Denise Robertson

This article is about the British writer and television broadcaster. For the Australian sprinter, see Denise Boyd.
Denise Robertson
MBE, DL
Robertson at Durham railway station in November 2015
Born
Margaret Denise Mary Broderick

(1932-06-09)9 June 1932
Sunderland, County Durham, England[1]
Died31 March 2016(2016-03-31) (aged 83)
Royal Marsden Hospital
London, England[2]
Resting placeSunderland Cemetery
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Writer, television broadcaster, agony aunt
Years active1985–2016
EmployerITV
Known forAgony aunt role on This Morning
Spouses
  • Alexander Inkster "Alex" Robertson (m. 1960–1972, his death)
  • John "Jack" Tomlin (m. 1973–1995, his death)
  • Bryan Thubron (m. 1997–2016; her death)
Children1
Websitedeardenise.com

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, though she is best known as the resident agony aunt on the ITV show This Morning from its first broadcast on 3 October 1988 until her death.[3] In the course of her career, she dealt with over 200,000 letters from viewers seeking advice.[4] In 2006 she was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to broadcasting.[4]

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Episode of 'This Morning'". ITV Studios. STV. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ " Denise also appears on Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother Bit on the Side.Denise Robertson", itv.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013
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