Overview

• The 87-year-old broadcaster recounts the affair in a new Best magazine interview, saying he fell in love while married to his first wife, Sheila Moore.
• He says his wife discovered the relationship because he talked about the woman often, and he left his wife and children to live with her for four years.
• Hamilton describes a transactional element to the liaison, recalling a £500 fee to open her shop and her response that she charged £100 for her services.
• He argues that having children can undermine a marriage, framing his attraction as a return to a carefree period before parenthood.
• Hamilton remains married to his second wife, Dreena, whom he wed in 1993 and credits with keeping him grounded.