Fern Britton reveals bizarre reason she split from her first husband

Love Island 's Andrew Le Page has tearfully admitted that he was 'falling' for Tasha Ghouri and ruled out a future with his new partner Coco Lodge. It's been a tumultuous week for Andrew, 27, who was loved-up with Tasha, 23, from Day One in the villa, until Tasha and the girls went to Casa Amor and the guys met six new girls in the main villa.The new girls were quick to tell Andrew that Tasha was taking him for a fool, which prompted him to "think about myself for once" and crack on with newcomer Coco, 28. In last night's tense recoupling episode, Andrew chose to couple up with Coco, but was left absolutely fuming when Tasha walked in with Billy Brown, 23.

With the sun shining and the temperatures rising, it’s safe to say that summer is well and truly here. But as things hotten up, many people up and down the country may be planning on jetting off to enjoy a much needed break overseas. And while going on holiday may be a chance to experience some new sights and scenes, it can also cause some people to miss their home comforts - whether that’s their bed, shower or favourite TV show.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has greenlit a landmark documentary film and 10-part podcast on Shamima Begum – the teenager who travelled to Syria to join ISIS before trying to return and having her citizenship revoked – from the team behind the multi award-winning I’m Not A Monster.

Stranger Things’ creators the Duffer bothers are making a new live action adaptation of Death Note for Netflix.Netflix previously released a live-action Death Note movie in 2017, directed by Adam Wingard and starring Nat Wolff.Now, Netflix have announced that the Duffer brothers will make a new live adaptation of the Manga story.While details of the project are sparse as yet, it will be a live-action television adaptation of the manga and anime classic.An all-new live-action television adaptation of the renowned Japanese manga and anime series Death Note.— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022The brothers recently announced a new production company called Upside Down Pictures, which will create more film and television projects for Netflix.Some of those unveiled include a new original series from the creators of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and an adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Talisman in partnership with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and Paramount TV.There are also plans for a new stage adaptation set in the Stranger Things universe and a live-action Stranger Things spin-off based on an original idea by the brothers.An original series from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance).— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022A series adaptation of Stephen King and Peter Straub‘s The Talisman to be created by Curtis Gwinn.— Netflix (@netflix) July 6, 2022A new stage play set within the world and mythology of Stranger Things, produced by prolific and multi award-winning producers Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Reader), and Netflix.

HELEN Skelton has been dubbed as "thick" by Summer on the Farm viewers after asking a "truly stupid" question on the show. On Thursday evening, the popular show returned on Channel 5 and with it came Helen back in front of the camera - but her line of questioning soon stole the show.

Natasha Lyonne looked totally smitten as she stepped out in New York City with a mystery man on Thursday night.The pair strolled arm-in-arm while making their way to Broadway's American Buffalo on foot.The 43-year-old Russian Doll star was first spotted with the bearded hunk last year following her split from longtime boyfriend Fred Armisen. Smitten:Natasha Lyonne looked totally smitten as she stepped out in New York City with a mystery man on Thursday nightNatasha looked ultra stylish for their date night in a black mini dress with a white Peter Pan collar and matching cuffs.She styled the quirky dress with some black patent leather Gucci loafers and a bright orange Gucci crossbody bag.

Kylie Jenner pushed back against a man who said he's an Instacart worker claiming he heard 'a baby scream' while he was delivering food to her Los Angeles area mansion.'Lying for attention rubs me the wrong way sorry,' the Keeping Up with the Kardashians beauty, 24, said on TikTok in response to the story circulated by a 20-year-old TikTok user named Pablo Tamayo, E! News reported. (She later deleted the message.)Tamayo, who has more than 400,000 TikTok followers under the handle @thisisntpablo, posted a clip Tuesday in which he claimed that he picked up $12 worth of pepperoni from the West Hollywood grocery store Erewhon for the Instacart order.

After two back-to-back seasons of The Bachelorette in 2021, the hit ABC series returns next week, this time with dual Bachelorettes, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia.ABC announced in March that Windey, 31, and Recchia, 26, who were both runners-up in Season 26 of The Bachelor, would serve as the franchise's first dual Bachelorettes in the same season.The leading ladies were promoting the new season, debuting Monday, July 11 at 8 PM on ABC, on Good Morning America, where they explained how this season will work. Dual:After two back-to-back seasons of The Bachelorette in 2021, the hit ABC series returns next week, this time with dual Bachelorettes, Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia Explain:The leading ladies were promoting the new season, debuting Monday, July 11 at 8 PM on ABC, on Good Morning America, where they explained how this season will workBoth The Bachelor and The Bachelorette franchises both operate under the same format - one contestant, many suitors, who are eliminated over the course of the season leaving the contestant with just one, who they may or may not pop the question to.When asked how this season would work with two separate Bachelorettes, Gabby said, 'We are each on our own journeys.

Just a day after 17-year-old Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp shared private DMs between him and Doja Cat, the singer fired back.Schnapp posted a video on TikTok that showcased private DMs between him and the 26-year-old singer (real nameAmala Ratna Zandile Dlamini), where she expressed a romantic interest in his Stranger Things co-star Joseph Quinn, 29.Doja Cat took to Instagram Live on Thursday, calling out the actor for his duplicitous act, though she didn't want her fans to overreact, since Schnapp is 'just a kid.' Response:Just a day after 17-year-old Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp shared private DMs between him and Doja Cat, the singer fired back Noah:Schnapp posted a video on TikTok that showcased private DMs between him and the 26-year-old singer (real name Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini), where she expressed a romantic interest in his Stranger Things co-star Joseph Quinn, 29She began by saying she tried to make a, 'three-minute TikTok but it didn't work,' so she opted for an Instagram Live video, adding she hoped someone was recording the video.'I'm just gonna say something right now, about the whole f***ing Noah Schnapp thing,' she began. 'I think that...

Katharine McPhee shared several images and videos that had been taken during her Italian getaway to her Instagram account on Wednesday and Thursday.The 38-year-old American Idol runner-up initially showed off her eye-catching form and displayed her impressive jewelry collection for her fans with a sizzling snap.The performer later shared a picture that featured her baby son Rennie, aged one, whom she shares with her husband of several years, David Foster. Vacation: Katharine McPhee shared several images and videos that had been taken during her Italian getaway to her Instagram account on Wednesday and ThursdayMcPhee initially wore a revealing white bikini top underneath a white button-up shirt during her boating trip.The Over It singer added a bit of color to her outfit with a multicolored skirt that showed off her toned legs.

Walking The Dog, when she was overcome by her emotions, prompting the host to exclaim: "I've made Fern Britton cry!" Host Emily had been praising her resilience in times of trouble and lack of fear in moments of vulnerability - and finally described her as a "lovely woman", which prompted the waterworks from Fern.The pair had been discussing resilience in cases such as relationship breakups, causing the twice married star to confide in her about how she really felt."I think I am [resilient, but] that doesn't mean to say that I haven't had issues of confidence or anxiety," she exclaimed."In life you can't be happy every minute, every hour, every day - you can't - and life is a big endurance challenge!"Referring to her brood of four, she passionately exclaimed: "If I didn't have the children, I don't know what I'd have done.

Fern explained: "No! Had a few problems but the twins are IVF and that's wonderful and they are nearly 29 and doing their thing."They're great boys. Actually, I'm very proud of them."My girls are ones who just turned 25 and the little one is 21 in August and they are having a wonderful time."The little one lives with me."Fern was married to her first husband Clive Jones from 1988 until 1998, during which she had two boys, Jack and Harry, conceived through IVF.The couple also had a daughter, Grace.She began dating TV chef Phil Vickery in 2000 and the pair wanted a child, and their daughter Winnie arrived in 2001.Earlier this year Fern discussed her problems with IVF to fellow presenter Kate Thornton on her podcast White Wine Question Time.She exclaimed: "Anyone who has been through IVF knows about those drugs and the enormity of building your hopes and dashing them, it’s extreme."Grace was my miracle baby, but then unfortunately my marriage broke up when she 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."We were married after a year so that was two years since Gracie was born."And then the last chance saloon, I always say it’s late night shopping just before the doors close, Winnie arrived."So that was exciting and then we had Winnie."Unfortunately, Fern announced her split from Phil in January 2020 in a joint statement.It read: "After more than 20 happy years together, [we] have decided to go our separate ways.

The Apprentice star Karren Brady, 53, didn’t hold back while criticising Fern Britton’s ex-husband Clive Jones, to whom she was married from 1988 to 2000, before tying the knot with her now-ex-husband and This Morning co-star, Phil Vickery, 61. Karren was left seething after Fern revealed the reason behind her split from Clive - that she secretly took and passed a Mensa test, which gave her membership to the High IQ Society.An “immense rift” then occurred between the former couple when Clive didn’t pass the test with flying colours like Fern had done.According to Fern, the rift went on to spell the beginning of the end for their 12-year marriage.While discussing Fern’s comments about the demise of her marriage to the father of three of her four children, Karren wrote in her latest column: “So interesting to hear Fern Britton’s revelation that it was her success on the Mensa test that prompted her divorce from her ex-husband Clive Jones.”The businesswoman fumed: “How sad is that?” Elaborating on her opinion on the matter, Karren declared to The Sun: “If you are happy in a relationship, there is no need to out-do each other.”It comes after Fern explained why she took the Mensa test without her husband’s knowledge.Talking on the Walking The Dog with Emily Dean podcast, the author divulged: "He had this degree and I don’t [so] I secretly went off and did the Mensa."I lied, I said I was going somewhere else, and it took a day to do this test.

cancel culture in a new interview. However, the former This Morning star admitted that someone like Vladimir Putin “does need to be cancelled, and quickly".Fern opened up about her thoughts on cancel culture whilst speaking on the podcast Walking The Dog with Emily Dean.The presenter went for a walk with the podcast host as they chatted whilst out walking their dogs. Fern, who is promoting her new book The Good Servant, discussed the story of Marion Crawford.Marion, whom the book centres around, was the governess to a young Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, who was later shunned by the Royal Family after releasing a book about her time with them. Emily suggested to Fern that what happened to Marion was one of the earliest examples of cancel culture. “She was cancelled, essentially,” Emily remarked, to which Fern replied: “She was.”“She was one of the first big high profile cancellations, really,” Emily continued. “She lost everything,” Fern reflected.

Daily Mail's Weekend magazine: "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."Yoga-loving Fern added that her life has become more peaceful since closing the door on her relationship with Phil."People say they bounce back from a long relationship, but it takes a while," she clarified to Woman and Home magazine."The rebound is difficult. You chuck the pebble in the pond, but the ripples go on for a very long time.“It’s been a long time getting to the dawn, but I’m in another brand-new chapter and do feel it will be all right."It hasn't been easy for author and presenter Fern in the past few years.Not only did her marriage collapse, but both of her parents died too - and her torment took place against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.However the resilient star has insisted that "there is life afterwards".Recently, it emerged that Fern split from her first husband Clive Jones after he was enraged that she had sailed through an IQ test and he hadn't.Fern reported that the explosive row they had about her Mensa membership was the catalyst that caused her marriage to disintegrate.Talking on the Walking The Dog with Emily Dean podcast, she elaborated: "He had this degree and I don’t [so] I secretly went off and did the Mensa."I lied, I said I was going somewhere else, and it took a day to do this test.

Fern Britton talks to her moggies when she has a problem after her love-split from celeb chef hubby Phil Vickery.After 20 years of marriage together, the couple decided to go their separate ways in January 2020.Now Fern, 64, admitted she gets by with a little help with her furry friends because she lives alone.She said: “I miss the opportunity of talking through a problem, whatever it is, with another adult, just to get their take on it.“So I talk to the cats, who usually have the answer.”The former This Morning presenter said she is content with the single life after her break-up.She explained: “No one goes into a marriage thinking it might last five or ten years. But there you are.“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.“10 years ago, I’d never have predicted it would end like this, but gradually we realised we were running out of road.“We didn’t hit a brick wall.

Fern Britton has revealed she misses her "friendship" with her ex-husband, This Morning chef Phil Vickery.MORE: Fern Britton makes 'difficult' revelation about dating after split from ex Phil VickeryDuring a candid chat with Weekend Magazine, the 64-year-old - who split from the celebrity chef in 2020 after two decades together - confessed they parted ways since their romance ran its course.WATCH: Fern Britton makes rare comment about her daughtersShe said: "We had a wonderful time. We were the best of friends.

This Morning presenter admitted that she took part in the test behind his back after anticipating his wrath, and that when he found out, he was enraged.Talking on the Walking The Dog with Emily Dean podcast, she elaborated: "He had this degree and I don’t [so] I secretly went off and did the Mensa."I lied, I said I was going somewhere else, and it took a day to do this test.

Fern Britton has revealed the rather unusual reason why she ended her first marriage to ex-husband Clive Jones.The television personality, who has previously presented This Morning, passed a Mensa test which led to the divorce.She passed the intelligence test, which tests and predicts the user’s IQ, while Clive failed.The former Strictly Come Dancing star admitted: “He had this degree and I don’t. I secretly went off and did the Mensa.

TV star Fern Britton has shared the bizarre reason she split from her first husband. Fern says her passing a Mensa test led to divorce. from first husband Clive Jones.

pregnancy back in May that year she said: "Ben and I are delighted to announce that we are expecting our first baby at the end of this year! "We are absolutely overjoyed and can’t wait to meet our little one!"The Soap Awards returned on Sunday night on ITV for an evening of continuing drama glitz and glamour after a two year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event will see the biggest soaps go head to head, as host Phillip Schofield returns to roll out the red carpet at The Hackney Empire in London.