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.

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ITV are said to be considering Katie Price as co-anchor of their daytime TV show, Loose Women.

Jackie Brambles announced her decision to quit the show earlier this year, bosses are said to be offering the post on a job share basis to Fern Britton and Katie Price.

A source told Daily Star Sunday: “Katie is ITV through and through. She gave her first interview after the marriage split to Piers Morgan on ITV and she’s been a smash on ITV2 with her various shows with Peter.”

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Fans of all things telly-related are spoilt for choice with the launch of this new series. Hosted by Steve Jones, alongside regular captains Fern Britton and Jason Manford, the teams battle it out in five TV trivia rounds, with the help of this week’s celebrity guests, television aficionados Tina Hobley, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Pauline Quirke and Lauren Laverne.

Friday 17 July
8.30-9.00pm BBC ONE

Myleene Klass has admitted that she would love to replace Fern Britton on ITV’s This Morning.

It has been claimed that Phillip Schofield belives Klass would be perfect for the job and speaking to the Daily Express, Klass explained: “I’ve heard about my name being in the frame and I’m a fan of Phillip Schofield, which is a bonus. I do the early mornings anyway, so it would fit in perfectly with the diary!”

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Fern Britton has admitted that she has wanted to leave ITV’s This Morning for the last two years.

Ferns announced her decision to leave the show recently and will present her last one on the 17th July.

Fern tells Paul O’Grady tonight: “I feel now as if I have packed up my house and am just waiting for the removal van. I’ve had a fantastic time and it’s a fabulous job, but there comes a moment when it’s time to let someone else have a go.”

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T4 presenter Steve Jones has signed up to present a new BBC quiz show with This Morning presenter Fern Britton.

The delectable Steve is said to have impressed channel bosses with his presenting skills during his stint on Let’s Dance For Comic Relief and has been hired to front As Seen On TV for BBC One.

An insider told The Sun: “Steve was really great on Let’s Dance and bosses spotted his chemistry with Fern backstage so they’re both thrilled with their new roles. We haven’t signed up the second captain yet but we’re looking for someone funny.

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Fearne Cotton will reveal on tonight’s Celebrity Juice on ITV2 that she has been hired as the new presenter on This Morning.

She talks more about her new job below.

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Fern Britton has added more fuel to the rumours that she there is a rift developing between her and Phillip Schofield, by quitting the ITV Soap Awards.

Fern announced her decision to quit ITV’s This Morning this week and immediately people began speculating that Fern was leaving due to jealousy over Phillips TV success and huge wages. She has denied the rumours but has now announced that she won’t be presenting the Soap Awards with Schofield either.

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We earlier revealed that Fern Britton has quit This Morning but rumours have now emerged that she made that decision based on some awkwardness around Phillip Schofield.

Fern has presented This Morning for ten years, Phillip for seven. The two have helped the show grow from strength to strength, however outside the première daytime TV show Phillip’s career has grown massively whilst Fern’s seems to have slightly stagnated.

A source told Heat:

“I know it has been a big source of irritation to her that Phil has become the big prime time star and she hasn’t, and he is on a lot more money than her”

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After 10 years of fronting the show, Fern Britton has quit This Morning!

Britton will present the current series up until its end this July and then leave to spend more time with her family and pursue other projects.

She thanked her This Morning viewers for their “kindness and loyalty” over the years.

Britton said: “After 10 years with This Morning, I have decided to leave the show at the end of the current series. I will present my last show on 17 July, my birthday, which seems somehow appropriate.

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This Morning presenter Fern Britton moved from the world of light entertainment to BBC’s Question Time this week and gave her views on the current financial crisis.

Fern appeared with Conservative shadow business secretary Ken Clarke and Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable and when asked about the current banking crisis she replied:

She said: “It seems to the majority of people, that we who have families and mortgages and all of those things, we knew that spending was too much.

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Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield are all lined up for a new series of ITV’s All Star Mr & Mrs, but what Britton doesn’t know is that Schofield is earning three times more than her.

Schofield will earn £45,000 per episode of the show whilst Britton is receiving £15,000.

Phillip, 46, is said to be paid more as he has a two-year deal with ITV after signing a £2million exclusive contract in September, Fern only has a exclusive daytime contract which means she can’t command as high a wage.

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Fern Britton has announced that she is to take a break from ITV TV show, This Morning until after Christmas.

The 51-year-old is thought to be hoping to spend more time at home and take part in a charity cycle race in Cuba.

“I’ve decided to take three weeks off to be a proper mummy at home. I’m absolutely fine and dandy and there’s no problem,” she told replacement host Ruth Langsford on This Morning.

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Fern Britton has revealed that she once battled with depression and attempted suicide at the young age of 25.

After being banned from driving and suffering a painful breakup Fern decided that she just couldn’t go on:

“One afternoon I decided I couldn’t bear the pain any longer, and I sat down and opened a bottle of paracetamol,” she writes in v, serialised in the Daily Mail.

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When news first escaped of Fern Britton’s secret gastric band, many people were sure that Ryvita would drop her from their advertising campaigns pronto. Luckily for Fern, her £200,000 a-year contract has been renewed despite the controversy the operation caused.

‘We are delighted to continue are association with Fern,’ said Ryvita’s marketing director Nigel Nelms to the Daily Mirror.

‘We have developed a fantastic and successful working relationship with her. She has played an intrinsic part in the success of our ads.’ Read more & comment »