Fern Britton denies Big Brother sign-up is to ‘spill beans’ on Phillip Schofield

Schofield left This Morning last year after more than two decades, before admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger colleague and stepping down from ITV

Fern Britton denies Big Brother sign-up is to ‘spill beans’ on Phillip Schofield (ITV)

Fern Britton said she will be approaching the topic of Phillip Schofield with “caution and kindness” during her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.

TV star Britton, who presented This Morning alongside Schofield for eight years before exiting in 2009, said she had joined Big Brother looking for a new adventure at the age of 66 and not to divulge information about her former co-star.