Loose Women’s Linda Robson has been banned from driving by her children after she racked up £3,000 worth of parking tickets – and she’s not allowed to park her car anymore

Linda Robson has confessed to amassing a whopping £3,000 in parking fines.

The 66-year-old Loose Women star revealed her penchant for ignoring parking rules, believing her status as a “national treasure” gave her the freedom to park “anywhere [she] likes”. Revealing all on Good Morning Britain, she told presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls: “I’ve just paid £3,000 worth of parking tickets.”

Linda also shared that her children, including daughter Lauren from her marriage to ex Tony Tyler, and Louis and Roberta with former spouse Mark Dunford, have confiscated her car keys due to her reckless parking habits. She explained: “They’ve taken my car keys off of me, my kids, they’re taking control of my money and my car. So I’m not allowed to drive anymore because I just go, ‘Well, I’m a national treasure – I can park wherever I like’.”

The former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestant also admitted to being put on an allowance, receiving “pocket money” twice weekly because she’s not to be trusted with her own finances. She disclosed: “I get pocket money on a Monday and a Friday because I can’t be trusted with my money either!”

When quizzed about her spending habits, Linda revealed her weakness for “expensive candles” and her love for “treating her family”. She elaborated: “I like candles, so I buy expensive candles. And I like treating my family, my kids and my sisters.” The Birds of a Feather actress left fans even more gobsmacked when she disclosed that former EastEnders star Joe Swash had his first sexual encounter in her home.

Linda is no longer able to drive thanks to her family ( 
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She elaborated: “Joe lived, like, opposite me. Joe actually lost his virginity in my house!” Linda has previously shared how her family have helped her with mental health struggles in the past and organising her finances. She credited her Loose Women co-stars with helping her when she struggled with an alcohol addiction.

Appearing on Lorraine earlier this year, Linda’s daughter Lauren shared: “She’s always been really bad with money. She used to get store cards and just spend on them, it’s like she didn’t think you had to pay them at the end of the month.” Host Ranvir Singh then went on to say how generous Linda was with other people as Lauren said that her mum used to buy everything for her friends.She explained: “She used to buy everyone everything, pay for everyone to go on holiday, pay for us to go places, so it’s not like she just goes out shopping and spends everything on herself.” Linda then interjected saying: “I love buying presents for people.” Lauren said: “When she lost all of her money and went bankrupt she was in a terrible state so we never want that to happen to her again. I have her money, it goes into an account that I have access to and then I give her money on a Monday and a Friday.”

Linda’s daughter Bobby used to be in charge of her money before Lauren took on the job. She explained that Lauren tends to be stricter with her. The TV star explained: “(Bobby) was easier, I used to be able to get money off Bobby easier, but now Lauren’s got it she’s quite strict.”