FERN Britton’s best friend has revealed her marriage is over after she was pictured kissing Fern’s ex-husband Phil Vickery.
Fern’s BFF Lorraine Stanton, 58, was spotted smooching her ex-husband, This Morning chef Phil, 61, as they walked through London after a date.
Moments earlier they emerged together on to the street with their overnight bags.
Lorraine has now broken her silence on the kissing snaps and admitted she’s moved out of the home she shares with husband Simon and their two kids.
The 58-year-old said: “It’s a difficult time for me and the family. I don't actually live in the marital home anymore and it's got nothing to do with the latest incident over the pictures.”
She continued to tell MailOnline: “We are going through a grieving period as a family, and I've also just lost my step father. My children are feeling very vulnerable, and they are very upset about the whole situation.”
Lorraine’s husband, who lived with her in a stunning £1million country home in Windermere, added: “I don't know when I'll be in a position to speak to my wife about them. I'm not at home and the moment and neither is my wife; she hasn't been there for a while.”
Phil enjoyed a romantic walk with Lorraine before they disappeared into a plush Mayfair property as they were spotted looking loved-up in the capital.
A pal told The Sun: “They look like teenagers in love and that will be just so hurtful for Fern.
“Behaving this way in public will feel like a betrayal.”
Hospitality worker Lorraine — who has been bosom buddies with TV presenter Fern for decades — rose onto her toes to lock lips with Phil.
They enjoyed a long embrace before reluctantly going their separate ways.
This Morning favourites Phil, 61, and Fern, 65, separated after 20 years in 2020.
His public show of affection with Lorraine comes just weeks after Fern told how she has struggled to move on from the breakdown of their marriage.
A pal told The Sun: “Phil and Lorraine kissing on the street like this will be heartbreaking for poor Fern.
“They look like teenagers in love and that will be just so hurtful for her.
“They are two of the most important people in her life and them behaving this way in public will feel like a betrayal.”
Phil had starred on ITV’s This Morning a day earlier, cooking a sausage tray bake with Take That’s Mark Owen before sharing it with hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
Phil is understood to have stayed in a flat in the capital after shooting Tuesday’s show.
On Wednesday morning, he and Lorraine were spotted strolling in Central London.
They then headed into a property near Berkeley Square in Mayfair.
When they emerged a few minutes later, Phil was lugging a smart brown holdall.
Lorraine, in a crisp white blouse, was wheeling a suitcase and black bag and clutching a posh Fortnum & Mason bag.