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Viewers were shocked at agony aunt Deidre Sanders’ comments (Picture: ITV)
This Morning star Deidre Sanders has been blasted by viewers for telling a caller to return to her cheating husband.
The agony aunt, who regularly appears on the ITV programme to listen to and offer advice to viewers over their relationship, familial and personal problems, attracted criticism for her comments during a phone-in on Tuesday.
Viewer Lisa explained that she was a parent to her six-month-old baby and that her husband lived far away because of his role in the army.
However, Lisa found out that while he was deployed for six months during her pregnancy, when they had only been married for ‘a few weeks’, he had cheated on her multiple times with four women.
She had rung into This Morning, which was hosted by Dermot O’Leary and Sian Welby, because she didn’t know whether to leave him or stay and because she couldn’t stop thinking about him cheating.
‘I’m constantly changing my mind, saying that I’m staying, saying that I’m going, I don’t know what to do, I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus.
‘My whole world has shattered, I can’t believe that someone like him would do something like this to me and our beautiful baby,’ she said.
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‘I’m so sorry, no wonder you feel like you’ve been hit by a bus,’ Deidre began.
‘What a terrible experience and what a way to ruin the joy of falling pregnant and getting married.’
She went on: ‘There’s no excuse for his behaviour, but have you had a chance to talk to him or has he opened up about what he thinks may be behind that?’
Lisa revealed that she had already spoken to her partner about it, and he had told her it was while he was ‘with his boys’ where there was a ‘culture’ to ‘egg each other on’.
‘He said he just carried away, he slept with one, and before you know it, he had about four, from what I found out,’ Lisa said.
‘He’s very, very remorseful, I’ve never seen him beg so much over the last few months, he’s doing absolutely everything he can to repay and make up, but I can’t get it out of my head,’ she went on.
Deidre told caller ‘Lisa’ to give her husband a kiss and a cuddle after he cheated on her four times while she was pregnant (Picture: ITV)
Viewers were left shocked by Deidre’s advice to Lisa, after the caller revealed she now compares herself to one of the women he cheated on her with.
‘Just cut that off, that is so self-defeating, you’re hurting yourself more and more,’ Deidre first said, advising Lisa to stop looking at the pictures of the other woman.
She added that it was ‘good news’ that Lisa’s husband was so remorseful, and advised on ‘rebuilding the trust’ between them.
‘You’ve got to make sure that you do have a kiss and a cuddle everyday, that he says “I love you,” that you really talk to each other,’ Deidre continued.
‘Try and set aside even just five minutes to check in with each other emotionally,’ she said.
‘Have a cuddle, give each other a proper kiss, say I love you, because that helps build up the warm feelings again.’
Dermot O’Leary and Sian Welby listened in to Lisa’s heartbreaking dilemma (Picture: ITV)
Deidre went on to suggest counselling for Lisa and her husband, to which the caller admitted she already had, and This Morning was her ‘last resort’.
‘I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing by staying, knowing that he can sleep with so many different women during such a difficult time,’ Lisa said.
‘Will he do it again when he’s next deployed? Is that his character now? Am I doing the wrong thing?’
Deidre then recommended a book for Lisa, which could help her husband ‘build his confidence’ as a new dad.
‘It takes a lot of resilience on your part to withstand the pressures you’re under,’ she said, promising to talk to Lisa after the This Morning segment had aired.
But viewers weren’t too impressed with her comments.
‘Oh Deidre why aren’t you telling her to leave and stop making “Lisa” feeling like it’s her fault. He’s a cheat, he’ll always cheat, he’s not worth it,’ X user Alicia said.
‘Jesus deidre, he’s just slept with 4 women and you advise they must kiss and cuddle and checking with each other ……..’ @Scar57495082 agreed.
‘Lisa, you do know what to do, as all of us are watching, know what you need to do. Deidre, shut the f up!! #thismorning Being in the Army, bravado, no excuse. Ditch him. You’re welcome,’ @I_Knew_Bob blasted.
@ThomasOxley said: ‘Lisa, don’t listen to Deidre, you need to get rid! You’re just going to be tormented whenever he’s away!!!’
@biuemudryk added: ‘idk deidre, he cheated four times. I wouldn’t be kissing and cuddling him. I’d be chopping his balls out.’
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1.
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