Personal Life
He has been married four times, to Penny Dixon (1967–1976); actresses Patricia Maynard (1977–1987) and Rula Lenska (1987–1998) and his current wife Pam Flint (2011-present).
His marriage to Lenska ended because of his violent behaviour towards her. In March 2012 he caused controversy with some comments on this issue, "It’s not difficult for a woman to make a man hit her. She certainly wasn’t a beaten wife, she was hit and that’s different." Lenska said that she was relieved that he had now admitted beating her. The interview was broadcast in full on Piers Morgan's Life Stories on ITV in May 2012.
He had two daughters with Maynard, one of whom, Hannah Waterman, is now an actress and played Laura Beale in the BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, and has also appeared in New Tricks.
Waterman is a fan of Chelsea F.C.. His love of football was reflected in his being chosen to present Match of the Seventies from 1995 to 1996, a nostalgic BBC show celebrating the best football action from the 1970s.
Waterman has extensive family in the USA, in California, Arizona and Virginia, including his three sisters, Myrna, Norma and Stella. One of his American nieces is Leah Randi, a well-known bass player.
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