Loose Women's Linda Robson said she 'doesn't need a partner' to love her - adding she wants ‘affection not an erection’. The 65 year old actress - who earlier this month appeared to confirm her split from husband of 33 years Mark Dunford - received a raucous round of applause from the studio audience as she made the comments during a panel discussion on Wednesday’s show, 13 September, entitled ‘When is the right time to find love again?' Linda, who rose to fame on hit TV comedy Birds of a Feather, was first quizzed by show anchor Jane Moore on her relationship with Tony Tyler - who she was with for eleven years and is father to her daughter Lauren. Linda said: “It took me a long time to get over that because that was my first love.” And then she added: “But I feel like I don’t really need a partner to love me.