Life on the Edge: The biography of Split Waterman

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Parker Beaten at New Cross". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 2 August 1951 . Retrieved 16 October 2019– via British Newspaper Archive. And still they seemed unable to exist without each other. After the final split, 11 years into their marriage, Waterman admitted in a defiant TV interview that he had sometimes hit Rula. Waterman on stage along with David Walliams (left) and Matt Lucas (right) for Little Britain's Big Night charity gala performance in aid of Comic Relief at the Hammersmith Apollo in November 2006 Despite the presence of the four-times world champion Barry Briggs and Ivan Mauger, whose bike was plated in gold after his third successive world title in 1970,” wrote The Guardian’s Paula Cocozza, “the man who had all 280 diners on their feet was one Split Waterman, second in the toasts only to the Queen … his charisma at 79, in tinted aviators and royal-blue cummerbund, was enough to send multitudes of septuagenarians sprinting to the top table, autograph books in hand.” Alcohol played a major part in his rollercoaster marriage to Rula. They were both married to other people when they met – with Waterman on his second marriage, to Patricia Maynard, with whom he had two daughters, then aged three and seven.

When it came to couples in explosive relationships, Hollywood had Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Putney had Dennis Waterman and Rula Lenska.a b "Success Story". The Daily Mirror. 25 March 1949 . Retrieved 19 October 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.

At the time of his death, entertainment industry figures wrote tributes to the 'iconic' actor. Comedian Paddy McGuiness wrote on social media: "Myself and my Phoenix Nights castmates used to sing the theme tune to Minder on tour and on the Karaoke! Gutted I never got to meet him, always wanted to be Terry McCann. Another icon from my childhood is gone. RIP Dennis Waterman." Harding claims that Waterman watched Trevor Horn so closely that he would strike a deal with equipment suppliers to furnish him with whatever state-of-the-art gadgetry Horn had. Gutted I never got to meet him, always wanted to be Terry McCann. Another icon from my childhood gone. RIP Dennis Waterman.' By then, the headlines from Waterman’s wayward private life threatened to eclipse anything he did on camera.After the furious drama of that marriage, Waterman seemed to become a calmer, less self-destructive man. He fell in love again, meeting Pam Flint soon after Rula left him, and marrying her in 2011. Speedway star 'Split' weds his sweetheart after twenty years". The Daily Mirror. 16 September 1970 . Retrieved 16 October 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.

Get paid for turning off your oven TONIGHT: What you could earn for switching off appliances from your toaster to your kettle - as households get cash rebates for first time this winter Speedstar No. 2: Split Waterman". The Daily Mirror. 26 January 1949 . Retrieved 19 October 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.Waterman Supetrus Resort is just a short walk from the centre of the small town of Supetar, which forms a crescent around the harbour. Colourful roughcast houses of all eras line the promenade and the narrow alleyways. Mainly in high season, the town offers numerous shops, bars, clubs, and the galleries of local artists who have made a name for themselves on the island. Guests can relax on the sun terrace by the outdoor swimming pool. Waterman rode in thirty Test matches for England and captained the team in the 1953 series against Australia. [22] Later life [ edit ] Producer Jonathan Sothcott tweeted: 'Dennis Waterman was one of our biggest TV stars throughout the 70s and 80s, an everyman figure who felt like one of us. A naturalistic, nuanced actor. Cole believed that Minder was created as a vehicle for Waterman. That didn’t stop the older actor from stealing the show, and he continued to play ‘Arfur’ for five years after Waterman quit in 1989.