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.