Fern Britton, the beloved TV presenter, reflects on her career spanning decades, including her 10-year tenure on This Morning.She discusses overcoming sexual harassment, tabloid intrusion, and a tumultuous relationship with co-host Phillip Schofield.
Britton's resilience is highlighted through her transition to authorship, her work on BBC Two's The Big Allotment Challenge, and her current life in Cornwall.She addresses past struggles with sexism in the 1980s TV industry, including encounters with Frank Bough's inappropriate remarks.Britton also shares her experiences with sexual assault in her youth and how her daughters' feminist perspectives have influenced her.
Despite public scrutiny and personal challenges like divorce and postnatal depression, she emphasizes the importance of forgiveness and self-acceptance.
Now 69, Britton finds joy in her Cornish village, bellringing, and writing her 12th novel, while remaining active in TV with her latest series, Fern Britton: Inside the Vet's.
Original title: ‘Frank Bough told me: I do have a very big cock’: how Fern Britton survived in TV in the 1980s – and beyond
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