Linda Robson’s love life – dating app ban, ‘rough patch’ and two years celibate

Loose Women panellist Linda Robson has recently confirmed her split from her husband of 33 years Mark Dunford.

Looking further into her relationship history, it is clear that Linda hasn't always had an easy ride, though she always tries to laugh things off with her ITV co-stars.

After months of swirling rumours of her parting ways with Mark and their marriage being in 'crisis', Linda appeared to confirm that she was now single on the ITV show.

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During a chat with her fellow panellists, Linda said: "I’ve had two loves of my life and now my grandchildren are the love of my life and my children. So no, I'm not looking for anyone."

Brenda Edwards then prompted: "You’re not looking, you’re not actively looking…" Linda cut in: “No, I can’t be f**** any more. So my grandchildren are the loves of my life. I had them for 24 hours and I was knackered by the time they went home. So now I'm happy with my grandchildren and my children.”

Cheating ex

But this wasn't the first time she opened up about her love life, in 2016, she told her co-stars about her heartbreak following her first love Tony Tyler cheating on her.

Linda shared: "I caught him lots and lots of times, probably my biggest regret is that I didn't finish it earlier. The strange thing was there was a family do not too long ago, and he actually blamed me for the break-up. It took me a long time to get over that because that was my first love. But I feel like I don’t really need a partner to love me. I’ve got my children, my grandchildren, my sisters, my friends. I'm looking for affection not an erection.”

Celibate stretch

Previously, Linda, 65, also admitted on the show that she hadn't had sex with her husband Mark for two years.

The Birds Of A Feather actress said: "Can I just say I've been celibate for two years?"

She then turned to her co-star Denise Welch and said: "I know, you got me a lady friend," as she hinted about having a sex toy.

Denise added: "I did buy you a little present."

Linda laughed: "Yes, you can imagine what it was. It’s a little pink thing."

Her other co-star Charlene White then questioned if the celibacy had helped her focus and given her clarity.

To which Linda responded: "Well I've had no choice, I've not had it for two years!"

Relationship issues

Linda married Mark in 1990 and lived together in London, the pair share children Louis, 31, and Roberta, 27.

The TV star also has a daughter Lauren, 40, with her ex Tony.

Earlier this year, a source told The Sun on Sunday: "Linda has been quite open behind the scenes about problems in her marriage. They hit a bit of a rough patch before Christmas but they've managed to work through it. Linda turned to her family and close friends who supported her through it all."

However, when asked about the crisis by The Sun at the time, she stated: "That’s a load of rubbish. We’re still living together. We both love our kids more than anything else in the world, obviously, you have a few hiccups in every marriage. We’ve been married 33 years so it’s not going to be all plain sailing, but we’re still together at the moment."

Dating app drama

Since then, the former I'm A Celeb contestant explained that one of her daughters set up a dating profile for her as a joke and used an old picture of Linda from when she was 40.

Speaking to her Loose Women co-stars and looking mildly cheesed off, Linda said: "I had these 70-year-olds approaching me asking for a dog when all I want is sex."

Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV

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