Loose Women star 'unhappy' and says 'I can't tell you or I'll lose my job'

Loose Women's Linda Robson has candidly recounted a shocking encounter with a troll during a lunch outing with her colleague.

The 66 year old star returned to the panel on Tuesday's (July 9) episode of the ITV daytime programme, joining Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan, and Gloria Hunniford.

As they launched into a discussion about confronting bad behaviour, Linda shared her own experience: "A quite of things have happened over the years when people have been quite rude. I can remember once I was out having lunch with Pauline Quirke."

She continued, detailing the unpleasant incident: "We had a big fry-up breakfast in front of us and this women comes marching over to us and goes 'You shouldn't be eating that or you'll end up looking like her'. It was terrible. I won't tell you what I said because I'll lose my job if I tell you but I wasn't happy."

This revelation follows a moment of confusion for viewers during Monday's (July 8) show, where Linda made an enigmatic remark regarding her marital status, reports the Mirror.

After announcing her split from Mark Dunford last year and dismissing the idea of new romance as she prepared to downsize to a two-bedroom house close to her children, Linda unexpectedly mentioned her "husband" and a 33-year marriage live on air, puzzling the audience. At that time, the panellists were engaged in a debate titled: "Does marriage work better for men than women? ".

Linda remarked: "I think once the kids leave home it's all different then, because that's the glue that keeps you all together. I think once the kids are gone and they've got their own lives and they don't need you anymore - I think then it all changes."

"So yeah, I've been married 33 years and I'm getting old now. I just want to enjoy the last few years that I've got left, so I went on holiday on my own but my son and his partner were out there as well. So it was just really nice, but I'll go away on my own anyway and I'm very sociable but my husband's not that sociable, so I've always done things on my own anyway."

Social media users expressed their bewilderment after Linda discussed her 33-year marriage and referred to Mark as her husband despite their separation. A puzzled viewer tweeted: "I thought Linda's marriage was over? #LooseWomen", sparking a flurry of responses.

Linda's representative has been contacted for a comment. This follows Linda's candid revelations about her split from Mark earlier this year, with whom she shares sons Louis, 32, and Bobbie, 28.

Addressing the end of their relationship, the television personality shared with OK! magazine that their parting was without drama; they simply drifted apart, explaining: "People do, sometimes, don't they? We never had that much in common. I'm very sociable. Mark never enjoyed that side of things."

"I've been sad about it, of course I have," she confessed. "But we had two lovely children together. But they're all grown up, living their own lives now. Now, it's me and Dolly the dog. [But] I'm in a really good place. Work's good."

Loose Women airs weekdays on ITV1 at 12.30pm