Fern Britton breaks down in tears as she revisits her childhood home

Fern Britton broke down in tears as she revisited her childhood home and recalled memories of her late mother Ruth.

The 65-year-old TV presenter visited the Buckinghamshire home where she lived from the time she was a baby until she was six when she appeared in the new Channel 5 series No Place Like Home.

In the episode, which aired on Wednesday night, Ferne was emotional as she entered her childhood bedroom in the house, located on Chalfont St Peter.

Emotional: Fern Britton broke down in tears as she revisited her childhood home and recalled memories of her late mother Ruth

She recalled that she “didn’t know” that her parents, actor Tony Britton and Ruth, had separated when she was a child, saying she only knew that her father “didn’t live here”.

Ferne, who has an older sister, Cherry, and a brother, Jasper, explained: “I didn’t know what was going on in the family at the time.”

She continued: ‘I just knew that it was me, my mother and my sister here and that my father didn’t live here.

It was weird. In those days, people didn’t tell you things.

In tears: The TV presenter, 65, visited the Buckinghamshire home where she lived from a baby to six while appearing on the new Channel 5 series No Place Like Home.

Ruth did not meet her father until her late teens, only learning about her brother Jasper, Tony’s son from his second marriage to Eva Castle Britton, when she was around 15 years old.

Recalling memories of her late mother Ruth, who died in 2018, Ferne described her as “everything” when she opened up about her parents’ separation.

Breaking down, he said: ‘My mother was, as you can imagine, everything. She was mother and father to me, so I can tell you many stories about her.

The emotional clip aired on Loose Women ahead of the series airing on Wednesday, where Fern also promoted her series My Cornwall with Fern Britton.

Gushing: Recalling memories of her late mother Ruth, who died in 2018, Ferne described her as “everything” when discussing her parents’ separation

Fern’s mother, Ruth, passed away at the age of 94 in April 2018, and the former This Morning host took to Twitter to pay tribute to her at the time.

Sharing a photo of her mother at home, she wrote: ‘My mother. Piety.

Both mother and father to me. Funny, fierce, and a woman you once knew, you couldn’t forget. 24.1.24 / 17.4.18.’

Family: She recalled that she “didn’t know” that her parents, actor Tony Britton and Ruth, had separated when she was a little girl, saying she only knew that her father “didn’t live here”

Loss: Her father, actor Tony, sadly passed away in December 2019 and Ruth paid tribute to him at the time.

She added: ‘So brave and no complaints. A WWII Army sergeant, beauty queen, teacher, and all woman.

His father, actor Tony, who starred in classic British movies like Operation Amsterdam and Sunday Bloody Sunday, sadly died the following year in December 2019.

She said in a loving tribute at the time: ‘Our father, Tony Britton, died early this morning. Great actor, director and charming. May flights of angels sing to you for your rest.

Star: Tony starred in classic British films, including Operation Amsterdam and Sunday Bloody Sunday.