Fern Britton has taken to Twitter to deny she's been snubbed by 'This Morning' bosses as the show prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary on the box - the day after Phillip Schofield said he'd 'love' her to take part.
Yesterday it was reported that Fern - who presented the ITV daytime show between 2002 and 2009 with Phillip - had not been invited back because of a rift with her former co-host.
Fern Britton
But Fern has hit back at the rumours on Twitter, stating that she simply isn't available.
"Please don't believe what you read in the papers re This Mornings 25 years," she tweeted. "I can't be there in person due to work but I'll be there on vid!"
And despite admitting that he is no longer in touch with Fern, Phillip also took to Twitter to state that he would love to see her taking part in the anniversary show.
He tweeted: "For the record, I would dearly love Fern to be part of our anniversary celebrations. Don't believe everything you read."
Earlier this year, Phil - who presents the ITV show with Holly Willoughby - hinting of a rift with his former co-presenter.
Asked during an interview with Heat magazine if they still speak, he said: "No, not really. We were involved in the show and mates at the time, but we don't really...
"I see Phil [Fern's husband, chef Phil Vickery] when he's in 'This Morning'... But we're not in touch now."
Phil with Fern on her last show in July 2009
Fern was said to be livid when she discovered Phil was being paid three times her £15,000-a-show salary for their show 'All Star Mr & Mrs'.
And she chose her words about Phillip very carefully during an interview with the Daily Mail in May.
"But, like Morecambe and Wise, we chose not to live in each other’s pockets. We were a great professional partnership but we never went on holiday together," she said.