Fern Britton calls for help in plea as she loses precious item

Fern Britton, 65, appealed to her fans earlier today to try and find an earring she lost on Friday, something she admitted was ‘a long shot’. The former This Morning presenter took to Twitter to ask her 125,400 followers if they had seen a gold hoop earring she had dropped.She typed: ‘This is a long shot but, if you were in Padstow on Nov 10 between midday and 2pm, you wouldn’t have happened to see one gold hoop earring dropped between the harbour car park and Rojanos would you????'(sic)In a follow up tweet, Fern corrected herself, saying: ‘Correction! I mean Nov 4 sorry… brains not cooperating xxx’Fans of the TV star rushed to reply and send her their support as they wished her luck in her search.No1helen said: ‘Oh no, I hope someone finds it and gets it back to you X’ Fern Britton calls for help in emotional plea as she loses precious item ‘Long shot’ (Image: ITV) Fern Britton has issued an impassioned plea on social media (Image: Getty) Fern Britton appealed to her fans earlier today to try and find an earring she lost (Image: Getty) Fern Britton took to Twitter to ask her 125,400 followers if they had seen her gold hoop earring (Image: Getty)The This Morning chef has since addressed the pictures and insisted the two are just friends.In a new interview, Phil, 61, also touched on Fern’s response to the photos after she took to Twitter and shut down the claims.When quizzed by MailOnline, Phil said: “Could not possibly comment on that because she’s just a friend.”He added: “We’re just mates having lunch for goodness sake.”DON’T MISS: Janette Manrara issues apology to It Takes Two co-host Rylan [INSIGHT]Donny Osmond’s embrace with lookalike sister after family split [LATEST]BBC backlash as pro dancer hits out over ‘frustrating’ filming of Strictly routines [STRICTLY]Asked if ex-wife Fern, 65, was satisfied with his explanation he added: “Yes, she put a tweet out. There you go, we’re friends.”Phil is referring to a tweet Fern posted in the wake of the pictures in which she labelled the reports as untrue.Fern’s post comes after pictures emerged of her ex-husband Phil seemingly kissing her best friend.The snaps emerged, just two years after the former couple’s divorce, with Fern’s pal Lorraine even enjoying a girl’s trip with the former This Morning presenter four months prior to her split with Phil.