TONY Robinson has defended his marriage to a woman who is younger than his daughter after he was quizzed by Stacey Solomon on the issue.

The Blackadder star was appearing on today’s Loose Women when Stacey asked him if it was true his wife Louise was younger than his daughter.

She asked: “She’s so young, not that you are old. Is it right that she is younger than your daughter?”

3 Tony Robinson discussed his marriage to Louise on today's Loose Women Credit: Loose Women/ ITV

Louise is two years younger than his daughter Laura and five years younger than his son – while her mum Pamela is four years younger than Tony.

The 70-year-old, who has been married to his 36-year-old wife for five years, jokingly replied: “Next question.”

Janet Street Porter interjected and confirmed it was true before asking how his daughter took it.

Tony, who is releasing his autobiography, told them: “She was absolutely cool about it.”

3 Tony, married to Louise since 2011, is quizzed by the panel about his wife Credit: Loose Women/ ITV

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He went on to say: “We’ve been married a long time. It is just not an issue for us.”

During his appearance on the show he also revealed how they met, telling the Loose ladies: “I was filming in the centre of London, it was a lunch time in Spitalfields and I went in to get a place and there was only one extra place on a table for two.

“And there was this stunning woman and because I am on the telly I thought it would be OK to go up to the maître d and asked ‘would you mind asking that woman if I could share that table with her because there’s nowhere else to sit’.

3 Stacey was keen to question Tony about his wife Credit: Loose Women/ ITV

“I sat down opposite her and it was just 'Boom' straight away, it was incredible.”

Tony tied the knot with Louise - who at 5ft 8in towers over his 5ft 4in – back in 2011 after dating since 2006.

The actor – who is best known for his role as Baldrick in Blackadder - was previously married to Mary Shepherd, the mother of his two children.

He ended their 20 year marriage in 1992 for 35-year-old singer Teri Bramah.

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