Fern Britton quit This Morning after being ‘treated poorly’ before slamming pay row rumours

FERN Britton insists she quit This Morning after being ‘treated poorly’ -before slamming pay row rumours. The 62-year-old left the ITV morning show in 2009 after co-hosting it for a decade. At the time, rumours swirled that Fern had quit after discovering her co-host Phillip Schofield was earning significantly more than her, but in a […]

FERN Britton insists she quit This Morning after being ‘treated poorly’ -before slamming pay row rumours.

The 62-year-old left the ITV morning show in 2009 after co-hosting it for a decade.

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At the time, rumours swirled that Fern had quit after discovering her co-host Phillip Schofield was earning significantly more than her, but in a new interview, Fern has insisted that wasn’t the case at all.

Speaking on The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1, she said: “I began not to enjoy it so much and the morning I resigned, I didn’t know I was going to resign.

“Something happened and I thought, ‘That’s it really’ and I walked away and resigned.

“I was treated pretty poorly, actually. And after awhile I just thought, ‘Sod it’.”

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The 62-year-old left the ITV morning show in 2009 after co-hosting it for a decade.[/caption]

Fern then went on to discuss the rumours about a pay row between her and Phil, 58.

She said: “There was also a persistent rumour that I left because Phillip was being paid more than me and I always say to people, ‘Why would I leave a show to go to nothing if I was worried about money?'”

Fern recently spoke to The Sun’s Executive Editor Dan Wottoon on his talkRADIO Drivetime show about Phillip coming out as gay earlier this year.

She said: “We haven’t seen each other for a very long time or spoken for a while. I’m glad for him. It’s none of my business.

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At the time, rumours swirled that Fern had quit after discovering her co-host Phillip Schofield was earning significantly more than her, but in a new interview, Fern has insisted that wasn’t the case at all[/caption]

“He’s getting on really, so, good. It’s terrible that people have to hide who they are.”

Fern, who has split from chef husband Phil Vickery, 59, added: “I feel for his wife. Steph’s a lovely girl and, you know, that’s difficult – as I’ve been talking about difficult transitions and processing stuff for me, it will be the same for her.”

The Sun Online has contacted a representative for ITV for comment.