Denise Welch has admitted "going against Tim’s wishes" as she chose to go to a private hospital for the birth of her first child.
The Loose Women star recalled her 42-hour labour when she had her eldest son, Matthew, 33, whom she shares with her ex-husband Tim Healy. Speaking on Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Parenting Hell podcast last year, Denise laughed as she remembered thinking there would be no pain relief at the natural childbirth clinic.
The 64-year-old actress said: "I had Matthew in London after a 42-hour labour. Natural childbirth. I was married to a complete champagne socialist, Tim. And we were going to have him in a National Health hospital, but it wasn’t the best hospital.
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"So, we did go private against Tim’s wishes, but he wanted the best for me obviously, so we went privately. I didn’t realise it was a natural childbirth hospital, but when I spoke to them they said, ‘For goodness sake Mrs Healy' - as I then was - 'It’s not the Victorian times, of course there’s going to be pain relief if you require it.’”
Denise is known for her outspoken demeanour and not being afraid to share intimate insights into her private life with her Loose Women co-stars, reports The Express. On Tuesday's edition of the How To Be 60 podcast, Denise stunned Kaye Adams with a confession about her sex life.
Denise, who married her third husband Lincoln Townley, 50, in 2013, detailed their very active sex life as she spoke about sexual connection despite the age gap. Kaye asked: “How much younger is Lincoln than you?” Denise replied: “I'm 64, so he’s 14 and a half years younger than me.”
Kaye questioned: “So do you feel the pressure to be frisky?" “No I don’t feel any pressure, he does. I really enjoy sex more now than I have for a long time.
“I really love sex. I think that probably is a result of HRT. I like it in the morning,” revealed Denise cheekily.
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