Fern Britton reveals she was bullied as young newsreader in the 1980s but ... trends now
She came the BBC's youngest ever national news presenter when she joined Breakfast Time at just 26 years old.
But despite her impressive career trajectory, Fern Britton 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.
'A long, long time ago, back in the '80s, I was on a programme where a man bullied me and I didn't even realise until a few years later,' she told Bella magazine.
'I was listening to the radio and they were talking about bullying at work. When I listened to it, I suddenly started crying and thought, "That happened to me".'
Fern Britton has revealed she was bullied by a male colleague during the 1980s, which she didn't realise until 'years later'
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 then moved to TVS in Southampton in 1985 on which she presented Coast to Coast alongside Fred Dinenage, remaining there until the ITV franchise holder ceased operating in 1992.
'There's a lot of stuff that I have learned from and that has made me toughen up a bit,' she said.
'It hasn't all been a breeze, but I don't regret it – apart from the fact that I could have done more if I'd really put my mind to it.'
Fern became a guest presenter on This Morning in 1993 and was promoted to a main host in 2002
