{"id":206951,"date":"2025-06-23T05:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T05:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206951\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T05:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T05:55:14","slug":"fern-britton-admits-she-has-mixed-emotions-on-former-this-morning-co-host-phillip-schofield-as-she-addresses-his-exit-from-television-amid-their-long-running-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206951\/","title":{"rendered":"Fern Britton admits she has &#8216;mixed emotions&#8217; on former This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield as she addresses his exit from television amid their long-running feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>\u00a0Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-4002\/index.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALEX DOYLE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  21:01 EDT, 22 June 2025   |  Updated:  21:09 EDT, 22 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/fern-britton\/index.html\" id=\"mol-29fb59f0-4fc7-11f0-9b1e-efec77fc4e9a\" rel=\"noopener\">Fern Britton<\/a> has addressed <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/phillip-schofield\/index.html\" id=\"mol-2a1c0150-4fc7-11f0-9b1e-efec77fc4e9a\" rel=\"noopener\">Phillip Schofield<\/a>&#8216;s departure from This Morning and reflected on their time hosting the show together after their falling out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 67-year-old anchored the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/itv\/index.html\" id=\"mol-2a309ac0-4fc7-11f0-9b1e-efec77fc4e9a\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV<\/a> programme alongside Schofield, 63, for seven years before quitting in 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ahead of her departure, the pair famously fell out and haven&#8217;t spoken since, with Phil previously claiming in his autobiography their relationship was &#8216;beyond repair&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was claimed at the time she felt &#8216;undervalued by ITV&#8217; and that she was &#8216;living in Phil&#8217;s shadow&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now 15 years on, Fern said she had &#8216;great fun&#8217; hosting This Morning with her former pal whilst speaking about his own controversial exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saga.co.uk\/magazine\/entertainment\/fern-britton-on-being-manipulated-and-newfound-happiness\">Saga Magazine<\/a>, she said: &#8216;It brought up a lot of mixed emotions.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-27a895b8fdfe48e6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99622205-14837111-image-a-157_1750639146128.jpg\" height=\"846\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Fern Britton has addressed Phillip Schofield 's departure from This Morning and reflected on their time hosting the show together after their falling out\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Fern Britton has addressed Phillip Schofield &#8216;s departure from This Morning and reflected on their time hosting the show together after their falling out<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-97ab7fca69b11622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99622193-14837111-image-m-159_1750639153494.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The 67-year-old anchored the ITV programme alongside Schofield, 63, for seven years before quitting in 2009\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The 67-year-old anchored the ITV programme alongside Schofield, 63, for seven years before quitting in 2009<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2f73c4bac06e48e5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99622201-14837111-image-a-160_1750639170128.jpg\" height=\"908\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Ahead of her departure, the pair famously fell out and haven't spoken since, with Phil previously claiming in his autobiography their relationship was 'beyond repair'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ahead of her departure, the pair famously fell out and haven&#8217;t spoken since, with Phil previously claiming in his autobiography their relationship was &#8216;beyond repair&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The years we worked together were mostly great fun and we were a very good partnership, which I can remember with fondness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I knew how much he loved his job and cared deeply for his public perception. It must have been a terribly difficult time for him and his family.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In 2022, Fern <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-10540105\/Fern-Britton-ends-13-year-feud-Phillip-Schofield-congratulates-40-years-TV.html\" rel=\"noopener\">ended their long-running feud<\/a>\u00a0when she congratulated Schofe in a video message to celebrate his 40th anniversary in television.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last year the mum-of-four returned to screens, appearing on Celebrity Big Brother alongside Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Phillip stepped down from This Morning and subsequently all TV projects after he admitted to an &#8216;unwise but not illegal&#8217; affair with a 20-year-old crew member on the daytime show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Holly Willoughby, who took over hosting duties on This Morning from Fern, released a statement at the time saying she had felt &#8216;hurt&#8217; by his &#8216;lies&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Holly stepped down from presenting This Morning after 14 years on the show due to a terrifying kidnap threat and subsequently took time out from the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Phillip is also said to have called Holly &#8216;The Witch&#8217; following the pair&#8217;s departure from their presenting roles.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-67c62513859d295d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99622197-14837111-image-a-161_1750639188005.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Last year the mum-of-four returned to screens, appearing on Celebrity Big Brother alongside Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Last year the mum-of-four returned to screens, appearing on Celebrity Big Brother alongside Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9d1eac83506ffcfc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99622247-14837111-image-a-163_1750639199638.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Phillip stepped down from This Morning and subsequently all TV projects after he admitted to an 'unwise but not illegal' affair with a 20-year-old running on the daytime show\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Phillip stepped down from This Morning and subsequently all TV projects after he admitted to an &#8216;unwise but not illegal&#8217; affair with a 20-year-old running on the daytime show<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-66fa4c830b293951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99622245-14837111-image-a-164_1750639203074.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Tensions between Holly and Phil reached further heights when he boldly declared there were 'three s**ts' at ITV on his Channel 5 show Cast Away\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Tensions between Holly and Phil reached further heights when he boldly declared there were &#8216;three s**ts&#8217; at ITV on his Channel 5 show Cast Away<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tensions between the pair reached further heights when Phil boldly declared there were &#8216;three s**ts&#8217; at ITV on his Channel 5 show Cast Away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The pair used to be best friends, with their families even taking annual holidays together, but the bitter feud appears to have been reignited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Phillip is said to have told Holly that she &#8216;brought him down&#8217; before he resigned from This Morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, last week Phillip was making the most of the warm summer weather as <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-14825055\/Phillip-Schofield-makes-summer-sunshine-takes-dog-walk-London.html\" rel=\"noopener\">he took his dog for a walk in west London on Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He cut a casual figure in the outing in a light blue shirt and a pair of cream knee-length shorts.<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Fern Britton admits she has &#8216;mixed emotions&#8217; on former This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield as she addresses his exit from television amid their long-running feud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0Have YOU got a story? 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