Had Singleton announced that she was a lesbian, she would never have had to do it again. Valerie Singleton is straight. 1. Valerie, who has never married or had children, said: "It is nearly 30 years since this misinformation started circulating.She had been fronting the show for only a year when she became involved in a relationship with writer Richard Wade. I prefer the butch Geordie character Norma in the TV drama series Shameless, who ran off with Frank's wife.Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Singleton rubbished the "ludicrous" rumour, which has lingered for three decades, and revealed a list of men she has had affairs with - although she said her "big personal regret is not having sustained a deep relationship". When droves of lesbians began, in sheep fashion, to fancy Sigourney Weaver after the release of Alien, I was confused. “He was in the writers room, he was on set, he put his stamp on everything,” Engelson said.Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programsCopyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. He was quite boisterous. ... and he did it with a smile! There are memories of all the different jobs I've had in those 42 years and the boyfriends who have come and gone, sometimes sadly for me."She has also opened her heart for the first time about a secret abortion she had during her time on Blue Peter.In an incredibly frank interview, the 71-year-old star fiercely denied ever being involved in a sexual relationship with singer Joan Armatrading, slamming the suggestion as "an outright lie".
"Many people confuse the notion of a lesbian icon with a women in the public eye who some women fancy. I’ve been a Singleton fan since I was in high school—I even had a POETIC JUSTICE poster on my wall. Both have always denied it.
As for Singleton, I wish her well, but if she does not want to be a part of this glorious sisterhood of lezzerism, we will begrudgingly let her go.Having said this, I have never really understood why so many lesbians and gay men appear desperate to claim certain celebs as "our own". In 1978, Singleton interviewed Joan Armatrading in Manchester for BBC1's current affairs programme Tonight In Town. They did not have sex but "thrashed about on a bed for several hours". The opposite happened and it gained such a foothold that many people see it as the truth.Peter, 69, replied: "It might have been but I don't think it was.""I'm quite a controlled person and if you're smoking pot, you are not really in control.""It is difficult to find someone who satisfies every part of you and is a good companion as well as a wonderful lover. I thought the rumour was so ludicrous it would die a death. Why? She is a sexy and fabulous woman. Valerie Singleton was born on April 9, 1937 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Far from it. "Sleeping with people you work with is generally not advisable, so we didn't want to pursue it. She is an actress, known for The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959), Acid Rain (1998) and Nudes of All Nations (1962). She had a brief fling with Peter Purves while they were both presenting Blue Peter and he was "between marriages". "I seem to have crammed most of my men into the early part of my life, and then there were great deserts of nobody at all except flings." For me, the only lesbian icon worth mentioning is Martina Navratilova. It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for. Men love her. Twice was enough.Weakest Link presenter Anne Robinson nearly got a full confession when Valerie and Peter appeared together on the BBC quiz show earlier this month. As a youngster who regularly developed crushes on my friends' mums, Singleton's "aunty" status, coupled with her sexy, cheeky pout, was too lovely to resist.I have never understood why Armatrading is, to many, a lesbian icon. Anne asked why the pair had once fallen out during filming in Mexico. "How did the rumours begin about Singleton being one of us? I can't be bothered with the likes of Anna Friel's character Beth in 1980s Brookside. Wearing a vest that looked like it had once been white but had got caught up in the wash with a pair of workman's overalls, and not bothering to have a regular shampoo and set in between trying to save humanity, seemed to be the only lezzer indicators. Valerie Singleton's confessions were a lot less exciting than we hoped .