Linda Robson has revealed that her ex-husband Mark Dunford never saw her naked in their 33 year marriage, and said she has no plans to undress in front of anyone else.
The Loose Women star, 66, confirmed she and Mark had gone their separate ways in November last year, after tying the knot in 1990 and welcoming children Louis, 32, and Bobbie, 28, together.
Speaking on best magazine’s Suddenly Single podcast this week, the presenter opened up on the possibility of meeting someone new in the wake of her split.
Linda admitted that she was nervous about dating as she revealed Mark had never seen her undressed and insisted she wouldn’t let anyone else see her in the nude.
She said: ‘I was asked out for a drink a little while back, but I said no. I was scared, I think. My husband has never seen me naked, so I wasn’t going to let anyone else! I wear Granny nighties. Not exactly a turn on, is it?’
Linda Robson has revealed that her ex-husband Mark Dunford never saw her naked in their 33 year marriage, and said she has no plans to undress in front of anyone else (pictured last month)
The Loose Women star, 66, confirmed she and Mark had gone their separate ways in November last year, after tying the knot in 1990 and welcoming children Louis, 32, and Bobbie, 28, together (pictured with Mark in 2015)
Linda admitted that she was nervous about dating as she revealed Mark had never seen her undressed and insisted she wouldn’t let anyone else see her in the nude (pictured October)
She previously explained her views on nudity had been influenced by her Catholic upbringing, telling the Loose Women panel she even got changed into her pyjamas in the bathroom to avoid being seen.
Speaking in 2022, she confessed: ‘I find it quite difficult, I’ve never underdressed in front of my husband so when I put my pajamas on, I go in the bathroom.
‘My kids have seen my undressed but not my husband or former partners because my mum was Irish Catholic.’
But despite her reservations, Linda revealed that her and Mark once went to a swingers party together, but made a quick getaway before anything happened.
In an episode of Loose Women in November last year, she explained she had met a couple on holiday and given them her number.
After the trip was over, she recalled how the other couple had invited her and Mark to Brands Hatch for dinner, with a number of other married pairs.
But both Linda and Mark were left shocked when the evening took a very different turn and they realised the evening was actually a swingers meet-up.
Speaking on the Suddenly Single podcast, the TV star explained how Mark came up with a cunning plan to make a hasty escape.
She previously explained her views on nudity had been influenced by her Catholic upbringing, telling the Loose Women panel she even got changed into her pyjamas in the bathroom to avoid being seen
But despite her reservations, Linda revealed that her and Mark once went to a swingers party together, but made a quick getaway before anything happened (pictured in 2021)
She explained: ‘At the end of the night, they put their car keys in the middle of the table…
‘Mark was looking at me, he went outside and came back and said, “My brother just called, the Rottweiler’s got loose and chewed all his furniture, we have to go!”
‘We met them on holiday… on holiday they were fine but meeting them afterward was like “Oh no!”’
In February, Linda spoke for the first time about her split from Mark, admitting that they ‘never had that much in common’.
Speaking to OK! magazine, she admitted there was no dramatic reason for their split and the former couple ‘simply grew apart’.
She said: ‘People do, sometimes, don’t they? We never had that much in common. I’m very sociable. Mark never enjoyed that side of things.’
Linda went on: ‘I’ve been sad about it, of course I have. But we had two lovely children together. But they’re all grown up, living their own lives now. Now, it’s me and Dolly the dog. [But] I’m in a really good place. Work’s good.’
She explained at the time she planned to move into a two-bed property near her children once she sells the Islington home she shared with Mark during their marriage.
In February, Linda spoke for the first time about her split from Mark , admitting that they ‘never had that much in common’ (pictured in 2014)
She explained she planned to move into a two-bed property near her children, but insisted she has no desire to find love again and won’t be searching for another relationship
But she insisted she has no desire to find love again and won’t be searching for another relationship.
She said: ‘I don’t need a man. I’ve got my friends and my family. I’m not interested in dating, I’m too old now. I can’t be bothered with all that jiggy jiggy.’
Linda and Mark first met each other as youngsters when she used to babysit him, with her previously recalling: ‘I used to babysit for Mark – he was a couple of years younger than me.
‘He was just two and a half years younger than me! I was 16 and he was 13 and a half, and he was a bit of a pain in the butt, to be honest. And we lived in the street next to each other.’
The star firmly believed it was fate which 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 encounter, Linda revealed her daughter asked Mark if he could give them a lift home.
‘And then he gives us a lift home and then he asked me out on a date. So that was fate that day because I’d known him all my life and I’d never seen him in that way before,’ she added.
After that, Mark asked Linda out but she revealed she wasn’t sure if that was a proper date or not, and the duo went to a local Italian restaurant.
The star firmly believed it was fate which brought Mark to her – after she and her three-year-old bumped into him while walking in a local park years later (pictured on wedding day in 1990)
Prior to marrying Mark, Linda was in a relationship with ex-husband Tony Tyler for 11 years and they welcomed daughter Lauren in 1983.
Their relationship was plagued with woes, however, and she told the Loose Women audience in 2017: ‘I caught my ex several times cheating on me — even when I was pregnant with Lauren.
‘Once I was away and Lauren was away with me. When I got back, everything seemed fine in the flat. But when I went to go to bed that night, I moved the pillow and there was a tissue with lipstick on it, and long blonde hairs.’
Linda said: ‘I remember saying to my ex “what’s this?” and he said “one of my friends stayed and her partner, it must be from her.” But you know when you know?’
She explained how she did her own detective work as she was determined to find out what was going on.
Linda said: ‘When I found out it was like a relief because you know then it’s over, you’re not going mad.’