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"Denise Welch has claimed that she was given the &amp;quot;Osama Bin Laden treatment&amp;quot; after her 24-year marriage broke down. The Celebrity Big Brother 2012 winner, who confirmed her relationship with toyboy Lincoln Townley in March, said she was &amp;quot;lambasted&amp;quot; by the public for breaking up with Tim Healy. The Loose Women panelist told The Mirror: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s been a really, really, really difficult year but, finally, things are amazing, and I am very happy. &amp;quot;For a while, I was given the Osama Bin Laden treatment - I mean, I was being lambasted for splitting up with someone after 24 years of marriage. &amp;quot;But that&amp;#039;s 24 years... not 24 minutes like most people these days. I was slated over the break-up but people ignored the fact that it&amp;#039;s great that Tim and I have been able to move on and to salvage a friendship. &amp;quot;But Lincoln has been great, really calming and a fantastic influence in helping me keep it all together. I&amp;#039;m in love.&amp;quot; However, the couple are unlikely to start a family together as Welch joked: &amp;quot;We have spoken slightly tongue-in-cheek about IVF, having kids together. &amp;quot;But I&amp;#039;m 97, and had my last baby when I was 83, so, realistically, I don&amp;#039;t think this is going to happen.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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