Linda Robson has revealed she hasn't had sex for 'a few years' after confirming her split from husband Mark Dunford last month.
The Loose Women star, 65, candidly admitted as the panel joked that their own moments of intimacy had become 'like an event'.
Last month, Linda finally confirmed that she and Mark had split after 33 years of marriage: 'He's a very good father and we've had some good years, but enough is enough.
While the panel described sex as 'like an event', Linda said: 'It's been a few years since I've had an event!'
Judi Love joked: “2024 is just days away and I hope it's eventful for you.”
Linda Robson has revealed she hasn't had sex for 'a few years' after confirming her split from husband Mark Dunford last month
Last month, Linda confirmed her marital separation for the first time, telling Woman magazine: 'I have my family and my children around me. And I'm going on a cruise with Lesley Joseph in November. I stay busy. I feel fine. I just always travel.
'I am not interested [in dating] honestly. I can't be angry about all that.'
Linda and window cleaning company owner Mark, 63, share children Louis, 31, and Roberta, 27. Linda also has daughter Lauren, 40, with her ex Tony Tyler.
Linda and Mark – who married in 1990 – live together in London, but it was recently claimed they were having relationship problems.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: 'Linda has been very open behind the scenes about problems in her marriage.
'They had a tough time before Christmas, but they managed to get through it.
“Linda turned to her family and close friends who supported her through it all.”
Although Linda denied she was in the middle of a 'marriage crisis', she admitted things were not smooth sailing with her long-term love.
Last month, Linda finally confirmed that she and Mark had split after 33 years of marriage, saying: 'He's a really good dad and we've had some good years but enough is enough'
When The Sun asked about the crisis, she said: 'That's a load of nonsense.
'We still live together. We both love our children more than anything in the world, obviously in every marriage you have a few hiccups.
“We've been married for 33 years, so it won't all be plain sailing, but we're still together at this point.”
The actress recently spoke about going through 'ups and downs' in her relationship.
She told Best magazine: 'There have been ups and downs of course, as with any couple. I think what we have in common is that we love our children more than anything.”
In June, the mum-of-three admitted she hadn't had sex with Mark on Loose Women for two years panel discussed whether taking a 'sex break' can help resolve problems in relationships.
Linda joined the conversation and said, “Can I just say that I've been celibate for two years?” with Denise Welch responding, “I know, but you have to stay with the program.”
Linda made a very cheeky admission, joking: “I know, you got me a girlfriend,” as their fellow panellists burst out laughing.
When Charlene White wondered if celibacy had helped her focus and given her clarity, she replied, “Well, I haven't had a choice, I haven't had it in two years!”
Last year, Linda revealed that she has never undressed in front of her husband and goes to the bathroom to put on her pajamas.
The TV presenter discussed her private life in an October 2022 episode of Loose Women and admitted that her Catholic upbringing influenced her views on nudity.
Linda said: 'I find it quite difficult, I have never been underdressed in front of my husband, so when I put on my pajamas I go to the bathroom.
'My children have seen me undressed, but not my husband or former partners because my mother was Irish Catholic.'
In 2017, Linda revealed that she and Mark were going through a rough patch where they were on the brink of divorce.
She explained, “I love him. We've had a tough few years where we could easily have called it quits, but we didn't.'
She revealed that their problems started when children Lauren and Louis were each exposed to traumatic events, which tested Linda and Mark's marriage.
Things became challenging when Lauren was diagnosed with bulimia and Louis with PTSD after witnessing his friend's murder.
'People always said [Lauren] looked like Kate Moss,” she said, first speaking about her daughter's ordeal. 'We went to the station and they took lots of pictures, but someone said to her, “You need to lose a little weight.”
'I replied, “No, she doesn't” and we walked out. It was ridiculous.'
After this incident, Linda noticed that Lauren lost weight, became dramatically thin, and yet ate normally before her eyes.
She deduced that it was related to bulimia, vomiting the food she had eaten, and took her to get help.
Lauren beat the condition after two years, when she was 19; but more sadness followed in 2008 when Ben Kinsella was stabbed to death.
Ben was a friend of Linda's son Louis and was murdered at the age of 16 when he was stabbed eleven times while celebrating the end of their high school graduation.
Louis watched Ben die on the street, which led to PTSD and frequent severe panic attacks.
'Louis is doing very well now. He is constantly working on music and writing,” Linda said of her eldest son, who came out on the other side 10 years later.
Linda's marriage was also tested when she lost her father to lung cancer in 1997.
He was still a young man [57] and died a week after diagnosis.
Her mother died in 2012, also from cancer, this time stomach cancer, at the age of 75, which Linda admits was traumatic, but she died peacefully and pain-free.
Linda and Mark first met when they were young she always looked after him.
She revealed their story on Loose Women, saying: 'I always looked after Mark, he was a few years younger than me.
'He was only two and a half years younger than me! I was 16 and he was 13 and a half, and he was a bit annoying, to be honest. And we lived next to each other on the street.'
The star firmly believed it was fate that brought Mark to her – after she and her three-year-old bumped into him while walking in a local park years later.
During the unexpected meeting, Linda revealed that her daughter asked Mark if he could give them a ride home.
“And then he gave us a ride home and asked me out. So that was fate that day because I had known him all my life and I had never seen him like that before,” she added.
Afterwards, Mark asked Linda out, but she revealed she wasn't sure if that was a good date or not, and the duo went to a local Italian restaurant.
Before marrying Mark, Linda dated Tony Tyler for eleven years and they welcomed daughter Lauren in 1983.
However, their relationship was plagued with misery, and she told the Loose Women audience in 2017: 'I caught my ex cheating several times – even when I was pregnant with Lauren.
Linda married Mark Dunford in 1990, but it was reported that before last Christmas they had gone through 'a difficult period' in their marriage which they were trying to get through
The couple was last clicked together on November 22, 2022
“One time I was out and Lauren was out with me. When I returned, everything seemed fine in the flat. But when I went to bed that night, I moved the pillow and there was a tissue with lipstick on it and long blonde hair.”
Linda said: 'I remember saying to my ex, “What is this?”, and he said, “One of my friends stayed and her partner, it must be hers.” But do you know when you'll know?'
She explained how she did her own detective work, determined to find out what was going on.
Linda said: 'When I found out it was a relief because you know it's over, you're not going crazy.'
The star continued: “I had found letters, I followed him. I caught him with someone while I was also pregnant with Lauren. I was waiting outside the house and he went into this girl's house.”