Fern Britton addresses ‘last chance saloon’ with ex-husband Phil Vickery in candid chat

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Nathan Fillion took a walk on the wild side with some R&R at the hands of someone rather surprising.The Rookie star shared a video of him getting a new hairstyle but there wasn't a pair of scissors - or a hairdresser - in sight. MORE: Nathan Fillion's backyard at LA home is a tropical paradise - and you should see the pool Instead, Nathan was getting his tresses tousled by his pet cat, Bowie, who was licking his head.WATCH Nathan Fillion's The Rookie co-star Jenna Dewan shares surprising detail with fans He captioned the Instagram post: "Getting my hair done," and fans laughed at the fact he chose his cat to style him rather than a professional. But instead of being horrified by the animalistic approach, many of his fans could also relate. MORE: The Rookie's Nathan Fillion breaks silence over show spin off SEE: The Rookie's Nathan Fillion looked so different at the start of his career"My cat does that too," said one, as another added: "Haha, my cat does the same thing to me Nathan! I sure do love getting my hair done without going to the salon."A post shared by Nathan Fillion (@nathanfillion)Nathan's cat was licking his hair into place Others joked that he must have "tuna hair gel," to attract his pet, and many more found the whole operation hilarious. Nathan has made no secret of the fact that he adores animals and recently saved a hummingbird who had got trapped inside his home. MORE: Nathan Fillion shares very rare look inside his LA mansion and fans can't stop looking at thisMORE: Nathan Fillion's fans worry for future of The Rookie after seeing his latest photo The actor once again took to social media to show himself carrying the tiny creature which had found its way inside his spacious LA house.  Nathan shares his

Strictly Come Dancing star Aljaz Skorjanec has paid a heartwarming tribute to his mum and sister as they celebrate Mother's Day on Friday.Exclusive: Janette Manrara reflects on heartbreaking sacrifices her parents madeTaking to Instagram to share a sweet family snapshot of his loved ones, the Slovenian professional dancer remarked: "Happy Mother's Day! In Slovenia we are celebrating it today. Can't wait to get my ladies in my arms very soon."WATCH: Aljaz bids sad farewell to sister Lara and her familyAljaz, who is married to fellow Strictly star Janette Manrara, was flooded with messages from fans, with one writing: "Beautiful beautiful beautiful [heart emoji]." Another stated: "@aljazskorjanec so gorgeous! Look at those faces!!!! Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in your life!!" A third post read: "Happy Mothers Day! What a beautiful photo!"MORE: Giovanni Pernice shares loving message to Rose Ayling-Ellis after amazing milestoneMORE: Janette Manrara reveals 'really special' wedding anniversary plans with Aljaz SkorjanecThe 32-year-old was reunited with his mum Natasa and sister Lara during Christmas having not seen them during the whole of the pandemic.During a recent chat with HELLO!, Janette revealed how emotional the family trip was.

Plymouth first-team squad ahead of their League 1 clash against Ipswich Town.Freddie Issaka, 15, will make the 600-mile round trip to Suffolk on Friday (March 25) before the 3pm kick-off at Portman Road the following day. Argyle boss Steven Schumacher has already been on the phone to the youngster's Truro-based school to ask for special permission for him to travel.Schumacher told Plymouth Live: "I think he will probably travel with us.

Katie Price laughed as she compared herself and boyfriend Carl Woods to some pigs in her latest bikini-clad YouTube video. The 43-year-old and her former Love Island star fiancé have documented their recent trip to Thailand on her YouTube channel, with the latest seeing them visit "piggy island".

Vladimir Putin decides to unleash deadly chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.The White House has quietly assembled a so-called "Tiger team" of national security officials to sketch out scenarios of how the United States and its allies, according to the New York Times.NATO’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg stressed that the plans were urgent following Putin's threats on Russian propaganda TV channels.He said that he expects that "allies will agree to provide additional support, including cybersecurity assistance and equipment to help Ukraine protect against chemical, biological, radiologic and nuclear threats.” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden have also made statements since reports of the threats as they claim Ukraine will not stand alone against Kremlin forces. The PM said: "The message Putin can take is: Ukraine is not alone.

Ukraine is reportedly using sophisticated facial recognition technology to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers and inform their families of the deaths over social media.Reuters reports that Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has begun using technology from Clearview AI, an American artificial intelligence company.Its software is able to find the social media accounts of dead soldiers through facial recognition, which authorities are then using to contact relatives and arrange for the bodies to be collected. "As a courtesy to the mothers of those soldiers, we are disseminating this information over social media to at least let families know that they they've lost their sons and to then enable them to come to collect their bodies," said Ukraine's vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov.

This Morning presenter also revealed the conversation she had with her father about her childhood later on in life.During the candid chat, Fern said she questioned why her mother never spoke about her father not living with them and her sister.Fern said: “I’ve told this story before but it’s still only about eight years ago that my father told me what had happened.“He had left my mother and my sister, and then he came back to see mummy and my sister, fell into bed with my mother, disappeared - very shortly after - and had started me.“And nobody told me that’s why I hadn’t ever lived with him.“So that’s amazing isn’t it?”She continued: “So, when he was in his 80s he told me. I said, ‘well, that explains it all’.“But nobody else had ever told me.”Kate interrupted: “Why not? I mean, surely that was a key piece of your own life story jigsaw.“You would have though someone might have imparted that sooner.”Fern insisted: “None of them.

BBC's Strictly Come Dancing back in 2012 during Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time podcast last week.The former This Morning host reflected on her “affiliation” with the crew and band members during the live tour, who she said were “so good at everything”.Kate hosted the live Strictly Come Dancing tour from 2008 until 2010, and then again in 2012 and 2013.She recalled seeing Fern spending more time with the crew than the dancers.Kate began: “You and I toured together on the Strictly Come Dancing tour and one of my first observations of you was that you just wanted to hang with the crew.“You know, you weren’t hanging out with the cast so much as you just had a natural affiliation with what everybody’s jobs were backstage and how they were getting done.“And in the end you even started travelling on some of the production buses rather than the dancers’ buses.”Fern burst out laughing as she agreed: “I did.

This Morning presenter has now opened up in a new interview about her "first love" and the challenges that came with this, as he was a "heartbreaker".Fern married Clive Jones in 1988 and the couple had three children together.After the birth of their daughter, their marriage began to fall apart, leading to their divorce in 2000.Fern then met Phil Vickery and the pair became an item straight away.They had one child together, with their marriage coming to an end in 2020.However, Fern hasn't divulged many details about her dating history away from her marriages, until speaking to Kate Thornton on her podcast White Wine Question Time, released last Friday, about her "first love".She said: "I was a very independent child as I only had my mother as a parent."My stepfather turned up when I was about nine or 10 I think, and then I was really launched into being a separate entity now."My mother had my stepfather and my sister was in London."Then I got into drama school to be a stage manager, which was incredible."I got in and had two wonderful years there."Fern then discussed meeting her first boyfriend during her studies and the impact this had on her.She continued: "I had a boyfriend I fell very much in love with, and he was the first person to tell me he loved me."No one else had ever mentioned that before."So I was 17/18 in love with this guy, naughty Nick."His daughters even tell him now he's a heartbreaker, which he was."There was then a small pause, before Fern continued: "And then I was off into the theatre!"Kate then burst out laughing asking Fern if that was what had really happened.Fern has had a long career in television, starting out on Breakfast Time in the 1980s.She joined mainstream national attention when she

Fern also revealed how she went on a special expedition across the UK, which completely changed her attitude to life.She has cycled across the world in countries including India, Russia and China.During a trek from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, the group began discussing relationships and formed a close bond.Fern said: “The women who had come on the trip, particularly from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, as we were cycling down through the UK, started talking about their relationships and their husbands.“Well, they ended up divorced and going for someone else at the end of it.“One lady got to Lands’ End, took off her wedding ring, and threw it into the sea!“Because it brings you back to who you are, back to the woman that you lost when you got married and had children.“It’s our fault, you know, we bury ourselves in domestic life because we are good at it, and we want to do it.“Suddenly we came out of that, and we were swearing and drinking...

They were married in 2000 and had their daughter, Winnie, in 2001.Previously, Fern was married to her first husband, Clive Jones, until 1998. During this time, she gave birth to twins Harry and Jack and a daughter, Grace.Fern and Phil announced they were separating in January 2020.Fern said in a statement on Twitter: “After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways.

Fern Britton has talked candidly about the breakdown of her first marriage and her struggle to conceive when she was 40 during a chat with Kate Thornton on her White Wine Question Time podcast.MORE: Fern Britton puts 13-year feud with Phillip Schofield aside with heartwarming messageTouching upon her former relationships, the This Morning star reflected on her split from TV executive Clive Jones and explained: "Unfortunately my marriage broke up when she [Grace] was five months [old]. So that was a tricky one so I had a year of really digging deep, but then a year later I met Phil."WATCH: Fern Britton makes rare comment about her daughtersFern and Clive had married on 12 November 1988, and together they welcomed three children.

Kate asked Fern about an important period in her life, with Fern recalling when she had her three children with Clive.She said: "Then when the boys were about three I discovered I was pregnant! Miracles happen!"This comes after Fern was unsure she would be able to get pregnant naturally, having her sons through IVF.She continued: "Had this beautiful little girl, Gracie."Then unfortunately my marriage broke up when she was 5 months old so that was a tricky one."So, I had a year of really digging deep."Kate replied, talking to Fern telling her how "hard" that period of her life must be.Fern replied: "But then a year later I met Phil and we were married after a year."Then at the last chance saloon, Winnie arrived."Fern has previously spoken of how she wishes she could have made it work with Clive for their children.In an interview with the Telegraph in 2016, Fern admitted: "That would have been better for the kids."You want it to last for the rest of your lives."However, she admitted that after their split Fern says she felt "liberated".The presenter continued: "I felt a sense of peace.That said, work is a salvation when you're in a bit of a mess."Fern got the This Morning gig in 1999, when her marriage to Clive was coming to an end, leaving her with other things to focus on.She also met her ex-husband Phil Vickery shortly after her first marriage broke down, with the couple marrying in 2000.They however, announced their split in 2020 after 20 years together.

This Morning presenter Fern Britton has opened up on her struggles with having children with her ex-husband Phil Vickery and admitted it was the "last chance saloon."While speaking to Kate Thornton in the latest instalment of her podcast White Wine Question Time, Fern, 64, shared insight into her IVF experience with her first husband Clive Jones.The star also expressed the issues she had trying to conceive with TV chef Phil and how they both believed that they were running out of time.During Fern's first marriage to Clive, the former couple had twin boys, Jack and Harry, after conceiving through IVF.The couple later had a daughter named Grace.Speaking candidly, to presenter Kate, Fern opened up on how her marriage broke down when her daughter Grace was five months old.She said: "Unfortunately my marriage broke up when she was five months [old].

While things never fail to appear harmonious on-screen every day on This Morning, the daytime show and its presenters have faced their fair share of bust-ups, rivalries and controversies over the years. Since the programme made its debut in 1988, its hosts have provided some dramatic stories of their own alongside the show's segments and guests.

Presenter Fern Britton has hit out at ITV shows This Morning and Loose Women for their “embarrassing” begging for votes for the National Television Awards. Fern, 64, was a regular face on This Morning between 1999 and 2009 and used to host with current presenter Philip Schofield. Chatting to Kate Thornton on her White Wine Question Time podcast, Fern said: “The very important thing, as you know as well, to be a real presenter, in terms of that kind of show — Loose Women, This Morning, those kinds of shows — you are not the star.” The TV favourite went on: “The person, the story, is the star.

ITV's This Morning had threatened her with the sack if she didn't return to work shortly after giving birth. At the time, Fern was the Friday host of the ITV show alongside John Leslie, but following Judy Finnigan's and Richard Madeley's departure, she had been promoted to the main presenter role, shortly after negotiating her return to work.The 64-year-old spoke candidly on the White Wine Question Time podcast hosted by Kate Thornton today.Fern said that an unnamed male producer told her to return to her presenting role two weeks after giving birth "or there's no job for you".She said that as a mother-of-four the presenter told managers at ITV that at the age of 44 she couldn't just "turn up" so soon after having a baby.The small-screen star claimed that she was told by one male producer "my wife was driving after two weeks" and warned that if she didn't show up she would not have a job anymore.Fern's then-husband Phil Vickery, and father to their daughter Winnie, was also working at ITV as a chef.Speaking on the podcast, Fern said: "It was when Richard and Judy had left, I was pregnant, she [Winnie] was due in September and the show went off air as it used to for the summer and then my boss said 'well you've got to come back.'"I said 'well she's going to be born in September and you go on air in September.

While things never seemed less than harmonious on air, the story behind the scenes at This Morning was reportedly a very different one when Fern Britton was co-presenter to Phillip Schofield.The presenters who fronted the show together between 2002 and 2009 are believed to have had a furious fallout behind the scenes that Phillip has since called 'heartbreaking'. While producers maintain that their presenters have always got along, the rift is believed to have prompted Fern's decision to leave her role at the ITV daytime show. After years of silence, the pair finally managed to appear to patch things up this week when Fern, 64, appeared in a film to celebrate 59-year-old Phillip's 40 years in TV milestone.