[Omah]

Minder star admits he punched ex-wife Rula

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...#ixzz1pf3ah0bO

Veteran actor Dennis Waterman has admitted slapping and punching his ex-wife Rula Lenska – and claimed it was 'not difficult for a woman to make a man hit her'.

The 64-year-old former Minder star said that because Miss Lenska was a 'strong, intelligent' woman who could argue, he resorted to 'lashing out' to stop her.

Former Coronation Street actress Miss Lenska, 64, divorced Mr Waterman in 1998 claiming he was a drunken wife-beater, an allegation he always denied.

His astonishing comments during an interview on Piers Morgan's Life Stories, to be aired on ITV next month, provoked an angry response from domestic violence charity Refuge.

Sadly, Waterman is not the only man with this attitude .....

[Shaun]

what a marvellous relic.

[Ammi]

..what Shaun said...I'm not sure why this is is news now..they've been divorced for over 10 years..and it's no secret that he's a nasty b*stard

If your temper is that short, then it's not hard for anyone to make you want to hit them.

[Tom4784]

What a ****. There's no excuse for Domestic Abuse and I hope he catches hell for these comments. I wish nothing but suffering upon him.

[InOne]

Well he's 64, he doesn't have the new age man attitude. Never liked him anyway, bit of a silly thing to say

[Marc]

Old story, but I guess it just goes to show Celebrities have annoying wives too.

[Z]

Originally Posted by Marc

Old story, but I guess it just goes to show Celebrities have annoying wives too.

What an insensitive thing to say! The way it's portrayed in that article is that he'd hit her whenever she had a comeback to something he'd said. Essentially he resorts to violence when he's got nothing better to say. Moron.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Zee

What an insensitive thing to say! The way it's portrayed in that article is that he'd hit her whenever she had a comeback to something he'd said. Essentially he resorts to violence when he's got nothing better to say. Moron.

Greg you know I'm just joking obviously the guy is a prick

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Marc

Old story, but I guess it just goes to show Celebrities have annoying wives too.

Right.. you and me, in the car park, right now.

The most unbelievable thing about the article is that they describe him as an actor.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Livia

Right.. you and me, in the car park, right now.

The most unbelievable thing about the article is that they describe him as an actor.

"Write the themetunnne sing the themetuneeee"

[Mrluvaluva]

Rula Lenska has strongly refuted ex-husband Dennis Waterman's claims that she asked for domestic violence.

In an upcoming appearance on Piers Morgan's ITV talk show, Minder actor Waterman admits to "lashing out" at Lenska during their marriage.

The 64-year-old claims that Waterman threatened her with glass and knocked her unconscious with a telephone in an incident around 1994, midway through their 11-year marriage.

She told the Daily Mail: "It was late, and he'd done his usual turning-the-music-up number. He was very angry about something, and started grabbing photographs of my family off the wall and smashing them.

"The room was littered with glass and he was picking up bits and threatening me with them. I was deeply frightened.

"I ran to the phone to call a close friend for help but when I picked up the handset, he grabbed it out of my hand and whacked me across the head. I lost consciousness briefly."

Describing the aftermath of the ordeal, Lenska added: "He was weeping and crying, begging for forgiveness. We wept in each other's arms.

"I was ashamed. In these situations men have an uncanny way of making you feel like it's your fault."


Link to wife beating scum story


I cannot believe he claims she asked for it still. Mm..yes please. He still does not regret what he did.

[Marc]

Of course she would

[Kizzy]

Im glad its come out, what a pathetic excuse of a man to say that...she could arge so i had to shut her up...grrrr!
Not sure why denise welsh is sticking her nose in, the attention *****.