A Celebrity Big Brother row has broken out after a former housemate accused Fern Britton of staging one of the most dramatic moments on this year's series.
07.03.2024 - 11:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Celebrity Big Brother viewers have been left making the same observation about Fern Britton as she settles in to the iconic house. The broadcaster and author was among the famous faces who signed up to the celebrity version of the reality series that has been revived by ITV following the success of the civilian series in October.
She entered the famous compound alongside the likes of Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin, Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu, businessman Levi Roots, and X Factor judges Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh.
During Wednesday night's (March 6) edition of CBB, Fern was heard opening up about This Morning, which she hosted for eight years until 2009. She said she did not feel she could comment on recent events at the ITV show but added that the new presenting line-up of Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley is a “new era”.
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And Fern, who hosted the ITV daytime show with Phillip Schofield, said she might have to leave the reality show if her former co-star joined the house as a surprise contestant.
When Gary Goldsmith, the uncle of the Princess of Wales, said there were rumours that Phillip, who was forced to leave This Morning last year after admitting to an "unwise but not illegal" affair with a younger colleague, was coming into the Celebrity Big Brother house, Fern replied: "Well that didn’t happen yet. Maybe he’s coming in as a surprise? I might have to leave at that point."
During the Celebrity Big Brother spin-off Late & Live, it was also revealed that one of Fern's nominations for eviction was Love
A Celebrity Big Brother row has broken out after a former housemate accused Fern Britton of staging one of the most dramatic moments on this year's series.
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