Fern Britton, the beloved presenter best known for hosting ITV's This Morning, has returned to screens with the popular ITV series Fern Britton: Inside the Vet's. The documentary series follows Fern as she goes behind the scenes at a Bristol veterinary surgery, and it recently returned for a second season on ITV1. The latest instalment features a 10-month-old cat with an injury sustained in a fight, emergency care for a whippet with a throat injury, and a masterclass on doggy dental hygiene with Dr James Greenwood.
Fern Britton's Famous Father
Fern Britton comes from a famous family. Her father was actor Tony Britton, best known for starring in the BBC sitcom Don't Wait Up alongside Nigel Havers in the 1980s, as well as British films including The Day of the Jackal, Operation Amsterdam, and Sunday Bloody Sunday. He also appeared in Robin's Nest with Richard O'Sullivan and Tess Wyatt. In 1975, he won the Broadcasting Press Guild's best actor award for his role in The Nearly Man.
Fern announced her father's death in 2019, just one year after the passing of her mother, Ruth. The deaths of her parents were followed by further heartbreak as her marriage to TV chef Phil Vickery soon "fell apart". The couple announced their split after two decades together in 2020. Fern and Phil haven't spoken in several years, with Fern claiming that her ex "stopped talking to me" after her mum died. "My mum died in 2018 and my dad died in 2019, and then my marriage died," Fern told The Telegraph.
Fern Britton's Body Transformation
The 68-year-old star recently revealed her weight loss to fans on social media, after losing five stone. Fern has spoken about the massive change she made to her diet and how it influenced her weight loss journey. Speaking on the Postcards From Midlife podcast, she said: "I realised the sugar intake. I'm addicted to sugar and, funnily enough, if you're not eating doughnuts, biscuits, cake, jam, you know... it makes you feel a lot better. So, now if I'm eating sugar, it's too sweet for me because I used to be able to tolerate an awful lot." She added: "And like cigarettes as well, I used to be able to tolerate anybody smoking anything in my face, but now it's like, 'Stop it'. Apart from that, it was very much kind of sensible."
Fern Britton: Inside the Vet's is available to stream on ITVX.
