That said, I like to wear eyeliner along my top and bottom lash line with a little flick – I love that sort of look and have done since seeing Twiggy in the film The Boyfriend – that and lots of mascara. I discovered makeup when I was around 13 and at that point fell hopelessly in love with it!

So in early childhood, I wasn’t particularly aware of my appearance I was a tomboy. She’d just as likely be out in the garden up to her knees in mud.

So then I would think 'yeah, who is looking at me?' And it would be very freeing!Īlthough my mother was a very glamorous woman – she had jet-black dyed hair that she wore in a chignon and never went anywhere, and I mean not even to the loo, without her scarlet lipstick on – she also wasn’t precious. Because the truth is that everyone is looking at themselves. It doesn't sound very nice but it wasn’t meant that way - it was meant to be liberating. Growing up, when I would be getting ready to go out, my mum would give me the once over and tell me I looked good and then she would say to me, 'but who’s looking at you?'. We caught up with Fern before the release of her latest book, The Good Servant, to discover her thoughts on anti-ageing and why she believes the Cornish air is great for her skin. Author and television presenter Fern Britton shares her beauty routine, her memories and her wisdom in My Life in Beauty, a GH series that celebrates and explores the unique nature of every individual's relationship with their looks, and finds out exactly what our favourite celebs use to look so good.

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