Fern Britton split from husband after she passed Mensa test and he failed
15.06.2022 - 02:23
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TV star Fern Britton has shared the bizarre reason she split from her first husband. Fern says her passing a Mensa test led to divorce. from first husband Clive Jones.
Clive failed the same challenge, sparking a row. Fern told a podcast: “He had this degree and I don’t. I secretly went off and did the Mensa.
“I lied, I said I was going somewhere else, and it took a day to do this test. I passed — and quite well too. Then he was furious so he did it because he’s got a huge brain.
But he’s not a problem solver and he didn’t get it. So an immense rift opened. ” READ MORE Review: Kings of Leon at Resorts World Birmingham - an arena rock masterclass Britton's first marriage was to TV executive Clive.
The couple met while Jones was still married and began an affair. Britton broke off their affair after a year but Jones turned up on her doorstep two days later, after leaving his wife for her. The couple married in 1988 in Southsea and have three children together: twin sons Jack and Harry (born 1994) and daughter Grace (born 1997).
They split in 1998. A year later, Britton began dating celebrity chef Phil Vickery after they met on the set of Ready Steady Cook. The couple have a daughter, Winnie (born August 2001), but announced via their Twitter accounts in 2020 that they were separating after 20 years of marriage.
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