Fern Britton has candidly opened up about the "new chapter" in her life following the end of her marriage to celebrity chef Phil Vickery.MORE: Fern Britton 'misses friendship' with ex-husband Phil VickeryTwo years on from their surprising split, the former This Morning host has discussed the lessons she's learned in an interview with Prima magazine.WATCH: Fern Britton recalls moment marriage to Phil Vickery broke down"This new chapter has come at the right time for me," she shared. "I don't want to be the poster girl for separation, though, because a lot of people go through the same thing.MORE: Fern Britton makes 'difficult' revelation about dating after split from ex Phil VickeryREAD: Fern Britton makes rare comment about the breakdown of her first marriage"Often, the children leave home and you look at each other and go, 'Ah, where do we go from here?' I only wish I was the sort of person who could have persevered through that, but I couldn't."Asked whether she has found anyone since the split, Fern commented: "I'm not considering dating right now.
Britain's 'fattest man' who once weighed 55 stone tragically dies aged 37
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A man who was one believed to be 'Britain's fattest' has died aged 37. Matthew Crawford once weighed 55 stone but died last week from sepsis and organ failure..
Matthew hit the headlines when he took up an entire bay on a hospital ward with four beds as he was too obese to move. He also hit the news in 2018 when it was revealed that his care had been costing King's Mill Hospital thousands of pounds, The Mirror reports.
He spent 21 months in the Nottinghamshire hospital. It was claimed at the time that he ordered pizzas and Chinese takeaways that he would eat in hospital, but he denied this.
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Hitting back to claims he was using benefits to order takeaways from his hospital bed, he wrote: "If you all knew the truth you would think different. I've not had a takeaway for months and even before that, I would have one every couple of weeks.
"The only food my mum brings in for me is some haslet and pickle cobs which I have instead of a hospital dinner. I was originally admitted I was seriously ill with sepsis and I took a lot of persuading for them to take me to hospital.
“Social services didn't do anything to help find me a placement for nearly three months until the hospitals legal team got involved.”
His reinforced bed cost the NHS an eye-watering £7,000-a-week to rent, with his overall care estimated at £40,000-a-month. Crawford posed in bed holding a champagne bottle in a previous care home and posted the snap on social media.
When he was charged with assaulting nurses months later, his solicitor said he was too heavy to attend court in Mansfield. Michael Little said: “They do have ambulances big enough to support him, but then the
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‘The Reunion’ Star Ioan Gruffudd, Director Bill Eagles, Producer Sydney Gallonde on Remaining Faithful to Guillaume Musso’s Novel
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