Morning episode and ‘for whatever reason’ that was the final straw for Fern.
Phillip quit the show in 2023 after he admitted to lying about an affair with a runner on This Morning.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to ITV and Fern Britton’s representatives for comment.
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