Linda Robson sent shockwaves around Twitter over the weekend, when football fans learnt she has a very famous singer son.
After a video showing the star, 66, at Emirates Stadium crying to Arsenal’s anthem, The Angel (North London Forever) was sent around Twitter, users were stunned to learn she is mother to the song’s singer and writer, Louis Dunford.
The Loose Women panelist, 66, who has lived in Islington her whole life, was seen weeping as the song played prior to Arsenal’s defeat of Bournemouth on Saturday.
Linda, who shares Louis with her ex-husband Mark Dunford, sparked mass chat across Twitter – with many referring to her roles in EastEnders and Birds Of A Feather – as she was filmed listening to her son’s 2022 song.
The actress was married to Mark from 1990 to last year, when she announced they were parting ways because they ‘wanted different lifestyles’. She said in November: ‘We had some good years, but enough is enough’.
Linda Robson sent shockwaves around Twitter over the weekend, when football fans learnt she has a very famous singer son
After a video showing the star, 66, at Emirates Stadium crying to Arsenal’s anthem, The Angel (North London Forever) was sent around Twitter, users were stunned to learn she is mother to the song’s singer and writer, Louis Dunford
The Loose Women panelist, 66, who has lived in Islington her whole life, was seen weeping as the song played prior to Arsenal’s defeat of Bournemouth on Saturday
Excited Twitter users penned: ‘I didn’t know that… I had NO clue that was his Mother! How insane… Yo is that pauline from eastenders… Shes off birds and a feather program?… I’m shooketh… I had no idea that Linda is his mum!’
Louis is a hit singer songwriter and wrote the Arsenal anthem
A social media user under the handle Gooner Chris shared the video showing Linda crying while listening to Arsenal’s anthem, The Angel (North London Forever).
He added an accompanying caption reading: ‘Louis Dunford’s mother, none other than famous British actress LINDA ROBSON, hearing her son’s Arsenal anthem “North London Forever” live for the first time’.
Excited Twitter users penned: ‘I didn’t know that… I had NO clue that was his Mother! How insane… Yo is that pauline from eastenders… Shes off birds and a feather program?… I’m shooketh… I had no idea that Linda is his mum!…
‘Wait what Louis Dunfords mum is from bird of a feather!!! #todayyearsold… Never knew that was his mum wow, up the Arsenal… Eh? Wasn’t she in Eastenders?… Wait a minute, his mum is Linda Robson?’
A stunned user noted the fact that another Loose Women star has a very famous son – in the form of Denise Welch and The 1975’s Matty Healy.
The fan wrote: ‘finding out louis dunford is linda robson’s son feels like finding out matty healy is denise welch’s son all over again’.
Other people were far better informed – and shocked that others had no idea about the piece of trivia. Linda fans penned: ‘The amount of people shocked Linda Robson is Louis’s mum…
‘I can’t believe: 1) So many Arsenal fans didn’t know Louis Dunford was Linda Robson’s son. 2) Linda Robson’s name other than ‘the woman from Birds of a feather’.
A stunned user noted the fact that another Loose Women star has a very famous son – in the form of Denise Welch and The 1975’s Matty Healy
The fan wrote: ‘finding out louis dunford is linda robson’s son feels like finding out matty healy is denise welch’s son all over again’
Other people were far better informed – and shocked that others had no idea about the piece of trivia. Linda fans penned: ‘The amount of people shocked Linda Robson is Louis’s mum’
Linda has spoken frequently about Louis in the past. Back in March, she revealed her children became her carers when she became ‘so low she couldn’t be left alone.’
She overcame an addiction to alcohol as well as struggles with depression and OCD, leading to three stints in rehab.
Linda explained: ‘My children were my carers when I was mentally ill. There was a point when I got so low I couldn’t be left alone…
‘I wasn’t allowed to see my grandchildren until I was better. It was four years ago now and they still say ”mum I’m so glad you are better, we never thought we’d get you back.”
She explained her anxiety stems back to 2008, when Louis, now 31, had been out with friend Ben Kinsella the night Ben was stabbed and died at the scene.
The Loose Women star (pictured with her daughter Lauren) overcame an addiction to alcohol as well as struggles with depression and OCD, leading to three stints in rehab
Linda is also mother to two daughters Lauren, 40, and Roberta, 27 – and struggled with anxiety as well as OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).
The Birds Of A Feather star has also spoken about her trust issues after her partner of 11 years cheated on her.
Prior to marrying Mark, Linda was in a relationship with Tony Tyler for 11 years and they welcomed daughter Lauren in 1983.
Their relationship was plagued with woes, however, and she told the Loose Women audience in 2017: ‘I caught my ex several times cheating on me — even when I was pregnant with Lauren…
‘Once I was away and Lauren was away with me. When I got back, everything seemed fine in the flat. But when I went to go to bed that night, I moved the pillow and there was a tissue with lipstick on it, and long blonde hairs.’
