TV presenter Fern Britton has revealed her grandmother had a “secret child” she kept hidden from the family for decades. The former This Morning host said the “guilty secret” has had such a profound impact on her it is the inspiration for her new novel.
She revealed she had an uncle who her grandmother, Beryl, gave birth to out of wedlock - with Britton only finding out about him when he contacted her after she first achieved fame.
The 62-year-old said: "I was 23 when I found out my family's secret. "I had started in TV, working in Plymouth, when I received a letter from a man who had seen me on screen, asking if I was Ruth Britton's daughter. "When I wrote back to say that I was, he replied saying 'I know this sounds extraordinary, but
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