Phil Vickery caught looking awkward live on This Morning after Fern Britton dig

Phil Vickery appeared to look rather awkward during the crossover between Lorraine and This Morning on Tuesday.

The tense moment came after Lorraine Kelly spoke with Phil's ex-wife, Fern Britton, about her new novel.

Lorraine said: "Nearly it from us, Ben and Cat are here shortly. Hi, you two!"

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"Good morning, Lorraine," Cat Deeley replied. "We are carrying on with our cosmetic cowboys investigation. We are continuing with that."

Ben Shephard chimed in: "I know you were talking about that earlier, Lorraine." As Ben continued, the camera panned to Phil, who was standing in the This Morning kitchen.

Phil, who had his arms crossed, awkwardly nodded as Ben went on: "Phil is in the kitchen with some ultimate summer salads."

Cat added, "We are going to be finding out how you can save on childcare costs."

The moment didn't go unnoticed by viewers at home either, as one said on X, "That link from Fearne to Phil (her ex) wasn’t awkward at all #ThisMorning #Lorraine."

Another simply wrote: "Awkward."

Before Lorraine cut to the This Morning studio, Fern seemed to make a subtle dig at her ex when discussing her book.

"So she sort of gradually repowers herself," Fern explained when referring to a female character before adding: "Distrusting of men and doesn't want anything, this is kind of right what you know, obviously."

Lorraine laughed as Fern continued: "But a nice person does turn up. Ray."

Fern met Phil Vickery on the set of BBC Two's Ready Steady Cook. They have one child together, Winnie. However, after two decades of marriage, the couple decided to divorce in 2020.

At the time, Fern released a short statement, she said, "After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways. We will always share a great friendship and our lovely children."

Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on ITV.