Denise Welch slammed by ex Tim Healy for ‘casual sex in bike sheds’ comment
Loose Women star Denise Welch has faced criticism from her ex-husband Tim Healy for saying that she cheated on him by having ‘casual sex in bike sheds’
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Denise Welch has faced criticism from her ex-husband Tim Healy for revealing how she cheated on him while they were married.
The 62-year-old Loose Women star was slammed by Benidorm star Tim, 68, after the ITV lunchtime show aired a throwback clip of Denise speaking about having casual sex “behind the bike sheds” while she was married to him.
Denise had claimed that cheating on a partner with sex was not as bad as emotional infidelity but Tim begged to differ in a, now deleted, furious tweet aimed at his former wife.
He wrote: “Just watched yesterday’s loose Women.
“Denise in her day was talking about how it was ok to have casual sex behind the bike shed even though married.
“Day after day year on year she discussed our private life. Long suffering Tim Healy I am no more xx.”
Denise had spoken out on Monday’s Loose Women show saying that when she said she could forgive a partner for cheating, she was in a dark place.
The former soap actress said: “My husband and I both agree we held on far too long and we were making each other miserable and thankfully we’ve now got a great friendship.
“I genuinely used to think that being unfaithful wasn’t the worst thing you could do in a relationship. There were infidelities on both sides… which you girls know about.”
Denise continued: “I didn’t use to think that there was anyone I could meet that would give me everything and stop me wanting to cheat, I really didn’t… and then I met Lincoln and we took alcohol out of our lives.
“Drink and drugs ruin your moral compass… basically you don’t have one and I realise that now.”
Denise went on to say that her relationship was in a good place and how she would feel deflated if she saw any hint that he was playing away from home.
She continued: “I now have a husband I trust 100%. It would kill me if I even saw any text messages.
“I can still appreciate people’s attractiveness but I have found a man I love and he does me and I am a completely different person now.”
Tim was not quite on the same page as Denise when it came to this.
The pair were married between 1988 and 2012 and they share two sons – Matt, who is the frontman for 1975 and Louis, who is an actor.
Before Tim’s outburst on social media, the pair had enjoyed an amicable relationship which had seen them spend Christmas together with their current partners.
Denise married Lincoln Townley a year after splitting from Tim, in 2013 while Tim tied the knot with Joan Anderton in 2015.
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