Fern Britton

English television presenter

Fern Britton (born 17 July 1957) is an English television presenter and author. She came to national attention when she presented Ready Steady Cook between 1994 and 2000 on BBC One. She later 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.

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Fern Britton was born on Wednesday, 17 July 1957 in Ealing, London, England, UK. Her full name at birth was Fern Britton. She is best known as a tv personality. Britton's country of citizenship (nationality) is British. Fern attended high school at Dr Challoner’s High School in Little Chalfont. For university, she studied at Central School of Speech and Drama, London (stage management). She is 5' 8" (173 cm) tall with a large build. She has blue eyes and dyed blonde hair (color). Fern Britton is 67 years old and her zodiac star sign is Cancer.

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Full name at birth	Fern Britton	edit
Claim to fame	co-presenting ITV's 'This Morning' with Phillip Schofield	edit
Date of birth	17 July 1957	edit
Place of birth	Ealing, London, England, UK	edit
Age	67
Occupation	TV presenter, Novelist, ex ttheatre stage manager, ex news presenter	edit
Occupation category	TV Personality	edit
Nationality	British	edit

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Height	5' 8" (173 cm)	edit
Build	Large	edit
Hair color	Dyed Blonde	edit
Eye color	Blue	edit
Gender	Female	edit
Ethnicity	White	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	religion
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Distinctive feature	Weight Gains And Losses... daughter of veteran actor Tony Britton (1924-2019) appeared semi-nude for a photo shoot in 2002... half-sister of actor Jasper Britton... lost 70lbs weight after undergoing gastric band surgery in 2006, a procedure about which she made no secret... ''I really admire my mum, Ruth. She raised me and my sister, Cherry, who is eight years older, on her own, on a very small budget. The amazing thing is, we never knew that times were hard''... was sexually propositioned by fellow presenter Frank Bough From An Acting Family (father, Brother Are Trained Actors)... Brunette In Early Days, Later On Always Dyded Blonde... ''Fern’s warmth, humour, empathy and compassion have made her incredibly popular and she has become a much sought after presenter''... Fern released her autobiography 'Fern: My Story', which was a huge bestseller when released in 2008... Fern is deeply committed to a number of charities, in particular those working with and for women, children and childbirth... Mum Of Four Children To Two Husbands... ''When I'd come out of drama school three years previously, I'd been about 8st. Now, at the age of 23, I was 9st. Although still a size ten, I was considered overweight''... ''My boss-to-be at Westward had specifically mentioned my shoulders and upper arms: they were decidedly 'chunky', he said. I'd need to take care never to wear anything without sleeves as I'd end up looking like a footballer''... A Lady With Famous Weight Problems, Married To A Celebrity Chef... She became a known as the youngest national news presenter to present 'News After Noon' on BBC1...	edit
Pets	Fred Dinenage (copresenter) Phillip Schofield (copresenter)	edit

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Residence	Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, England, UK Ealing, London, England, UK	edit
High school	Dr Challoner’s High School in Little Chalfont	edit
University	Central School of Speech and Drama, London (stage management)	edit
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

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