'Rebound is difficult' Fern Britton on struggle to 'bounce back' from Phil Vickery split

Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock, 53, detailed his preparation process to portray Marlon Dingle’s stroke accurately.Speaking to Express.co.uk and other media, Mark explained that he worked closely with the Stroke Association as he did the research for the role.He described the collaboration with the charity as an “eye-opener” as he admitted that the statistics of strokes in the UK left him in shock.Reflecting on the Stroke Association’s support, Mark said: “It was extraordinarily helpful. I’m constantly asking the medical professionals, 'can I do this? What can I do with my good hand at this point?'“It details that are going to sell the story to people who have been through it.The research has been everything.“Working with Emmerdale‘s research team and the Stroke Association on this storyline has been a total eye-opener for me.“We hear the word ‘stroke’ bandied around a great deal, but being confronted with the sheer weight of numbers in this country alone has been a shock.”Mark expressed hopes that his portrayal of a stroke can bring awareness to others.He admitted it was an “enormous responsibility” to show an accurate portrayal of the stroke for those who suffered one in real life as well as their loved ones.The actor went on: “A stroke occurs every 5 minutes in the UK - over 100,000 a year.

Fern Britton, 64, has said she is “still in chaos” following her split from Phil Vickery, 60.The well-known presenter opened up about her experiences with her home renovation in a new interview, saying she was enjoying the process of decluttering after recruiting professionals to help her organise her home.Fern now resides in Cornwall.She said: “I’m enjoying the home-renovation process.“It was very much a holiday home, so needed refining to actually live in.“I went mad and had a new kitchen, and turned an absolute mess of a downstairs loo, full of boots and coats and sand, into a sleeker room with a washing machine.”She admitted: “I’m still in chaos.“When all my things came down from Buckinghamshire, it blew my mind.“I hired professional declutterers to sort it all out because I couldn’t face it alone.“They’d walk past me, creating piles of cushions, books and other stuff for me to go ‘No, no, no. Yes!’ to.“It was marvellous.

Channel 5 show Watercolour Challenge.The main difference in her life is that she feels she is living on her own terms, without a man to answer to."I’m really enjoying being in a big bed by myself, and I’ve moved the pillows to the middle," she announced.She now shares her home with no-one other than her three cats and her 20-year-old daughter, Winnie - her youngest child and the only one conceived during her marriage to TV chef Phil Vickery.Besides independence, she is also celebrating the tendency she has developed to speak her mind.She believes this comes with age, and may have something to do with hormones."When you get to 40, you think, ‘I’m not going to take any more s*** from anybody.’"When you get to 50, you start saying ‘F*** off!’ to everybody."When you’re 60, you think, ‘Do you know what? I can’t be a****'.

Lorraine Kelly has aimed a swipe at ITV over their "toe-curling" additions to the daytime presenting team.Speaking to her ITV colleague Andi Peters, the Scottish TV host, 62, spoke about the difficulties of presenting live TV, before taking aim at the "reality stars" the broadcaster featured as part of the daytime presenting team.She said to her ITV colleague Andi: "The thing about you is though, you are a pioneer when you think about it."Her daughter Rosie chipped in: "Also I don't think a lot of people will know about any of this."Agreeing, Lorraine replied: "No, I don't think they do, people know you because obviously, you do the competitions on ITV."And the thing about you is you make it look easy," she praised the star.Lorraine went on to gush over her fellow ITV presenter for making his job look "effortless".She continued: "Now, anybody that's trying to do that live and to tap on someone's door and to make that look effortless and funny and entertaining in a minute is actually difficult."Because when you're on holiday or on the rare occasion that you're not there, which isn't very often and somebody else tries, ooh, it's no good," she added.Andi replied: "I think I've been blessed and you're right Lorraine and it warms me that you appreciate how difficult it is."I think I'm lucky that you on your show like to have me there, so I feel that's always kept me where I am."Andi went on to address his guest presenting role on Good Morning Britain, telling how the programme decided not to "go down" the reality star route during main presenters' absence.He explained: "And on GMB as well, I think the people behind the desk were like, 'Do you know what? Let's not go down the Love Island route or that person route'...""Well,"

A new claim has suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could possibly be attending the upcoming wedding of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz.The engaged couple are reportedly set to tie the knot on 9 April at Nicola’s parents’ oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida in front of a number of celebrity guests. Mel B will be included among these as she confirmed she was attending the ceremony on Lorraine at the beginning of the year, reportedly along with the rest of the Spice Girls, whom mother of the groom Victoria Beckham has remained in close contact with.

“Put some petroleum jelly on your eyelids x.”User LouiseForever31 added: “No need to apologise great to have you back and feeling better.”While Alan Robertson simply wrote: “Get well soon.”Ranvir had initially thought the issue was down to hay fever after a high pollen count in her area.She shared her thoughts on March 29, calling it the “most painful” stinging sensation.Ranvir penned: “Anyone else got the worst most painful stinging hay-fever they’ve ever had?“I can barely keep my eyes open.“If there was a vaccine for this I’d sign up asap :(.”

Good Morning Britain’s Katy Rickitt, 37, has sent in a message of support to ITV News Calendar presenter Duncan Wood, after fans noticed he wasn’t in his usual slot.

This Morning host Fern Britton has opened up about her love life after her split from ex-husband Phil Vickery.The mum-of-four has admitted that she has "no time for romance" and that her son has tried to urge her to date again following the breakdown of their marriage in 2020.Fern, 64, has spoken candidly about missing the companionship and closeness to another person being in a relationship brings, but confessed she still isn't sure about seeking a new romance.Speaking to Woman and Home she said: "I've no time for romance. "One of my boys said to me, 'In time, Mum, maybe you'll find a companion who'll go to the cinema with you.

Fern Britton has touched upon her personal life two years on from her split from ex-husband Phil Vickery. In an interview with woman&home magazine, the former This Morning host confessed bouncing back from the relationship was "difficult".MORE: Fern Britton makes rare comment about the breakdown of her first marriageThe 64-year-old split from the celebrity chef in 2020 after two decades together and said that she turned to "yoga, meditation and walking" in order to help herself heal.WATCH: Fern Britton makes rare comment about her daughters"People say they bounce back from a long relationship, but it takes a while," she explained.

“Plus as my Mum kept noticing ‘she's got good legs’.”@Mummygoodall said: “Ooh absolutely! “Taking out of the equation for a moment, who they are, Charlotte was an absolute credit to her parents.”@Lothersdalelass commented: “Maybe Princess Charlotte also gets it from her Grandmother, Princess Diana who was strong but also kind.”Fern has had a long career, having started out on Breakfast Time in the '80s. She then went on to host the cooking show, Ready Steady Cook, where she met her now ex-husband, TV chef Phil Vickery, between 1994 and 2000. From 1999 to 2009 she presented This Morning alongside Philip Schofield. Her job was then given to Holly Willoughby when she left, who currently presents the show with Philip. 

Loose Women was suddenly cut short.But the ITV presenter and producer received some much-welcomed support from her Twitter followers.One, @lucylululastic, tweeted her to offer words of encouragement in the aftermath of the glitch."Saw you on LW [Loose Women] on the train and just wanted to say have the best time," she wrote."See, good things happen to good people, enjoy yourself, so never give those jealous weekend fools a second thought."She added the hashtag #YouMakeMyMumSmile.Charlene responded in view of over 62,000 followers to confirm she was "gutted the signal failed"."The joys of attempting to do a video call on a train to Birmingham," she groaned.However, she added: "But I’ll be co-presenting the ITV Evening News from ITV’s Concert for Ukraine tonight from 18.30… thankfully not on FaceTime!"The discussion sparked off a series of "Welcome to Birmingham" tweets from locals whose home city she had been heading to at the time of the mishap.Charlene has had a tense few days- not just with the connectivity problem on Loose Women, but with fielding off complaints that she had "profited" from slavery.She discovered last year during an ITV documentary named Empire's Child that a distant relative - her five times great grandfather - had been a slave owner."All wknd a few folk with nowt better to do were furiously tweeting to “out” me for “profiting” from the slave trade," she wrote in a tweet yesterday."Why? Cos my slave-ancestors birthed kids belonging to their slave owners."Kids who were born slaves."The aghast presenter added: "Is there a British education system complaints dept?!"Meanwhile the Loose Women star had another shock in store when she learnt one of her favourite radio broadcasters, Eddie Mair, is about to

@Lente25 commented: “I thought I had hayfever but turns out it’s Covid.”@Dave_Hutch80 penned: “Yesterday I really struggled with it.“Even in canary wharf. Which has no grass.”@Ginosma suggested: “When I was in my 20’s I used to get an injection called “Pollenex” 3 injections 1 a week and they really helped.” This morning, Ranvir was presenting GMB as normal, alongside Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley, to share the latest headlines.She was forced to leave half way through, however, after admitting she had woken up with swollen red eyes due to the hay fever.Richard said during the show: “Hey, credit to you.

Lucy Verasamy, 41, has issued a warning that the sunshine Britain has been enjoying recently isn’t here to stay, unfortunately.Temperatures are set to plummet, meaning bad news for those who were hoping for more sunshine in the coming days.Lucy has said “colder air incoming” on her social media accounts, where she has also posted some holiday snaps from her skiing trip.On Twitter and Instagram, the 41-year-old ITV Weather star wrote: “Springtime skiing from two weeks ago - ft. hazy skies & twinkling lights.”Lucy added: “Spring is fickle! Colder air incoming - snow in the forecast this week (for the UK & the Alps).”She also posted a snowflake emoji alongside the message in view of her 171,000 Twitter followers.The posts were made on Monday morning.In the series of images, taken in Tignes, France, Lucy can be seen posing in the French Alps in the first snap.There is also a snap of the Tignes - Val d'Isère ski resort.Later that same day, Lucy also shared a post from the Met Office on Twitter, which showed ‘blue hues’ on the chart.She commented: “Arctic air returns as April approaches.”Lucy also took to Instagram to share a selfie last week.Sharing how the sunshine affects her mood in a positive way and makes a “huge difference,” Lucy urged her fans to walk on the sunny side of the street when they can.She took the selfie while out on a walk in the sunshine.Lucy appeared to be in a really good mood and compared the snaps with one from when the weather was colder and she certainly wasn’t smiling.In the selfie which was taken in warmer weather, Lucy could be seen smiling from ear to ear.Lucy captioned the post: “Winter in the shade, summer in the light this time of year.“Choose the sunny side of the street.

This Morning’s Martin Lewis has insisted he would “rather have his nipples wired to electrodes” than become Prime Minister. In a new tweet this evening, the ITV finance expert confirmed he had absolutely no interest in taking over Boris Johnson’s role.Martin, 49, is best known for his money saving advice and consumer rights campaigning and has built up a loyal following over the years.After winning the trust of many, it seems some believe Martin would be the perfect candidate to run the country.This afternoon, Carmel tweeted: “@MartinSLewis for Prime Minister anyone else agree please re tweet:) #martinlewisnextpm.” (sic)In view of his 1.4 million followers, Martin retweeted her vote of support with a hilarious caption.He replied: “Not me.

Good Morning Britain director Erron Gordon earlier today, as he shared a life update following his move to Piers Morgan’s Uncensored.

Loose Women panellist Carol McGiffin, 62, has reminisced about the “old days” of the ITV lunchtime show where she felt she had more freedom to say what she wanted. Carol has been a regular on the programme since the early 2000s and recently opened up about how things have changed.Speaking on the latest episode of Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time podcast, Carol recalled: “The old days, back on Loose Women, were great."Not to say that I don’t have a great time now, but when I think about those times back then, things were just so much freer."She said that the hosts used to be able to "talk about things" they simply can't discuss anymore.She continued: “The way we talked to each other was completely different to what we can do now because you’ve just got this epidemic of offence, everyone’s just offended by everything, and it’s hard, it is quite hard to work in telly now.”Kate, who presented Loose Women from 2009 until 2011, then chimed in: “To do a live show where you are hired to pass opinion and comment, every day is a tightrope between flying or dying by cancellation.”Carol agreed: “Yeah, it is.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has voiced her disappointment that BBC One’s Holby City has been cancelled after delighting viewers since 1999.The medical drama’s last episode will air next week, and Lorraine shared her sad response to the show’s final trailer.The snippet teases emotional scenes as loyal fans bid farewell to the beloved characters.It begins with throwback clips featuring Jac Naylor (Rosie Marcel) and the arrival of Henrik Hanssen(Guy Henry).It then flashes to the present where the medics discuss Jac’s operation to remove her tumour, and Elliot (Paul Bradley) can be heard suggesting they “have another crack at it”.Lorraine retweeted the trailer in view of her 689,000 followers.She simply captioned the post, “Bittersweet”, as she readies herself for the final episode on Tuesday.Dozens of other fans responded to the trailer, thanking the cast and expressing their sadness that Holby is being taken off air.Helen wrote: “This should be an extended show lasting at least 24hrs!! Thanks to the whole cast throughout the years!”Jenny echoed: “What a twenty-three years it’s been.Thank you to all the team over those glorious years.”While Sarah fumed: “I’m actually so upset for all the cast and angry for all @BBCHolbyCity fans! It is wrong wrong wrong of the BBC to axe this show when it’s clearly still so popular!”And Lin penned: “I'm going to be crying all the way through this episode. Can't believe it's ending.

Good Morning Britain, after it was reported last month that she would be stepping down from her role as the show’s political correspondent. Richard opened up about his GMB colleague in an interview with Express.co.uk whilst presenting at the Ideal Home Show, in partnership with NatWest. Richard, 52, explained that he and his Good Morning Britain colleagues are all “very close”, adding that he felt “lucky to still be waking the nation up every morning”. When asked about whether his colleague Ranvir, 44, is planning to move on from Good Morning Britain following an exit from her political correspondent role, his answer was clear.“No.

Lucy Verasamy, 41, has urged ITV viewers to “enjoy this weather” as it looks like the cold will be returning soon, according to her predictions.

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