Back in 2008, Fern Britton admitted to having a gastric band fitted to help her shed extra poundage.
It caused quite a fuss at the time.\r\n
\r\nThe dust was finally settling on the matter in January 2009, then Fern donned this Princess Leia-type frock on This Morning.
It shows off exactly what the band has done for Fern's figure.<\/p>","url":"2009/2/6/Fern-Britton-0209-5.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton "},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Blimey. But at the end of 2008, check her out on Paul O'Grady's show...<\/p>","url":"2009/2/6/Fern-Britton-0209-6.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton "},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Why, it's the same frock, only in black.<\/p>","url":"2009/2/6/Fern-Britton-1108.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 11.08"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
See? They're identical. Guess she hearted the black one so much she just had to have it in white too.<\/p>","url":"2009/2/6/Fern-Britton-1-1108.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 1 11.08"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Now, with all of that past chat about her shedding five stone after having an op, we look at her body over time. Here she is at the signing of her book Fern: My Story in December 2008 and she looks lovely.<\/p>","url":"2009/2/6/Fern-Britton-1208.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 12.08"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
A month earlier she's radiant.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/12/Fern-Britten-1108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britten 11.08"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Here she's out at the Women Of The Year lunch and working this LBD, looking like a healthy size 14 lady.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/14/Fern-Britten-1008-7.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britten 10.08"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Just before that, Fern told how she'd shed five stone, going from a size 22 to a size 16.
She admitted she had a gastric band fitted back in 2006 to help aid her weight loss.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0008.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 00.08"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Fern sticks to the age-old trick of donning slimming black threads at the British Comedy Awards in December 2007.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1207.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 12.07"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Her waist may have shrunk, but Fern's still got a va-va voom cleavage at the National Television Awards in October 2007.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1007.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 10.07"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
In September of the same year, you can really see she's looking slim and trim. Her husband, Phil Vickery, agrees...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-Phil-Vickery-0907.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton Phil Vickery 09.07"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Here's Fern in May 2007 at the British Soap Awards, with Phillip Schofield at her side.
Not the most flattering of frocks, but you can still see she's getting smaller.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-Phillip-Schofield-0507.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton Phillip Schofield 05.07"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Also in May, Fern frocks up better in a long black dress (rather than little black dress).<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0507-6.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 05.07"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She's all-smiles on her way to March 2007's Royal Television Society Programme awards. Could it be thanks to her shrinking bod?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0307.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 03.07"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Back in October 2006, Fern had a bit of a way to go in hitting that size 16 goal.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1006.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 10.06"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Here's a sideways glance, also in the same month.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1006-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 10.06"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
You can definitely see the difference between this September 2006 shot from the TV Quick & TV Choice Awards and her most recent snaps.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0906.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 09.06"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She tries her hand at flaunting her fig in an all-white combo at the Hampton Court Flower Show in July 2006.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0706.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 07.06"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Check her out in June 2006.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0605.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 06.05"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She's cheeky and flashes some shoulder flesh at the British Academy Television Awards in May 2006.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0506.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 05.06"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Pre-op, this doesn't quite top the most flattering frocks of all time at ITV's 50th anniversary in October 2005.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1005.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 10.05"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
In the same month, Fern shows she really does have a penchant for these long numbers...<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1005-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 10.05"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She keeps it all covered with a crossover top as she makes an appearance on The Paul O' Grady Show in October 2004.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1004.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 10.04"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Back in September 2004, she's a-shimmer in black once more.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0904.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 09.04"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
While her scale numbers may have fluctuated, the one thing that's been a constant is her bright smile.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0904-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 09.04"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She does a Barbie and parades in pink at the British Soap Awards in May 2004.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Phillip-Schofield-Fern-Britton-0504.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Phillip Schofield Fern Britton 05.04"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
But it's soon back to black for Fern.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-1004-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 10.04"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Rewind the clock and here's Fern's fig a la September 2003 at the TV Quick & TV Choice Awards.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0903.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 09.03"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She looks around about the same size now as she did in March 2003.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0303.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 03.03"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
But no matter what, the camera has always been a fan of hers, hasn't it?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0000-1.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Fern Britton 00.00"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Ogle the mother of four back in May 2002. Fab or what?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-Hayley-Evetts-0002.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton Hayley Evetts 00.02"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
Crikey, the gal defo ain't shy as she has a foliage moment in December 1999.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0000-2.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 00.00"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She's yet to discover in 1999 that shoulder-padded-florals are a big no-no.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0096.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 00.96"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
This snap is from 1993 and doesn't she look super?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0093.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 00.93"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
She's trim and looks like she's totally been hitting the gym.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0000.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 00.00"},{"captionHeading":"Fern's Figure Over Time","caption":"
This priceless snap hails back to the mid-eighties. Loving the Jane Fonda-esque leotard, Fern.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/2/Fern-Britton-0086.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Fern Britton 00.86"}];