Loose Women star Denise Welch to move in with her toyboy lover
Is Denise ready to take the next step with her new man, Lincoln Townley, after only splitting from her husband a few weeks ago?
By Dominic Herbert
26 Feb 2012 00:00
Loose Women star Denise Welch plans to move in with her toyboy lover after splitting from husband Tim Healy.
Denise, 53, will live with Lincoln Townley, 39, while she rehearses for a theatre tour and has told him she wants to make a go of their relationship.
They had a romantic dinner at mmHakkasan restaurant in London’s mmMayfair this week after she got back from a holiday with her children.
A friend of Celebrity Big Brother winner Denise said: “She missed Lincoln when she was away and it confirmed to her that she wanted to make a go of things.
“She really looked forward to meeting up on Monday with him and it went well.
“Denise is rehearsing in mmLondon for a few weeks mmbefore the tour kicks off and she thought it would be the perfect mmopportunity to stay with Lincoln and see how they get on living mmtogether. Lincoln was made up when Denise mentioned it and he is looking forward to her moving in for those weeks.
“They both want it to work and maybe it will be a permanent arrangement.”
The Sunday Mirror revealed last month that Denise – who starts her UK stage tour in Steel Magnolias in April – had been having a nine-month affair with party planner Lincoln.
They met at a nightclub last April and would stay at a five-star hotel while she was filming ITV1’s Loose Women in London and her mmhusband Tim, 59, was at home in Cheshire.
They went out on dates at bars and restaurants in the capital... but the affair was still under wraps when ex-Corrie star Denise went into the Celebrity Big Brother house in mmJanuary.
This month she tearfully told Loose Women viewers her 23-year mmmarriage to Benidorm and Auf mmWiedersehen, Pet star Tim, 59, was over. She said they were still friends and remained close for the mmchildren.
The friend added: mm“She hopes she has a future with Lincoln.
“The early signs are mmlooking good and the test will be when she stays at his place in London.”