Denise Robertson
British writer and television broadcaster (1932-2016)
Denise Robertson MBE, DL (9 June 1932 – 31 March 2016) was a British writer and television broadcaster. She made her television debut as the presenter of the Junior Advice Line segment of the BBC's Breakfast Time programme in 1985. She was best known as the resident agony aunt on the ITV show This Morning from its first ever broadcast on 3 October 1988 until her death in 2016.[3]
Denise Robertson | |
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.jpg) Robertson at Durham railway station in 2015 | |
| Born | Margaret Denise Broderick 9 June 1932 Sunderland, County Durham, England[1] |
| Died | 31 March 2016 (aged 83) London, England[2] |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Resting place | Sunderland Minster |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, television broadcaster, agony aunt |
| Years active | 1985–2016 |
| Employer | ITV |
| Known for | Agony aunt role on This Morning |
| Spouse(s) | Alexander Inkster "Alex" Robertson (m. 1960–1972, his death) John "Jack" Tomlin (m. 1973–1995, his death) Bryan Thubron (m. 1997–2016; her death) |
| Children | Mark Alexander Robertson (born 1962) |
| Website | deardenise |
Robertson died from pancreatic cancer at Royal Marsden Hospital in London, England, aged 83.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "Episode of 'This Morning'". ITV Studios. STV. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ " Denise also appears on Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother Bit On The Side.Denise Robertson", itv.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013
- ↑ Agius, Nicola. "This Morning agony aunt Denise Robertson has died aged 83 from pancreatic cancer". mirror. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
Other websites
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Media related to Denise Robertson at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Denise Robertson returns to Uganda Archived 2009-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
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