Musical. Personal life Britton's first marriage was to TV executive Clive Jones. 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 on 12 November 1988 in Southsea and have three children together: twin sons Jack and Harry (born 1994) and daughter Grace (born 1997). Her marriage to Jones disintegrated shortly after the birth of their daughter and the couple separated in January 1998. A year later, Britton began dating celebrity chef Phil Vickery after they met on the set of BBC Two's Ready Steady Cook. After her divorce was finalised, they married in spring 2000. They have one daughter together, Winifred (born 2001) Vickery and Britton announced on their Twitter accounts on 29 January 2020 that they were separating after 20 years of marriage. Filmography Television Bibliography Novels New Beginnings (2011) Hidden Treasures (2012) The Holiday Home (2013) A Seaside Affair (2014) A Good Catch (2015) The Postcard (2016) Coming Home (2018) The Newcomer (2019) Daughters of Cornwall (2020) Short stories The Stolen Weekend (2014) A Cornish Carol (2014) The Beach Cabin (2015) A Cornish Gift (2017) Non-fiction Fern’s Family Favourites (1998) Winter Treats and Summer Delights (with Susie Magasiner) (1999) Fern and Phil's Family Food (with Phil Vickery) (2003) Fern: The Autobiography (2008) References External links 1957 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama British television newsreaders and news presenters British women television journalists English game show hosts English television journalists English television presenters English women journalists GMTV presenters and reporters ITV regional newsreaders and journalists People educated at Dr Challoner's High School People from Ealing