Fern Britton

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Fern Britton (born 17 July 1957) is an English television presenter and author.

On BBC One, she came to national prominence when she starred Ready Steady Cook between 1994 and 2000.

She appeared on ITV's This Morning from 1999 to 2009.

She appeared in Strict Come Dancing, where she was paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev in 2012.

She has also published a number of best-selling books and collections of short stories and non-fiction since 2010.

Early life and education

Tony Britton and his first wife, Ruth Hawkins, were born in Ealing, London. She attended Dr Challoner's High School in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, and the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she trained in stage management.

Personal life

Clive Jones, the British television executive, was the subject of Britton's first marriage. The couple met when Jones was still married and starting an affair. After leaving his wife for her, Britton called off their affair after a year, but Jones turned up on her doorstep two days later. The couple married in Southsea on November 12 1988 and had three children together: twin brothers Jack and Harry (born 1994) and Grace (born 1997). Soon after the birth of their daughter, her mother's marriage to Jones broke down, and the couple divorced in January 1998. After being on the set of BBC Two's Ready Steady Cook a year later, Britton began dating celebrity chef Phil Vickery. They married in spring 2000 after her divorce was finalized. The couple have a daughter, Winnie (born August 2001), and they have properties in Buckinghamshire and Cornwall. They announced on Twitter on January 29, 2020, that after 20 years of marriage, they would be separating.

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Career

Britton began her broadcasting career in Plymouth with Westward Television, the then-incumbent ITV regional company, as a continuity announcer and newsreader on the weeknight's local bulletin Westward Diary. After Westward's franchise ended at the end of 1981, Britton joined Spotlight in the South West as a host, before launching BBC One's Breakfast Time, where she became the BBC's youngest-ever national news presenter. During this time, she served as a stand-in co-presenter on News After Noon.

Britton worked for televisions in Southampton, co-presenting the South edition of the news program Coast to Coast with Fred Dinenage, as well as Coast to Coast People, Magic Moments, and That's Gardening's host. She stayed until TVS' franchise ended in December 1992.

She appeared on London News Network's London Tonight in January 1993 before moving to GMTV in April 1993 to anchor the post-9:00 am slot, Top of the Morning. In 1994, Britton returned to Carlton Television to host After Five. She appeared in the first two series of The Brian Conley Exhibition.

Since 1993, Britton has appeared on This Morning, but John Leslie's Friday edition was her full-time host from September 1999. She made her first appearance on the series in 2002, as a result of John Leslie and later, with Phillip Schofield.

Soapstar Superstar, a reality television show hosted by Britton in 2006. She hosted the Classical British Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on May 31, 2007, and she also co-hosted The British Soap Awards from 2006 to 2008 with Phillip Schofield.

That's What I Call Television, Britton's own ITV Saturday night program called That's What I Call Television. In each show, she was joined by a celebrity co-host who picked their favorite TV moments from the 1980s and then reunited some of the original stars of selected shows. Julian Clary was her first co-host, followed by Matthew Kelly on the second show and then Bradley Walsh for the third. A Christmas edition of Ronnie Corbett was broadcast in December 2007, and a week later, with Desmond Lynam.

A revival of the ITV show Mr & Mrs. appeared on ITV from 2008 to 2010, this time with a "All Star" version. Phillip Schofield co-hosted the show.

After the Christmas break in January 2009, Britton revealed in November 2008 that she would take a break from This Morning and return to it in November 2008. After ten years as a host in This Morning, Britton revealed on March 25 that she was leaving the show after ten years. This Morning, Britton has been forced to cancel the 2009 British Soap Awards alongside co-host Phillip Schofield, two days after quitting This Morning.

On her farewell This Morning programme, Britton's 52nd birthday, was broadcast on July 17, 2009. In 2017, Britton made her return to ITV by presenting daytime series Culinary Genius. For the channel, she also did A Right Royal Quiz.

Ready Steady Cook, a Britton game show that continued until 2000, a 1994 staple. On the BBC show Have I Got News for You, Britton has appeared twice as a panelist and guest speaker on May 27th, 2007, and on October 17th, 2008. In 2009, Britton returned to the BBC and was a team captain on the BBC One trivia panel show As Seen on TV.

Since 2009, Britton hosted Fern Britton Meets... in which she talked to high-profile celebrities about their religious convictions. Especially for an interview with former Prime Minister Tony Blair in which he said he would have considered it appropriate that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein be deposed in the event of widespread conflict even without evidence.

Since 2014, Britton has hosted The Big Allotment Challenge for BBC Two. The series was developed for a second series, which premiered in early 2015. She began hosting For What It's Worth in January 2016 in Winnipeg.

On November 2, 2009, Britton appeared as a stand-in host on The Paul O'Grady Show for two weeks.

On February 2, 2011, it was announced that Britton would take over the 5:00 p.m. chatshow slot on Channel 4 that Paul O'Grady previously hosted. Fern, the show, began on March 28, 2011. After its second week on air, the show attracted low audience figures and was forecast to be facing a facelift, change of timeslot, or cancellation. The show has since been cancelled in its new state, but Britton will continue to work on other Channel 4 projects.

On the tenth episode of Strictly Come Dancing, Britton was announced on September 10, 2012, as one of the 14 celebrities on the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. Artem Chigvintsev, her professional partner, was Artem Chigvintsev.

Britton appeared in Cinderella, a pantomime in which she played Dandini at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton in 1988. She was presenting Coast to Coast from the city at the time, and her preparations for the role were shot for the program.

Britton has appeared in advertisements for a variety of companies and causes, including appearances in advertisements for many Ryvita Minis. What is its duration? Women's Aid, a charitable group, is spearheaded by a campaign.

Fern's Family Favorites, André Deutsch's first book, was published in March 1998 and written with the cook and home economist Susie Magasiner. Fern, My Story was published by Michael Joseph in November 2008. It made it to the Sunday Times Top ten Bestseller list, where it remained for a year. To date, Britton has written six books New Beginnings, Treasures, The Holiday Home, A Seaside Affair, A Good Catch, and The Postcard (November 2016). All of the following items have appeared on The Sunday Times bestseller list. She signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins in 2016 and is working on a television script.

In 2002, she was discovered by Michael Aspel at Wickham Hospital in Buckinghamshire, and she was the subject of This Is Your Life.

In May 2011, Britton appeared in a short independently made film by Mark Davenport titled Photoshopping, alongside lead Joan Kempson.

In January 2018, it was announced that Britton would appear in Calendar Girls The Musical's touring production.

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