TV presenter Fern Britton shared her concerns last year about diving back into the dating pool years after her split from Phil Vickery.
At 68, the mum-of-four and Inside the Vets host stepped into the world of romance once again.
But it doesn’t sound as if she’s entirely embracing it…
Fern Britton in love life update
This Morning star Fern enjoyed a 20-year marriage with TV chef Phil Vickery. However, following their split in 2020, Fern has been cautious about letting the public into her personal life.
Last year, she opening up about the emotional and physical vulnerabilities that come with looking for love in her sixties.
In a candid interview in October 2024, Fern confessed to MailOnline: “It’s daunting at any stage of life to get naked with someone new. These days my body looks as if it could do with a good iron or perhaps even better a steam press. I have wrinkles, wobbly thighs and bosoms that I roll up like a Swiss roll to tuck them in my bra. Could I display all this to a new partner? I genuinely don’t know.”
‘Terrifying’
Despite her fears, Fern revealed her outlook on entering a new relationship was filled with a mix of anxiety and excitement.
She shared with the Mail that the idea of finding someone new is “terrifying” but also “tempting”.
“I imagine what it would be like to have someone to talk to and walk with. Someone with whom to share hobbies, hold hands and maybe… gulp… get intimate,” Fern mused.
Her honesty reflects the concerns many have about being physically intimate with a new partner after a long relationship.
She added: “It’s more [about] exposing yourself to a stranger’s eyes and [thinking], ‘Will I be critiqued badly? Do I want to be critiqued?'”
Fern and Phil’s separation in 2020 came after two decades together. Despite the end of their relationship, both have expressed their intentions to remain friends and co-parent their children.
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Catch Fern on Inside the Vets at 2.10pm on Sunday (November 2) on ITV1.
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