Fern Britton ‘wasn’t as sane as I thought’ as she makes Phil Vickery divorce admission

During her time in the industry, her marriage to TV chef Phil Vickery was public and a lot of people rooted for their relationship.

However, their marriage came to an end in 2020, leaving Britton to struggle with a series of events that followed.

Speaking to Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine, she explained: “We simply needed to follow our own paths.

“Over time we realised we weren’t necessarily having the kind of life we once did. It seemed right to say ‘thank you’ and move on.

“It was tricky because my mum and my father died very close to each other and unfortunately Phil and I divorced and the pandemic came.

“So Cornwall wrapped itself around me after a very difficult set of events.”

She lived there during the Covid pandemic with her daughters Winnie and Grace which allowed her to focus on something else, but ultimately Fern was grieving.

“Looking back, I don’t think I was as sane as I thought I was at the time. I remember endless days of indolence, not being able to go anywhere, not doing anything, not wanting to get out of bed,” she added.

Britton’s stint in the Big Brother house meant it came with a lot of questions about her thoughts on the recent saga with This Morning and her relationship with Phillip Schofield.

The pair worked together from 2000 to 2009 and at first things were like a fairytale, but it became tainted and their friendship came to an end.

Speaking about what she would say when faced with the topic, she admitted: “They probably will ask me. I will truthfully say I have nothing to tell them about This Morning over the last few years, because I haven’t been there.

“To leave This Morning? Ultimately, yes. I loved it and I would probably still be there if… Phillip and I were not getting on very well at that stage.”