A jaw-dropping slice of 1970s showbiz scandal has exploded back into the spotlight — and this time, the woman at the centre of it says she’s had enough.
More than half a century after a tangled web of affairs allegedly played out behind the manicured hedges of a leafy Berkshire village, Tony Blackburn’s former neighbour and lover Margot Webb has spoken out — delivering a brutal takedown of the DJ’s lurid claims about wife-swapping, four-way affairs and bedding “500 women.”
And her verdict?
“He was the worst lover I ever had.”
A Polite Village… With A Not-So-Polite Secret
Back in the mid-1970s, Tony Blackburn was one of Britain’s biggest radio stars, married to rising TV actress Tessa Wyatt. Just next door lived actress Margot Webb and her husband Roger, a successful composer behind hit TV theme tunes.
The two glamorous couples became close friends — hosting poolside get-togethers, croquet on the lawn, dinner parties and family-friendly weekends filled with children, pets… and even three donkeys 
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But decades later, Blackburn would claim these cosy gatherings hid a “love square” — insisting he slept with Margot while Tessa was allegedly having an affair with Roger.
Tessa Wyatt has always denied it.
Now Margot is hitting back — hard.
“Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am”
Speaking exclusively, Margot Webb, now 77, confirmed she did have a brief affair with Blackburn — but says his version of events is wildly exaggerated.
“Tony was the worst lover I ever had. Wham, bam, thank you, ma’am. He didn’t have a clue.”
She says she was young, shy and naïve, initially flattered by the attention of a famous DJ — but quickly disillusioned.
“Sleeping with him was always the part of our date I looked forward to least.”
Ouch. 
No Wife-Swapping, No Orgies, No Naked Pool Parties
Blackburn has repeatedly described the era as “steamy”, hinting at naked swimming, saucy soirees and wife-swapping.
Margot calls it all “absolute nonsense.”
Croquet Kids splashing in the pool Everyone wearing swimming costumes
Orgies Wife swaps Wild debauchery
She insists her husband Roger never had an affair with Tessa, describing him instead as a “gentle, shy man” who would have been horrified by Blackburn’s claims.
Mascara, Mirrors… And Major Insecurity
Margot also lifts the lid on Blackburn’s off-air behaviour, painting a far less confident picture than his womanising image suggests.
According to her, Tony was:
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Obsessed with mirrors -
Applied mascara to his bald patch
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Refused to go out in the rain -
Asked her not to wear high heels
“He would spend an hour in front of the mirror every morning. He was very vain — and very insecure.”
She even gave him a nickname:
“Noddy” — “because he looked like a puppet.”
Dedicated On Air… While Married
Perhaps most shocking of all, Margot claims Blackburn would brazenly reference their affair on Radio 1, including dedicating songs about infidelity to her — while millions listened… possibly including his wife.
Yet despite the bravado, she says he was jealous, needy and emotionally draining.
Why She’s Speaking Now
Margot says she stayed silent for years — but Blackburn’s recent podcast boasts and rumours of another autobiography have pushed her to finally respond.
Her husband Roger died in 2002. Their daughter Julia was killed in a car accident in 2005. Blackburn’s stories, she says, tarnish the memory of a man she truly loved.
“I wasn’t in love with Tony. I was only ever in love with Roger.”
The Fallout
The affair marked the beginning of the end for Blackburn’s marriage.
Tessa Wyatt later left him, found success in Robin’s Nest, and moved on with actor Richard O’Sullivan.
Blackburn would go on to remarry and start a new family — but his appetite for revisiting past conquests appears undiminished.
Margot’s message is simple:
And with that, one of British radio’s most infamous boasts has been cut down to size.
What do YOU think? Bragging nostalgia… or time to let the past rest?
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