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Few celebrities have captured the imagination of the British public quite like Fern Britton. Beamed into our living rooms every week, the bubbly host of “This Morning” has befriended an entire nation. Praised for her honesty and down-to-earth appeal, it’s no wonder she was once voted the public’s most enviable celebrity. Beautiful and confident, Fern is living proof that you don’t need to be a size 10 to be successful. The daughter of actor Tony Britton, Fern landed her first job with Westward Television in 1980, but her big break came in 1995 when she fronted Ready Steady Cook. Married to TV chief Clive Jones, Fern gave birth to three beautiful children. But away from the public eye, Fern was hit by a series of setbacks. To her shock, she was diagnosed with a fibroid tumour, and although able to switch on smiles for her TV audience, behind closed doors she was battling with severe post-natal depression, and even contemplated suicide. The failure of her marriage in 1998 left Fern a single mother resigned to living alone for the rest of her life. Fortunately, a rosier future was on the horizon. At the age of 40, Fern unexpectedly fell in love with her handsome Ready Steady Cook workmate, celebrity chef Phil Vickery who encouraged Fern to take on the greatest challenge of her career, presenting “This Morning”. Following the birth of their daughter Winnie, he supported Fern as she sought help to prevent a second spell of postnatal depression. Giving credence to the cliche that life begins at 40, Fern Britton has never been happier. Able to juggle a successful career with being a doting wife and committed mother, she is an inspiration to us all.

Sarah Marshall is a writer and journalist who has worked across a variety of celebrity and entertainment magazines including Mizz, Cosmogirl, Bliss, CD-UK and It’s Hot! She was the editor of a pre-teen title before moving to the BBC magazines Star and Top of the Pops, for which she interviewed many high-profile stars including Justin Timberlake and Craig David.

Fern Britton (born 17 July 1957) is an English author and television presenter. She co-presented Breakfast Time in the 1980s, coming to mainstream national attention when hosting cookery game show Ready Steady Cook between 1994 and 2000 on BBC One.

She presented ITV’s This Morning programme from 1999 to 2009. In 2012, she participated in Strictly Come Dancing, where she was paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev. Since 2010, she has also published a number of bestselling novels and books of short stories and non-fiction.