Fern Britton is an English TV presenter who first shot to fame hosting Ready Steady Cook in 1994. The star was also widely-known for her work on ITV’s This Morning, which she presented from 1999 to 2009. In recent years, fans of the star have noticed her go through an impressive weight loss transformation which began in 2008. Kicking off her slimming with a gastric band, the star revealed the diet she followed to help her stay slim.
Fern began trying to lose weight by adding cycling into her lifestyle and following different diets, but opted for a gastric band when she struggled to shift the pounds.
The operation helps make the stomach smaller which forces slimmers to eat less each day.
In 2011, she opened up to Mail Online to explain why she chose to have the operation.
Fern said: “My cholesterol was high. My knee joints were starting to hurt. I wasn’t able to run.
“I was approaching 50 and I thought: ‘Do you know what? I’m going to be different when I’m 50.’”
The TV presenter was told it was a good option by her doctor before she signed up for the surgery and has since noticed the results.
She told Mail Online: “For me it’s worked. I’ve got good cholesterol now. I’m incredibly fit.”
However, after getting the band fitted she transformed her lifestyle to help her keep the weight off.
Her husband, celebrity chef, Phil Vickery, 58, opened up about Fern’s healthier diet which helped her achieve her 5st weight loss.
Phil told the Mirror: “Fern has cut right back on carbohydrates and eats a really healthy diet now with loads of vegetables and fruit.
“She likes my cooking. Family meals are old-fashioned favourites, like cottage pie or chicken with lots of veg and salad.”