FERN Britton's ex husband Phil Vickery has confused fans with a cryptic post about "messing up something good."
It comes after former This Morning anchor Fern, 66, reached the Celebrity Big Brother final earlier this month.
The pair left fans shocked when they announced their split four years ago, in January 2020.
It came after a 20-year marriage, which saw them tie the knot in 2000.
Now popular ITV daytime chef Phil Vickery, 62, who still stars ad-hoc on This Morning, has sparked interest with his mystery upload.
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He took to his Instagram Stories to post a quote, written in black font on a white background, which read: "A lot of people mess up something good, by looking for something better, to end up with something worse."
The words good, better and worse were all highlighted in bold to add emphasis.
Sad split
The message, which some fans may have took to refer to his former relationship with Fern, came after we revealed the real reason the ITV broadcasters split up.
he reason for their break-up has come to light after she told how their marriage "fell apart" following a "family tragedy" - this being the death of her dad Tony in 2019 and mum Ruth a year earlier.
The mum of four explained on Good Morning Britain four years ago: "My mum died and my father died and unfortunately Phil and I fell apart."
She added to a chat on the Book Club podcast: "Too much happened in the past couple of years - I've lost my marriage and I moved out of what was our family home."
Fern previously told how she was "knocked for six" when their relationship came to an abrupt end.
She then hinted at the bad blood with a suspected swipe on CBB.
Yet during Fern's stint in the house, Phil appeared to snub his ex as he headed off out to the pub instead.
Meanwhile, she told Daily Mail's Weekend magazine: "Looking back, I don’t think I was as sane as I thought I was at the time.
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"I remember endless days of indolence, not being able to go anywhere, not doing anything, not wanting to get out of bed.
“I’m rebuilt and I’m doing okay. I was not suicidal, but life had knocked me for six. I was lost, then I found a bit of purpose again and it’s been lovely.”
