Fern Britton congratulates Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard on their This Morning gig as she features as a guest 15 years after quitting the ITV show
Daily MailFern Britton congratulated Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard on their This Morning gig when she appeared as a guest on the the ITV show - 15 years after last hosting it. Fern Britton congratulated Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard on their This Morning gig when she appeared as a guest on the the ITV show on Wednesday - 15 years after last hosting it The TV presenter, 66, was This Morning's full time host from 1999, along with John Leslie and later Philip Schofield, before quitting in 2009, when she was replaced by Holly Willoughby Ben thanked her for her kind words and Fern even extended an invite to the duo to her home in Cornwall. During her guest appearance on Wednesday, Fern wished well done to the new hosts Ben, who she once presented it with, and Cat - as she offered both a kiss on the cheek Speaking about her time in the CBB house, Fern spoke of the incident where she fell and hit her head Fern has admitted that she will not be watching back her time on CBB, and addressed the rumoured feud between herself and Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin While in the house, Nikita nominated Fern for eviction several times, promoting the author to address him on it. Nikita later knocked her flying into the sofa during a chaotic shopping task set by Big Brother in which she had to get checked over by a medic Nikita was upset with himself for getting 'too competitive' during the game, and when Big Brother assured them Fern was fine and asked them to play on, he wasn't keen Ben went on to say that 'everyone is heightened' in these confined situations, to which Fern replied: 'It was a difficult one.