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Queen legend Brian May and his wife Anita Dobson (Image: GETTY)
Anita Dobson previously opened up about a "terrible row" she had with Queen legend Sir Brian May. The former EastEnders actress, 75, has been by her husband's side for decades with the happy couple tying the knot in 2000.
Anita met Brian shortly after she began in EastEnders at a film preview, when Brian was still married to his first wife, Chrissie, with whom he had three young children.
The soap star was admittedly left heartbroken after finding out he was already in a relationship when they first met and shared they "went through hell".
In a candid interview the Angie Watts actress explained that Brian had initially invited her to a Queen concert at Wembley but she "didn't know" he was married.
"I was heart-wrenched when he told me. We had a terrible row. I was insulted. I thought: 'How dare you go out with me if you're married?' So we just kept a certain distance until we could find a place in life where we could be together. But it was hard, really hard," Anita told the Daily Mail in 2011.
Anita Dobson opened up about her marriage to Sir Brian May in a candid interview (Image: Getty)
"Everybody gets hurt, and, if there are kids, it's not good, but if people fall in love there's nothing you can do about it. Even if you separate, the ache is still there. It stops you moving on because it's unresolved.
"We went through hell, but I believe, it was true love. The dust's settled and I have good relationships with his children and ex-wife."
Brian and Christine separated in 1988 shortly before the death of his bandmate and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.
The guitarist admitted he already met his second wife before his marriage split as he and Anita had met back in 1986.
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Brian May and Anita Dobson (pictured around 1985) met at an EastEnders film preview (Image: Getty)
Brian May and Anita Dobson tied the knot in the year 2000 (Image: Getty)
Anita recalled: "Nobody's perfect. We've all done things that we're not proud of but, unfortunately, that became public. I didn't think I'd ever come back from it. I thought: 'That's it. Over.'
"But when I walked away, I thought, 'You obviously love this man, and he loves you. You've spent your life running away from commitment. Maybe it's time you stood and figured out why.
"I just thought, 'We've gone through all the c**p. It's time we had the good stuff.' So I said, 'Brian, I think I'm ready to get married.''
Anita, who has been engaged four times before marrying Brian, tied the knot in a small register office ceremony in Richmond upon Thames in 2000.
They honeymooned in Venice where the couple return each year.
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