Fern Britton has been speaking about the state of her friendship with former co-host Phillip Schofield in the wake of his dramatic departure from This Morning.
The former pals had put on a united front as they hosted the ITV daytime show together between 2003 and 2009 before rumours emerged of a backstage fallout before Fern announced plans to quit.
Their fractured partnership was brought back into the limelight in May as Fern revealed she'd been catching up with her fellow ex-This Morning star Eamonn Holmes, who has made no secret of his disdain for Schofield.
