Fern Britton says she was 'shredded' and told she was 'awful' by BBC bosses

Fern Britton has claimed a BBC Breakfast editor once locked her in an office with another boss to berate her after telling her she was 'awful' midway through a show.The TV presenter, 68, said she felt 'decimated' by the experience and recalled crying her make-up off before being told she needed to reapply it before leaving.Recalling the experience, Fern said that after the live show finished she was pulled into the office where she was 'shredded' by two editors.Fern appeared on the Full Disclosure podcast with James O'Brien, where she discussed the 'very, very difficult' period of her career.During the appearance Fern names the show as being This Morning, but a representative later clarified that she was referring to BBC Breakfast, formerly known as Breakfast Time.