Denise Robertson MBE, DL | |
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Born | Margaret Denise Broderick 9 June 1932 Sunderland, County Durham, England[1] |
Died | 31 March 2016 (aged 83) Royal Marsden Hospital London, England[2] |
Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
Resting place | Sunderland Minster |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Writer, television broadcaster, agony aunt |
Years active | 1985–2016 |
Employer | ITV |
Known for | Agony aunt role on This Morning |
Spouse(s) | Alexander Inkster "Alex" Robertson (m. 1960–1972, his death) John "Jack" Tomlin (m. 1973–1995, his death) Bryan Thubron (m. 1997–2016; her death) |
Children | Mark Alexander Robertson (born 1962) |
Website | deardenise |
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. She was best known as the resident agony aunt on the ITV show This Morning from its first ever broadcast on 3 October 1988 until her death in 2016.[3]
Robertson died from pancreatic cancer at Royal Marsden Hospital in London, England, aged 83.[4]