Fern Britton has wowed fans by revealing her remarkable five-stone weight loss while enjoying a cycling holiday in Italy.
The former This Morning star, 68, proudly showed off her toned figure in fitted black cycling shorts as she shared snapshots with friends on Instagram. Beaming in one shot, Fern captioned: “A glorious week in Italy with the Bike Buddies! Friendships spanning 20 years. Love you ladies.”
Viewers flooded the comments with praise, telling Fern she looked “20 years younger” and calling her an “inspiration.” One fan wrote: “How wonderful. Looking fabulous Fern. You are definitely one of the people inspiring me to get fit before I hit 60.”
Fern, who has battled weight fluctuations for decades, says she has shed the pounds “naturally” — without the help of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. She credits cutting out sugar, hitting the gym at 6am, and completing the Couch to 5K programme for her transformation.
She told Woman & Home: “People often wonder when you’ve lost a lot of weight whether you’ve done it naturally. And I can look at you and say, yes, I have.”
The turning point came after she faced a shoulder replacement operation. “I thought, I need to get my life back on track. I need to stop smoking, stop drinking, get eating under control and stop lying in bed feeling sorry for myself,” she said.
Fern, who divorced TV chef Phil Vickery in 2020 after 20 years of marriage, has since embraced a more independent life. Though she admits she sometimes feels lonely, she is in no rush to find love again. “I’m still a bit too wary of losing my liberty,” she admitted. “I’d rather make my own decisions — then I’m the only one who can say, ‘I messed up there.’”
