Ferne McCann explains heartbreaking reason she quit own reality show on ITV

Ferne McCann explains heartbreaking reason she quit own reality show on ITV
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Ferne McCann has moved to explain the heartbreaking real reason she quit her own reality show after seven years. The ITV star said the catalyst for ending her show was when her six-year-old daughter asked her if she was "famous".

Her show is currently known as ITV Ferne McCann: My Family & Me, but was previously titled Ferne McCann: First Time Mum. "The show has been going on for so long that we joked we’d still be filming when Sunday had children and be calling it Second Time Nan," she told the Mirror.

"But I knew the time would eventually come to either have a break or stop altogether, and for the last year I’ve been thinking about it. The point where everything changed was when Sunday actually said to me: ‘Am I famous?’ A few of her friends had seen her on an advert.

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“And I was like: ‘Oh I don’t know…’ It made me feel uncomfortable, because I don’t want her to feel she is different Sunday has done the show since she was born, so she’s always been aware of the cameras, but we’d never felt she was aware of the situation."

"After that it felt like a whole different ball game, so I went away and worked out what I was feeling, and it felt like the right time to stop," she added. In a heartfelt post, Ferne said: "After an incredible 13 series I have made the very difficult decision that this series of @fernemyfamandme will be my last."

She continued: "Where do I begin? Firstly by saying a huge, huge thank you to each one of you that have watched my show and been on our family journey with us. This show has been such an incredible part of my life for the last seven years and what a ride it has been filming from being pregnant with Sunday to now. Your support and loyalty to me and my family has, at times, lifted me more than you will ever know. Thank you.

"From the day I started filming I have poured my heart and soul in to the series. I genuinely feel like I’ve laughed, cried, loved and lived with you, sharing all the ups and downs." She said: "This decision hasn't been an easy one but it feels like now is the right time for a change. I made this decision with my children (especially Sunday who has been on this full journey with me) in mind.

"They are my absolute priority and Sunday is now at an age where she is very much her own little person and I want her to go out there and take her own path."