Denise Robertson

This article is about the British writer and television broadcaster. For the Australian sprinter, see Denise Boyd.

Denise Robertson
Born	Margaret Denise Mary Broderick (1932-06-09) June 9, 1932 Sunderland, Country Durham, England
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Writer, television broadcaster, agony aunt
Years active	1985–present
Employer	ITV
Known for	Agony aunt role on This Morning
Spouse	Bryan Thubron (1997–)
Children	Mark Thurbron
Website	www.deardenise.com

Denise Robertson MBE (born Margaret Denise Mary Broderick; 9 June 1932, in Sunderland, County Durham, England) is 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, though is perhaps best known as the resident agony aunt on the ITV show This Morning since its first ever broadcast on 3 October 1988.

Robertson briefly hosted her own television series Dear Denise in 2000. She also featured as a love and relationships pundit on Dave Gorman's Important Astrology Experiment in 2002. She has an advice website called DearDenise.com and has written a monthly column for national magazine, Candis.

Personal life

Robertson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 17 June 2006. She is a keen supporter of Sunderland A.F.C. and has worked with the University of Sunderland, appearing as guest speaker at graduation ceremonies. She is twice widowed and married her third husband, Bryan Thubron, in July 1997 with whom currently lives in East Boldon. She has a son Mark and four stepsons.

Filmography

Year	Title	Production company	Role	Notes
1988–present	This Morning	Granada Television/ITV Studios	Agony aunt
2011, 2012	Loose Women	ITV Studios	Guest	Episode 15.133, 16.097
2005	The Paul O'Grady Show	Granada Television for ITV	Interviewee	Episode 2.48
2004	The Impressionable Jon Culshaw	ITV	Guest appearance	Episode 1.6
2003	My Favourite Hymns	Granada Television	Subject	Episode 2/11/2003 and episode 16/11/2003
2003	Little Friends	Planet 24 for Channel 4	Guest appearance
2003	The Weakest Link	BBC	Contestant	Episode 9/8/2003
2002	Dave Gorman's Important Astrology Experiment	BBC	Contributor	All 6 episodes
2002	Loose Women	ITV Studios	Panellist	Episode 3.04, 3.16
2000	Dear Denise	Granada Television for ITV	Presenter/expert
1998	Modern Times	BBC	Contributor	Episode 7.3 'Agony Aunts'
1996	A Spark of Joy	BBC	Contributor	Documentary on Catherine Cookson
1993–94	Close To The Edge	Granada Television	Presenter	All 11 episodes
1993	Robson's People	Tyne Tees Television	Episode 1.12	Interviewee
1985–86	Breakfast Time	BBC	Presenter	Junior Advice Line segment

Works

• Winds of War Little Books 2009 ISBN 9781906264079
• None To Make You Cry Little Books 2009 ISBN 978-1-906264-06-2
• The Promise Little Books 2008 ISBN 978-1-904435-97-6
• The Second Wife Little Books 2008 ISBN 978-1-904435-95-2
• Agony? Don't Get Me Started... Autobiography Max Press 2006 ISBN 978-1-904435-84-6
• The Bad Sister Little Books 2005 ISBN 978-1-904435-42-6
• Relax it's only a Baby - The no-fuss guide to parenting Little Books 2005 ISBN 978-1-904435-46-4
• Men Are From Earth. Women Are From Earth.: Deal with It! Little Books 2005 ISBN 978-1-904435-32-7
• Sir Tom Cowie, A True Entrepreneur: A Biography University of Sunderland 2004 ISBN 978-1-873757-84-0
• A Relative Freedom ISBN 978-1-904435-85-3
• Wait For the Day ISBN 978-1-904435-55-6
• The Beloved People (Belgate Trilogy 1) ISBN 978-1-904435-34-1
• Strength for the Morning (Belgate Trilogy 2) ISBN 978-1-904435-35-8
• Towards Jerusalem (Belgate Trilogy 3) ISBN 978-1-904435-37-2

External links

• Official website
• Denise Robertson returns to Uganda