Former This Morning presenter Fern Britton has admitted that she is looking forward to having long breakfasts alone with her husband this September.

Fern told the Daily Mirror: “Now I have this fantasy that after the children have gone off to school in the morning and the house is quiet, Phil and I will be able to sit down over breakfast and have a chat.

She added: “In September when the children go back to school, that’s when my new life begins and I’m excited.

“I’m lucky to have Phil, but he’s busy working his socks off and we don’t get very much time with each other.

“I was missing the children and not seeing much of Phil and not being mistress in my own home any more.”

Fern says that she will miss the show, but that it now wants to try new things.

She said: “People are saying to me ‘Oh you’re going to miss This Morning.’ Of course I will. I’ll miss the team, the camaraderie, the shared exhaustion and the laughter. But it’s time to explore new things.

“My plans are to create a vegetable garden, play the piano, paint, cycle, learn to speak Italian and follow other dreams.

“I want to be mistress of my home and cook wholesome food for the children while smiling, instead of being tired.”