Anne Robinson has officially confirmed she is dating Queen Camilla‘s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles.
Unconfirmed reports at the end of last year suggested the former Weakest Link host, 79, and the retired cavalry officer, 84, were in a relationship.
And now the TV star has settled the rumours as she told Saga magazine: ‘Yes. Full stop. Mind your own business.’
Yet this isn’t Anne or Andrew’s first rodeo as both have been married twice before and have children from their respective relationships.
But who are Anne Robinson’s previous husband’s? MailOnline takes a look into the famous presenter’s family life and the men who managed to tame the Queen of Mean.
Anne Robinson has officially confirmed she is dating Queen Camilla ‘s ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles
Andrew divorced Camilla in 1995 after 22 years of marriage, but remain close friends – despite a complicated history which included infidelity on both parts (pictured in 2020)
The ex-Countdown presenter has been married twice prior to her reported romance with Andrew Parker-Bowles.
Anne met her first husband, Charlie Wilson while she was working as a journalist for The Daily Mail. She was the first female trainee at the publication in 1967.
A year later, in 1968, she married Charlie Wilson, but had to leave her job as married couples were not permitted to work together at the time.
In 1970, Anne gave birth their only child, Emma, and later began working for The Sunday Times.
In 1973, their union fell apart and the pair became embroiled in bitter divorce proceedings, battling out for custody of Emma when she was only two years of age.
Anne’s ex-husband was given sole custody of their child – Anne was heavily drinking at the time.
In 1980, Anne married another journalist – John Penrose – however the pair parted ways 27 years later.
They iconic TV host was at her career prime when the two decided to divorce on September 30, 2007 because of ‘irreconcilable differences’.
Anne, now 79, married journalist Charles Wilson in 1968, (pictured). In 1970 the couple had a daughter, Emma Wilson
Emma Wilson was born to mother Anne and father Charlie in 1970. She lived with her father after he won sole custody of her at the age of two, up until she went to boarding school at 16 (picured in 2016)
In 1980, Anne married another journalist – John Penrose – but the pair split 27 years later, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ (pictured: John and Ann in 1999)
As such, her split from John allegedly cost Anne an eye-watering £20 million, according to OK!.
However the Weakest Link star was reportedly able to have their Long Island mansion, Gloucestershire cottage, London townhouse and New York penthouse.
Ann told MailOnline it was like a ‘car crash every day’ once the pair decided to go their separate ways.
‘I was taken aback, since I’d decided it was what I wanted. I didn’t expect it to be quite so emotional, so that really took me by surprise.
‘You delude yourself. You think you’re not going to pick up a tab from it, but you feel you’re walking round in someone else’s reading glasses.
‘I think we were both very sad. We’d have to have hearts of stone not to. You just feel quite low. You feel quite joyless for a bit for no good reason.’
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Ann revealed her success put pressure on her marriage to John.
‘No mother puts her son on her knee and teaches him what to do when he grows up and marries someone who earns more money and might even be smarter than him.
Anne was at the height of her career at the time, and the divorce reportedly cost her an eye-watering £20 million (pictured: John and Anne in 2001)
‘The Queen Of Mean’ Anne had previously remained tight-lipped about her romance. When asked about her relationship she jabbed: ‘It’s none of your business’ (pictured 2007)
‘There are few happy husbands under those circumstances, and I am astonished that Penrose and I got as far as we did.’
However it seems Anne has now found happiness after confirming her relationship with Andrew.
The star’s romance with the retired Army brigadier, 83, was allegedly an ‘open secret’ among the upper echelon.
A mutual friend told the Sun: ‘They have judiciously avoided being photographed together as they both wanted to keep this quiet for as long as possible.
‘Annie proudly tells everyone she is the daughter of a market trader chicken-seller and is as far removed from a toff as could be. Frankly, it beats any storyline The Crown could possibly come up with.’
The source added that she remained ‘fiercely independent and self-sufficient’ and there was ‘no chance’ of the pair moving in together.
‘The Queen Of Mean’ Anne had previously remained tight-lipped about her romance. When asked about her relationship she jabbed: ‘It’s none of your business’.
Speaking about returning to the dating pool in her seventies, after being single for more than a decade, she told Saga: ‘I’d been out of the game for so long. And also I don’t drink. If you don’t drink, you’re not as reckless are you?
‘I’m a great believer in surprising yourself by taking risks. Personally and professionally. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If the worst that can happen is you get some egg on your face, that’s not terrible is it?’
On why dating can be easier in older age, she said: ‘You’re much more selective about what you’re going to get into a tizz about. Nothing matters that much. You’re not going to change.’
Meanwhile married Camilla in 1973 and they had two children together, Tom and Laura, before divorcing in 1995.
The King, who was divorced from Diana, Princess of Wales in 1996, wed Camilla in April 2005 at the Guildhall in Windsor.
Andrew and the Queen have remained friends, with the former army officer among the select guest list for the King’s coronation.
The relationship between the former Countdown host, 79, and the Army brigadier, 83, was reportedly an ‘open secret’ among upper circles of society, (pictured at Ascot in June)
Andrew and the Queen have remained friends, with the former army officer among the select guest list for the King’s coronation( Camilla chatting to Anne at the 2013 Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2013)
