Linda Robson has revealed her plans for Christmas following her shock split from husband Mark Dunford.
Linda, 65, announced last month that she and Mark had separated after 33 years together. They tied the knot back in 1990.
The Birds Of A Feather star was part of a discussion about whether you should buy your partner a Christmas present on Wednesday’s Loose Women, when she revealed what she’s been planning with her family to celebrate this year’s festivities.
Without mentioning Mark, Linda shared: ‘I like buying presents but I prefer making memories.
‘So this year we’re all going away between Christmas and New Year, I’m paying for us all to go away for a couple of days. Then we’re going to go see [Christopher] Biggins in panto in Southampton.’
Linda Robson, (right) opened up about her plans for Christmas on Loose Women on Wednesday following her shock split from husband of 33 years Mark Dunford
Loose Women star Linda, 65, announced last month that she and Mark had separated after 33 years of marriage (pictured in 2015)
The Birds Of A Feather star revealed her thoughts on whether you should buy your partner a Christmas present and said it was more important to her to make memories
‘As you get older, you don’t know how long you’ve got left, do you, so you might as well make the most of it. But it’s true, you don’t know!’
Linda and Mark share two children together; Roberta, 27, and Louis, 31. Linda also has a daughter Lauren, 40, with her ex Tony Tyler and she will likely be spending her Christmas with her loved ones.
Linda’s latest Loose Women comments come after she confirmed she and Mark had split in an interview with Woman magazine last month.
She explained: ‘He’s a really good dad and we had some good years, but enough is enough.
‘I’ve got my family and my kids around me. And I’m going on a cruise with Lesley Joseph in November. I’m keeping busy. I feel fine. I’m just going away on trips all the time.
‘I’m not interested [in dating] honestly. I can’t be a***d with all that.’
Linda’s Birds of a Feather co-star Lesley Joseph then gave an update on her friend after the shock split.
Speaking to Bella Magazine, Lesley said: ‘She’s fine, she’s in great shape.’
Lesley Joseph, (left) recently gave an update on her close pal Linda after her split from her husband Mark
She continued, ‘I see quite a lot of her and she’s a great mate and a great character.’
It was rumoured earlier this year that Linda and Mark had been having relationship difficulties.
Linda told The Sun back in June: ‘Every relationship goes through its ups and downs. It’s not bad, we’re doing alright.’
She added at the time of how her marriage was doing: ‘It’s alright… it’s alright.’
Linda married Mark in 1990 but it was reported that they ‘hit a rough patch’ in their marriage before last Christmas that they were trying to work through
The mother-of-three recently admitted she hadn’t had sex with Mark for two years.
Linda insisted on Loose Women, ‘I’ve got companions, I’ve got friends, I’ve got you lot, I’ve got my grandchildren and my kids. I don’t need anyone else.
‘I’m happy as I am. I like doing things on my own anyway. When I go away I can eat what I want and watch what I want on the telly.’
When asked if she was just saying that because the thought of a new romance at this stage in her life scared her, Linda admitted: ‘I’ve never got undressed in front of my husband let alone a stranger or someone that I’ve just met.
‘I know I talk about sex a lot but I haven’t had it for about two years.’
