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Fern Britton reveals she was bullied as young newsreader in the 1980s but didn't realise until she listened to a radio report 'years later'


The broadcaster and author, 66, has revealed she was bullied by a male colleague during the 1980s, which she didn't realise until 'years later.'

The broadcaster and author, 66, who went on to host ITV's This Morning for a decade, said it wasn't until she listened to a radio report about bullying in the workplace she realised that it had happened to her. Fern started her career at ITV's regional Westward Television in Plymouth and moved to BBC's Spotlight in 1981, before joining Breakfast Time in 1983. She left in 2009, following a rumoured falling out with Phillip, and went on to become a successful novelist, appearing occasionally on television – most recently on this year's Celebrity Big Brother.

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