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.”
The rumour mill is in overdrive this week regarding the future host of ITV’s This Morning. The latest hat to be thrown in the ring is that of Xtra Factor presenter, Holly Willoughby.
It may help that Holly has the backing of current co-host Phillip Schofield, after the pair formed a formidable partnership on ITV evening entertainment show, Dancing On Ice.
Davina McCall is reported to be in the running to present ITV’s ‘This Morning’.
As Big Brother dies a slow death, Davina is keen to move and and maybe a move to daytime TV is just what she needs.
A source said: “Davina has been looking for a new challenge on TV and presenting ‘This Morning’ would fit the bill.
The Mirror has reported that This Morning bosses are planning a huge cull of many of their big named experts and presenters.
Stars under threat include agony aunt Denise Robertson, celebrity interviewer Alison Hammond, soap enthusiast Paul Ross, chef Phil Vickey and Dr Chris Steele.
A show insider is quoted as saying: “There is a huge family of regular experts on the show and this will be a tough process for them. Some may leave while others might find they have to take pay cuts or are used less.
They added: “No-one is safe at the moment.”
Christine Bleakley has turned down the chance to present ITV entertainment show This Morning.
Bleakley was in talks to take over the role from Fern Britton but has decided to stay on BBC’s The One Show with Adrian Chiles.
Christine told The Daily Mail newspaper: “I am more than happy at ‘The One Show’. Doing ‘This Morning’ would mean getting up very early. I am definitely a night owl. It is a nice thing to be asked but I am very happy where I am for time being.”
Happy because she and Adrian are secretly dating perhaps? I’ll let you make up your own mind on that one….
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.
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.
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”
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.
Phillip Schofield has warned his fans not to expect him to be bright eyed and bushy tailed whilst presenting This Morning today.
Phil also presents ITV’s Dancing On Ice which wrapped last night after former X Factor singer Ray Quinn scooped the title. The show was followed by a cats and crew party and Schofield tweeted:
“There’s a bit of a do afterwards which I’ll go to, may be a bit bleary for This Morning.”
I suppose we’re just lucky that we can’t smell his breath! Poor old Fern.
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.
This Morning is rumoured to be the latest TV show to be hit by ITV cuts and is due to disappear from our TV screens for the duration of the summer months.
The channel usually uses stand-in presenters to replace hosts Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield during the summer.
An ITV source said: “We are looking everywhere to make savings. Daytime programming is going to take a hit.
Phillip Schofield announced via Twitter today that he had been snowed in and was unable to make it in to the This Morning studios.
At one point it looked unlikely that the show would even air at all as fellow presenter, Fern Britton had problems getting to work and it seemed like only six crew members would be able to get there on time.
In the end though, Fern made it in and the show continued including some contact with Phillip via the phone.
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.
The clip below shows This Morning’s Alison Hammond giving actor Kevin Spacey a maths quiz, while interviewing him about his new movie ‘21′.
Kevin doesn’t look too pleased at the prospect as he revealed that he flunked High School maths!
The whole interview will air on This Morning, Monday 31st March.
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