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Former This Morning star Fern Britton has hinted she might be open to a new relationship. This comes just days after her ex-husband Phil Vickery appeared to suggest he missed her.

Phil Vickery, Fern Britton's ex-husband, has shared a mysterious message about "messing up something good" on his Instagram Story.The 62 year old chef posted the cryptic quote shortly after Fern's recent appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.The post read: "A lot of people mess up something good by looking for something better, to end up with something worse." Phil, who regularly appears on This Morning, was married to former host Fern, 66, for 20 years before they announced their split in 2020.Two years after their separation, rumours circulated that Phil had been spotted kissing Lorraine Stanton, who was known as Fern's "best friend". It was said that Fern found the situation "awkward," and was "shocked", but she later seemed to dismiss these rumours.

Fern Britton's ex-husband Phil Vickery has shared a cryptic post about "messing up something good" following his ex-wife's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. Fern, 66, took part in the reality TV show in March and came in fifth place. TV chef Phil, 62, took to Instagram on 30 March to share a quote.

Famous reality TV star Fern Britton has opened up about the exact moment that ultimately led to the end of her marriage with Phil Vickery. Fern, 66, who is starring on Celebrity Big Brother, has been married twice but was with her TV chef husband for 20 years. She's all about living it up and enjoying her single life, but before Fern was married to her first husband TV boss Clive Jones.The couple were together for over a decade and welcomed three children - twin boys Jack and Harry, and their sister Grace.

This Morning star Fern Britton, 65, declared the temperatures "flipping freezing" as she got to grips with the icy outdoor weather.

TV chef Phil Vickery has broken his silence amid reports he’s dating ex-wife Fern Britton’s good friend. Fern, 65, and Phil, 61, went their separate ways two years ago after 20 years of marriage.They share daughter Winnie, 21, together, while Fern has three other children with her first husband, Clive Jones.

Two years after their messy separation, Fern Britton's ex-husband Phil Vickery has been spotted kissing her best friend Lorraine Stanton.This Morning star Phil, 61, could be seen embracing Lorraine in the street in London as the pair locked lips.  Lorraine, who is an extremely close friend of Fern, 65, carried a Fortnum & Masum bag as she leaned over a suitcase and an overnight bag for a kiss from Phil.The pair looked undeniably smitten as they headed into a property in Mayfair, London. Discussing their budding romance, a source told The Sun: “They look like teenagers in love and that will be just so hurtful for Fern.

Fern Britton and This Morning chef Phil Vickery were married.In January 2020, Fern shared an Instagram post that shocked her fans, confirming that her and Phil had called it quits.The 65-year-old wrote: "After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways."We will always share a great friendship and our lovely children. We would appreciate it if our privacy is respected at this time.

Fern Britton has broken her silence after photographs emerged of her ex-husband Phil Vickery kissing her best friend, Lorraine Stanton. The former This Morning host, 65, took to Twitter to deny that Phil, 61, and Lorraine were doing anything untoward in the images. She tweeted: "Good morning all.

Fern Britton’s ex husband Phil Vickery, 61, has been seen kissing her best friend two years on from their messy separation. The TV duo announced in 2020 that they were ending their marriage after 20 years, but insisted that they’ll “always share a great friendship”. Ferne, 65, wrote on social media at the time: “After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways.

This Morning presenter has opened up about her love life following her high-profile split from Phil Vickery, 61, back in 2020. Fern and Phil ended their marriage after 20 years, after originally meeting on the popular cookery game show Ready Steady Cook in 1994. Speaking about her love life, Fern revealed: “Being single has been liberating. I like being on my own. “I wouldn’t consider dating again at the moment.

Fern Britton, 65, has opened up about how she used to leave work “sobbing and crying” due to her own personal struggles.The former This Morning presenter has opened up about the difficulties of IVF following the break-up of her marriage to Phil Vickery back in 2020. Fern has three children from her first marriage to TV executive Clive Jones: twin boys Jack and Harry and a daughter named Grace. She also has another daughter, Winnie with her second husband Phil, whom she split from in 2020 after 20 years of marriage. The popular presenter has been open about how she conceived her twins after four rounds of IVF.Recalling what a difficult time that was, Fern spoke about how “alone” she felt. READ MORE: “Nowadays, everyone is better educated about fertility, but I remember feeling very alone when I was going through IVF,” she said.“There were few people I could talk to about it because it wasn’t really spoken about back then.“I found it really difficult and very lonely – the crushing disappointment when it doesn’t work is unbelievable.

Fern Britton has admitted that she wishes she could have "persevered" with her marriage with ex-husband Phil Vickery. The 64-year-old author also revealed that she does not want to "be the poster girl for separation," after splitting from the This Morning chef back in 2020, following 20 years of marriage.

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.

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 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.

TV’S Fern Britton says her passing a Mensa test led to divorce. First hubby Clive Jones failed the same challenge — sparking a rift.

Fern Britton has revealed that she has struggled to move on after the ending of her marriage to Phil Vickery. The pair split in 2020 after 20 years together and now the well known 64-year-old TV presenter has spoken out about how hard she is finding it to bounce back after the long relationship.