Fern Britton reveals she once fought off a sex attack in a lift by a man she ...

'He suddenly jumped me and started snogging me': Fern Britton reveals she once fought off a sex attack in a lift by a man she had just interviewed The 61-year-old was leapt upon after a show for ITV's Television South   Britton hit out at 'white male privilege' as the cause of the attack The TV presenter is married to celebrity chef Phil Vickery and has a daughter

By Mary O'connor For The Daily Mail

Published: 01:33 GMT, 19 February 2019 | Updated: 01:33 GMT, 19 February 2019

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Fern Britton once fought off a sex attack in a lift – by a man she had just interviewed, she has revealed.

The former This Morning presenter, 61, said the assault happened when she worked for the ITV regional franchise Television South in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

She said: 'I remember doing a television show when I worked for TVS. I was in a lift with a man I'd just interviewed.

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