She’s one of Loose Women’s most iconic panellists, thanks to her straight-talking and no-nonsense approach. Yet it hasn’t always been an easy ride for Denise Welch, who’s been honest about her alcohol and depression battles in the past.
‘I’VE GOT QUITE A LOT TO CELEBRATE’
Amazingly, the 64-year-old actor is now over a decade sober and hasn’t had a depressive episode in three years – which she famously dubbed ‘the unwelcome visitor’.
The TV favourite shares her sons – The 1975’s frontman Matty, actor Louis, 22 – with star Tim Healy, with whom she was married from 1988 until their divorce in 2012. However, Cupid struck once again for Denise, this time in a nightclub at 6am when she met artist Lincoln Townley – 14 years her junior. The pair tied the knot in the Algarve, Portugal, in 2013 and have been happily married ever since.
