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Fern Britton admits she 'didn't expect to resign' from This Morning when she did and claims 'bosses didn't connect with her because she wasn't a diva' while adding she's never been 'a great beauty' like Holly Willoughby

Fern Britton has opened up on her time on This Morning, saying she hadn't expecting to resign on the day that she did.

The presenter, 66, hosted the ITV daytime show alongside Phillip Schofield from 1999 to 2009, when she was replaced by Holly Willoughby.

She said she hadn't been 'good at simpering around bosses' and admitted she regretted not doing so, while stating that Holly, 43, had 'that beautiful face' and she did not.

Speaking to Bella magazine, Fern said: 'I've never been considered glam. When you are a great beauty like Holly Willoughby for instance, she has that beautiful face.