Linda Robson admitted she hasn’t had sex with her husband Mark Dunford in two years because their marriage is “in crisis.”
The Birds Of A Feather star, 65, made the confession during Thursday’s Loose Women, as the panel discussed whether taking a ‘sex break’ can help struggling relationships.
Linda joined the conversation and said, “Can I say I’ve been celibate for two years?” with Denise Welch replying, “I know, but you have to follow the program.”
Linda made a very brutal confession, quipping, “I know, you got me a girlfriend,” as their fellow panelists burst into laughter.
While Charlene White wondered if celibacy had helped her focus and gave her clarity, she replied, “Well, I haven’t had a choice, I haven’t had it in two years!”
Candid: Linda Robson admitted on Thursday’s Loose Women that she hasn’t had sex with her husband Mark Dunford in two years amid claims their marriage is ‘in crisis’
Linda has been married to Mark for 33 years, but reportedly told friends that the couple is going through a marital crisis.
Linda and Mark share children Louis, 31, and Roberta, 27. Linda also has daughter Lauren, 40, with her ex Tony Tyler.
The couple, who married in 1990, live together in London, but it has been reported in recent weeks that they have been having relationship problems.
A source told The sun on Sunday: ‘Linda has been quite open behind the scenes about problems in her marriage.
“They had a rough patch before Christmas, but they managed to get through it.
“Linda turned to her family and close friends who supported her through it all.”
While Linda denied that she was in the middle of a “marital crisis,” she admitted that things weren’t smooth sailing for her long-term love.
When asked about the crisis by The Sun, she said: ‘That’s a load of rubbish.
“We still live together. We both love our children more than anything in the world, of course in every marriage you have a few flaws.
“We’ve been married 33 years, so it won’t be all smooth sailing, but we’re still together at this point.”
Long-lasting love: The couple, who married in 1990, live together in London, but in recent weeks it has been rumored that they have had relationship problems (pictured in 2015)
The actress recently spoke about “ups and downs” in her relationship.
She told Best magazine, “There have been ups and downs, of course, like any couple. What I think we have in common is that we love our children more than anything else.”
Known for her outspokenness as a Loose Women star, Linda recently revealed on panel that her 50-year showbiz career would be over after signing on for a controversial TV show.
She was one of five celebrities who toured America on a psychedelic bus in 2017 to research cannabis use on the ITV series Gone To Pot.
Linda and her co-stars, Pam St Clement, Christopher Biggins, John Fashanu and Bobby George, used marijuana in various forms during the tour, which eventually led to them wanting to legalize cannabis in the UK.
However, Linda was warned by her agent before taking the job that it could be risky for her career.
Linda explained to The Sun: ‘My agent thought so [risky] when I was asked to do Gone To Pot.
She said, “I don’t think you should. You’re a daytime face on television, you’ll probably never work again”. But I said “The series I do is for ITV, I do most of my work for ITV anyway so I don’t see how it could hurt in any way”.
Fortunately, Linda’s three adult children disagreed. She continued, “I also asked the kids. I said, “I’ve been asked to do a show called Gone To Pot, where I’m traveling across America on a psychedelic bus and I’m going to do cannabis. What do you think?”
And they said, “We think you’re the coolest mom in the world.” I always ask the kids what I’m doing because it affects them too. They were for it and they loved the series.’
Cheeky: Linda recently revealed she was told her 50-year showbiz career would be over after signing up for the controversial ITV series Gone To Pot in 2017