Denise Welch: 'Tim and I have cheated'

Denise Welch has revealed that both she and husband Tim Healy have cheated on each other.

The Dancing on Ice star admitted that she has unconventional views on affairs, saying she thinks of sex as "recreational".

"I have cheated, Tim has cheated. We have got through that," she told the News of the World. "Sex to me can be purely recreational and doesn't have to be in a long-term loving relationship, because the newness of that type of sex is very exciting.

"And I don't believe people who have been married for 30 years and say they've never fancied or wanted to be with someone else for one night. Who says we have to be monogamous for 150 years? Who said it? Bring me that person!

"Opportunity and temptation often equals the act. Many people who say they wouldn't only say that because they haven't had the opportunity or because their partner will find out."

The actress also played down claims that she asked Coleen Nolan to stand in for her on Loose Women following a drunken night out, saying that it's a common occurrence for the stars of the show to cover for each other.