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Fern Britton reveals she refuses to watch herself on Celebrity Big Brother because it would 'embarrass' her: 'All my crying was pathetic!'


The TV presenter, 66, was saved by the public during evictions and reached the final of the ITV show last week, finishing in fifth place yet she doesn't want to watch it back.

The former Ready Steady Cook host - who split from celebrity chef Phil Vickery in 2020 after two decades together - finished behind X Factor judge Louis Walsh, Coronation Street actor Colson Smith, Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin and reality star winner David Potts. But she recalled 'willing' herself to sleep in the run-up to the end of the competition, as she noted some 'painful' moments included the shock backdoor eviction of Heartstopper star Bradley Riches. Nikita also addressed the situation during Monday's episode of Loose Women, as he explained: 'The thing is I did not forget I was being filmed but I thought most of it was going to get cut.

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