The star is back on our screens and looking better than ever. So is Fern Britton ready for revenge?
She’d been living a relatively quiet life in Cornwall away from the public eye, instead focusing on writing her novels in recent years. But that all changed when Fern Britton entered the famous Celebrity Big Brother house earlier this month.
Looking better than ever and clearly ready to be on our screens daily again, Fern, 66, hasn’t held back when it comes to expressing her feelings about her former This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield. The pair, who hosted the hit ITV show together for seven years, are said to have fallen out before Fern quit the show in 2009. But while she’s always remained tight-lipped about their rumoured feud, she admitted on CBB that she’d walk out if he entered the house. ‘Maybe he’s coming in as a surprise,’ she said. ‘I might have to leave at that point.’
So with the ever-popular Fern speaking out after staying silent and out of the spotlight for so long, perhaps she is finally (and hopefully) ready for an epic comeback.
Back to This Morning?
Fern’s appearance on CBB marks quite a shift for the star, who hasn’t been a regular on TV for a number of years, and her stint may well be part of a bigger plan to put her firmly back on the TV map. PR guru Nick Ede certainly thinks so. He said, ‘Fern has everything to gain and nothing to lose. She is a TV legend and household name and is very successful as an author now but she has a long history of being on TV and this is the perfect show for people to see how loved she is.’ He added, ‘She has slimmed down and glammed up and she knows this is her chance to get back into the hearts and minds of the British public. But also she will gain a lot of new fans.’
She’s certainly still got what it takes to return to This Morning. Current presenter Josie Gibson said after watching Fern on CBB, ‘Once a This Morning host, always a This Morning host – she’s asking all the questions we want to know.’
Big confessions
If Fern were to make a comeback on This Morning, would she be prepared to dish the dirt on her former co-host, Phillip Schofield? Her recent admissions seem to suggest so. Ahead of her arrival on CelebrityBig Brother, Fern admitted she hasn’t spoken to Phil since she quit This Morning nearly 15 years ago. She said, ‘Phillip and I were not getting on very well at that stage. I haven’t spoken to him, no.’ She added, rather scathingly, ‘Lots of the men
