Loose Women’s Linda Robson – who recently responded to claims her 33-year marriage was in crisis – made a hilarious jibe about her sex life on the lunchtime show

Loose Women star Linda Robson made a hilarious jibe about her sex life – amid reports her 33-year marriage is in ‘crisis’.

The 65-year-old panellist has been married to her husband Mark Dunford for three decades and was blindsided and has previously admitted things between them ‘weren’t plain-sailing at the moment’ and that she considers herself ‘celibate.’

During the latest edition of the ITV programme, the panel discussed the idea of how quickly they would move on and remarry after splitting up with a long-term partner. Linda was asked about how she feels, after remarrying Mark following her split with ‘first love’ Tony Tyler. The pair had been together 11 years and welcomed daughter named Lauren before going their separate ways.

“It took me a long time to get over that because that was my first love,” admitted Linda. “But I feel like I don’t really need a partner to love because I’ve got my children, my grandchildren, my sisters and my friends…” In an apparent jibe at her romantic life now, Linda joked she wants “affection, not an erection.”

The audience burst out laughing while Brenda Edwards had to pick her jaw up from the floor after getting over the initial shock of her hilarious comment. Linda’s comment comes after she rubbished claims she and her husband are on the verge of splitting after many years of marriage, saying they were just going through a rough patch.

In the past, Linda explained things weren’t “plain sailing” at the moment but noted there were “hiccups in every marriage”.

The grandmother said: “We’re still living together. We both love our kids more than anything else in the world, obviously you have a few hiccups in every marriage,” Linda shared of her marriage situation at present as she discussed the rumours circulating, “We’ve been married 33 years so it’s not going to be all plain sailing, but we’re still together at the moment.”

During a separate chat on Loose Women, Linda admitted her and her husband hadn’t had sex in two years. “Can I just say I’ve been celibate for two years?” she said, “I can’t be a**** with all that [romance stuff]. I’m just happy going out with my mates and my children and my grandchildren. If I’ve got three or four days off work, I’ll just go to Mallorca. I’ll get a flight out there. Stay in a hotel hopefully full of Germans so no-one will recognise me and just have a nice relaxing time. I just love sitting on the sun bed, round the pool, on the beach, reading a book. I would like to take a cruise round the world on my own.”