Fern Britton reflected on being single for the past three years, saying it’s a “new phase of my life” after being married to chef Phil Vickery for two decades.
She told Good Housekeeping that suddenly being single at 65 is “interesting”, saying: “My children are grown-up and I’m no longer married, and it’s as if this whole other world has opened up.”
The new world has been a great turning point for the star as she pointed out that she now feels “really relaxed” and has focused intently on her health and fitness over the past year.
Fern has not settled into a regular exercise routine, praising the Couch to 5k running app for prompting her cardio workouts and adding a bit of yoga too.
She emphasised that she has no intentions of running marathons any time soon, but has opted to take charge of her health at a pace that she’s comfortable with.
She emphasised that she has no intentions of running marathons any time soon, but has opted to take charge of her health at a pace that she’s comfortable with.
The author added: “I’m very slow – I’ve got arthritis in one of my knees and I’m about to have a shoulder replacement.
“But I just thought, ‘It’s only three miles, come on!’.”
Fern and Phil shocked fans in 2020 when they announced their marriage had come to an end over social media.
The former This Morning presenter previously told Woman & Home magazine that she’d had a candid and thorough conversation with Phil when the pair realised “we simply needed to follow our own paths”.
She added: “It seemed right to say ‘thank you’ and move on.”
The pair are still reportedly close friends, and share a daughter, Winnie, who moved out of the family home earlier this year.
Fern opened up about her empty nest at the time on Twitter, emotionally revealing: “After 36 years of shared living I finally waved au revoir to my youngest as she flew the nest. First week of solo living completed.
“Yes there were moments of ‘it’s so quiet’ to ‘Its so quiet’. Overall not to be feared.”
Fern has three other children from her first marriage to Clive Jones, 29-year-old twins Harry and Jack as well as her eldest daughter Grace who is now 26.
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