showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterEx-This Morninghost Fern Britton has opened up about her gastric band surgery, which saved her life.Speaking on Iain Dale’s Book Club podcast, the award-winning presenter talked about her career and how her role in the media meant that everyone knew about her health issues.She said: “I had my gastric band put in, which was wonderful and I really believe I could have one thing for myself. [It was] a private medical procedure, which to be honest, was pretty life-saving because I was heading towards arthritis and diabetes and I didn’t want my life cut short.”During the lead-up to her surgery, Fern shared she was working on This Morningand received hundreds of emails.
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