TV host Fern Britton has said she was sexually assaulted in a lift by a man she had just interviewed.
The former This Morning presenter told the Daily Express she was working for Television South in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the alleged incident happened.
The 61-year-old 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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“He suddenly jumped me and started snogging me. I asked him what on earth he thought he was doing. But it didn’t seem to shame him into stopping.
“The fact remains the most privileged person on the planet is still the white male. But unless they can feel as uncomfortable as single women do walking home at night in the dark or getting into a taxi alone, there’s always going to be that gap in understanding.”
Fern found fame while presenting Ready Steady Cook in the 1990s. She was later a host of This Morning for 10 years until leaving in 2009.
She is currently starring in a stage production of Calendar Girls.
Last year, Fern thrilled fans as she reunited with her former This Morning co-star John Leslie.
John, who presented This Morning with Fern between 1999 and 2002 before being replaced by Phillip Schofield in 2003, uploaded a sweet snap to his Twitter page.
The picture shows the pair enjoying a night out and looking very at ease in each other’s company.
John captioned on the pic: “Well what an absolutely amazing heartwarming and funny show @thegirlsmusical is could not stop laughing ….and crying #dontmissit and my sister is just as special on stage #fern_britton.”
Well what an absolutely amazing heartwarming and funny show @thegirlsmusical is could not stop laughing ….and crying 😂#dontmissit and my sister is just as special on stage #fern_britton ❣ X pic.twitter.com/B1JzrLbygn
— John Leslie (@johnlesliestott) 13 October 2018
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He was referring to a performance of Calendar Girls the Musical, which Fern stars in.
Fern later retweeted her old pal’s message.
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