This Morning fans were taken aback as they claimed Fern Britton aimed a dig at Phillip Schofield.
The two fronted ITV's flagship daytime programme until 2009 when she surprisingly quit the show. This Morning has been rocked this week as Phil and his current co-host, Holly Willoughby, have faced reports that their working relationship became strained.
It emerged this weekend that Holly had reportedly cut ties with her long-time TV co-host and close friend. The Mirror exclusively reported that Holly had been pushing for ITV to make a decision on her co-host so she can rebrand herself and plan for the future if required.
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Former This Morning host, Eamonn Holmes, waded in with his opinion amid the rumours as he said Phil and Holly should have been recognised at this weekend's BAFTA TV Awards for the "best actor" awards.
After the comments, Fern has taken to social media to reveal she had a conversation with Eamonn. She said: "Unexpected calls from old mates are so lovely. Just had the loveliest catch up with @EamonnHolmes . I think we have known each other since the 80’s when we were babies. Shooting the breeze."
Fans took to the comments and claimed this was a reference to the current situation at This Morning. Fern Britton hasn't commented directly on the reports surrounding Phil and Holly.
@AyeRight said: "Best subtweet ever!"
Pablo added: "Discussing previous colleagues??"
Yvonne said: "And the Philip Schofield debacle I imagine...?"
@Socialismislove posted: "Oh I see what you’re doing there"
Claire tweeted: "Absolutely no shade meant by this tweet right?"
Fern has previously spoken about her This Morning exit. She told the The Ray D’Arcy Show in 2020: "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 a while I just thought, “Sod it”’.
She added: "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?”’
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