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30 June 2008 8:23 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Fern Britton is now a shadow of her former self on the set of This Morning, according to a report today. The show's team are believed to be shocked by the change in Britton's behaviour since she returned to work following the row surrounding her gastric band surgery. Britton was accused of being dishonest after her secret was exposed by a Sunday newspaper. She had previously explained her dramatic weight loss by saying she had "just ate a bit healthier and took up cycling to work". A show source told The Mirror: "Fern is terrified she will lose her job because of the swing in opinion against her. She isn't talking openly to anyone at work and she has gone from being this warm, open, jokey woman to a paranoid, anxious presenter." "Fern was someone who was always off on lunches with someone from the team. All that has stopped,

By Daniel Kilkelly

27 June 2008 7:44 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Marco Pierre White has claimed that Jamie Oliver launches food campaigns to achieve "column inches". The Hell's Kitchen chef said he was sick of TV cooks promoting "organic" produce in order to boost their public image. "If everyone could afford organic, we’d go and buy organic, but there are a lot of families in this country who can't," he told This Morning. "I only object when I see certain individuals condemning certain methods of farming (more)

By Alex Fletcher

24 June 2008 1:26 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

John Leslie has denied allegations that he raped and sexually assaulted a woman in 1995. The former This Morning presenter, who was cleared of two counts of indecent assault on an actress in 2003, said the new claims are "completely untrue". He was arrested and bailed in connection with the investigation after attending a London police station by appointment last night. He told reporters: "Regrettably, as has happened in the past, the details of a private police inquiry have been leaked to the (more)

By Beth Hilton

20 June 2008 1:51 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

TV psychiatrist Dr. Raj Persaud has been suspended from practising for three months. The General Medical Council (Gmc) earlier ruled that the 45-year-old was "unfit to practise" after he admitted plagiarising other scholars' work. The disciplinary panel sitting in Manchester said his "dishonest conduct" had brought his profession into disrepute. Persaud, known for his appearances on This Morning and Radio 4's All In The Mind, denied that his actions were dishonest. He told (more)

By Beth Hilton

17 June 2008 2:17 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

EastEnders actress June Brown has said that the smoking ban is ruining her life. Brown, who plays laundrette worker Dot Cotton, claimed she should be "allowed concessions" on smoking because of her age. "I don't like doing interviews very much," the soap star told This Morning. "I don't like not being able to smoke. "I keep saying I'm not going to go anywhere where I'm not allowed (more)

By Alex Fletcher

16 June 2008 9:50 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

TV doctor Dr Rag Persaud has admitted to plagiarising material for his book From The Edge Of The Couch. Persaud, who regularly appears on This Morning, confessed to passing off other writers' work as his own at a hearing in Manchester. However, the doctor denied that his actions were dishonest or liable to bring his profession into dispute. At the General Medical Council misconduct hearing, Jeremy Donne Qc said: "The articles, (more)

By Alex Fletcher

11 June 2008 4:33 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

EastEnders actress Amanda Drew has revealed how she never closed the door on the possibility of returning to Albert Square. This week, viewers have seen Mad May walk back into Walford after a year's absence. The 38-year-old behind the character has now explained how she only heard at the beginning of the year that the soap's bosses were contemplating her return. Speaking on This Morning, she said of her comeback: "Until January, I didn't think anything more of it and then I met Diederick [Santer], the new executive producer, and we had a chat about what his ideas were for the storyline and I thought it sounded really exciting... "I think because she had such a strong drive to get (more)

By Kris Green

10 June 2008 4:03 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Fern Britton is having "some time off" from This Morning in the wake of controversy around her use of gastric banding weight loss surgery. The presenter was forced to admit she had had a gastric band fitted in 2006. She was absent from the ITV1 show for several days last week but was expected to return yesterday. However, ITV said today: "Fern is having some time off (more)

By Dave West

2 June 2008 12:51 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Fern Britton has hit back at criticism following her revelation that she had a gastric band fitted. The 50-year-old, who has shed five stone in the past two years, admitted at the weekend that she underwent the operation in 2006. She had previously put her dramatic weight loss down to exercise and healthy eating. Speaking while hosting ITV1's This Morning with Phillip Schofield, she said: "I did not need to run around telling people. Only five people knew including my husband (Phil Vickery). "Back then I did not know there would be so much interest. But then all these magazines started publishing all this stuff (more)

By Beth Hilton

1 June 2008 2:03 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

TV host Fern Britton has admitted that she had a gastric band fitted two years ago. The 50-year-old, who fronts ITV1's This Morning, was forced to release a statement about her secret after hearing that it was about to be exposed by the News of the World. Viewers have seen Fern shed five stone in the past two years. She had told fans that her dramatic weight loss was the result of exercise and healthy eating. Fern's agent John Rush initially denied the gastric band claims yesterday, telling the News of the World: "This story is preposterous and utterly untrue. If you publish it, it is a libellous statement." However, in a statement issued hours later, Britton said: "As I know, many people are interested in my weight loss over the past two years. As interest is so high I'm making public, as a personal choice, that I had

By Daniel Kilkelly

19 May 2008 9:17 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Sex And The City star Kristin Davis has denied reports alleging the hit TV show was marred by infighting between the four leading ladies.

Davis and her co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall have long been dogged by rumours they don't get on - with speculation that petty arguments about costumes and pay had divided the group.

There was even gossip that the new movie adaptation was almost shelved because of the growing rift between the actresses - in particular between Parker and Cattrall, who have both admitted to a dispute over money.

But Davis insists the four women rarely fight when working together - especially not over a trivial matter like costumes.

She tells British TV show This Morning, "If we were fighting over shoes, if we actually got into a physical altercation over shoes - we would have to be in the nut house.

"We don't fight over shoes, we don't really fight. We are four of the luckiest, overpaid women in the world - with the best job in the world. We have been together for 10 years, working together for 18 hours a day. We would never have got through this if we weren't close. We love each other."

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3 May 2008 6:19 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Phillip Schofield has confirmed that he will host the British Soap Awards as planned tonight, despite the death of his father.

The presenter took compassionate leave from This Morning this week to be at the bedside of his dad Brian, who had been suffering from heart disease. On Thursday, the ailing 72-year-old passed away.

"It has been the longest, toughest, saddest week of our lives, made more heartbreaking because we are such a close family," Schofield told The Sun.

Phillip had previously saved the life of his father in 1981 after he suffered a heart . . .

Daniel_Kilkelly_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Daniel Kilkelly)

12 articles from 2008