Who is Fern Britton: Biography, Family, Career, Net Worth & More.

Fern Britton is widely known as a Television presenter and author from England. She is  a former presenter of Breakfast Time and Ready Steady Cook, has also hosted ITV's This Morning program from 1999 to 2009. She participated in Strictly Come Dancing in 2012 and has published several bestselling novels and short stories since 2010. In 2024, she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.

Fern Britton Biography

Fern Britton, born on July 17, 1957, is an English television presenter and author. Born in Ealing, London, England, she began her broadcasting career in 1980 with Westward Television in Plymouth. She later joined BBC 1's Breakfast Time and TVS in Southampton before joining GMTV and Carlton Television.

Britton's association with ITV began in the late 1990s when she started guest presenting This Morning. In 1999, she became a full-time host, leading the show alongside John Leslie and later with Phillip Schofield. Her ITV tenure also included hosting the reality show Soapstar Superstar and co-presenting The British Soap Awards and Classical Brit Awards.

Britton's career expanded beyond ITV, with notable contributions to the BBC, including the cookery game show “Ready Steady Cook” from 1994 to 2000, appearing on “Have I Got News for You,” and capturing a team on the BBC One trivia panel show “As Seen on TV.” From 2009, she hosted “Fern Britton Meets…” on BBC One, where she interviewed high-profile personalities about their religious beliefs.

Her involvement with Channel 4 included hosting the chat show “Fern” in 2011, although the show faced challenges and was later confirmed as axed. She also participated in the tenth series of “Strictly Come Dancing” in 2012, partnering with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev.

Beyond her television career, Britton is a successful author, having published numerous novels, short stories, and non-fiction works. Her literary contributions include bestsellers like “Fern's Family Favourites” (1998) and “Fern: The Autobiography” (2008). She signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins in 2016.

Fern Britton Age

Born in Ealing, London, United Kingdom on July 17, 1957, hence Fern is 66 years old as of now.

Fern Britton Height

She has a height of 1.65m.

Fern Britton Parents

Britton is the daughter of Tony Britton and his first wife Ruth Hawkins.

Fern Britton Husband

Britton was once married to TV executive Clive Jones. They tied their knot in November 1988, and had three children but separated shortly after the birth of their daughter in January 1998.

A year later, she started dating celebrity chef Phil Vickery, whom she married in spring 2000. Together, they have a daughter named Winifred, but after 20 years of marriage, they announced their separation on Twitter on January 29, 2020.

Fern Britton Siblings

Fern  has two siblings; Cherry Britton and Jasper Britton. Cherry is the sister of Fern Britton who is known for Network First (1994), Horizon (1994) and MechaNick (2003). Jasper, on the other hand, is an English actor.

Fern Britton Children

She is survived by four children; Winnie Vickery, Grace Jones, Harry Jones and Jack Jones.

Fern Britton Social Media

Fern  Twitter has over 150k followers and her handle is @Fern_Britton

Fern Britton Net Worth

As of 2024, She has an estimated net worth of $6 million.

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