By Connie Rusk For Mailonline. She was a firm fixture on TV screens during her decade-long stint presenting This Morning. And Fern Britton candidly discussed getting older, her battle with depression and how she drank copious amounts of gin after her mother's death in an interview with Prima Magazine. The former daytime stalwart host, 61, cut a stylish figure in a lilac trench coat as she appeared in the vibrant cover shoot and spoke about how she embraces her 'boobs and knees which are going south' and feels a much 'stronger person' after therapy. Open: Fern Britton candidly discussed getting older, her battle with depression and how she drank copious amounts of gin after her mother's death in an interview with Prima Magazine.

Fern Britton: 'The truth about why I left my first husband'



Fern Britton reveals horrifying sexual assault in lift - Daily Star
Please refresh the page and retry. Fern is currently on her second, very happy marriage to TV chef Phil Vickery. Indeed, the day we meet, in a rather louche bar and restaurant in Beaconsfield, is their 16th wedding anniversary. She beats off anybody who tries to help her. That was me after the twins were born. One in four women suffers from post-natal depression and yet many of them battle it without recognising the reason for their mood swings or seeking professional help. But you have to acknowledge the problem in the first place.


Fern Britton reveals 'sex with Phil is great' as she embarks on new challenge
By Sean O'grady For Mailonline. Phil Vickery has reportedly been exchanging flirtatious online messages with a shepherdess, following the end of his marriage to Fern Britton. The TV chef, 59, who split from Fern, 63, in January after 20 years of marriage, has exchanged a series of messages with Alison O'Neill, a Yorkshire Dales sheep farmer.



Fern Britton co-hosted This Morning alongside Philip Schofield between and but it seems the pair are no longer close friends. But following her departure from the hit ITV talk show in , the pair's seemingly once close friendship appears to have turned sour. In his poignant autobiography, Phil claims Fern didn't contact him when he came out as gay earlier this year - but did send a message to his wife, Steph. She did text Steph though, which was really kind.