Former This Morning presenter Fern Britton has broken her silence about the break-up of her marriage to Phil Vickery.
Fern, 62, and TV chef Phil announced their split at the beginning of the year, following 20 years of marriage. The divorce came as a shock to most people – the couple had met on the set of This Morning in the 90s and appeared to be a solid unit ever since.
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She now lives in Cornwall with her daughters – Grace from her first marriage, and 18-year-old Winnie, who she had with Phil.
Why did they split up?
Speaking to Weekend magazine, Fern said she misses the ‘friendship’ side of their marriage.
She said: “But there comes a point when the children are substantially off your hands and you look at each other and wonder where you’re going to go from here.”
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