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Jul. 15, 2026

‘Frank Bough told me: I do have a very big cock’: how Fern Britton survived in TV in the 1980s – and beyond

‘Frank Bough told me: I do have a very big cock’: how Fern Britton survived in TV in the 1980s – and beyond

On the daytime TV behemoth that is This Morning, Fern Britton always had an appealing mix of warmth, no-nonsense capability and a hint of danger, as if she could decide to blow it all up at any moment. And then she did. On the day she resigned in... Read more.

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