British comedian Peter Cook had a secret affair with a nurse who was helping him give up alcohol.
The late funnyman's widow, Judy, makes the revelation in a new book about her husband, titled Loving Peter: My Life With Peter Cook And Dudley Moore.
And the actress - who divorced Cook in 1989 - now reveals the extent of her former husband's notorious womanising.
Judy claims Cook, who died in 1995, insisted on being treated by a sexy, young nurse as he tried to quit drinking in the 1970s - and the pair subsequently embarked on a secret romance.
She writes, "I asked a friend to come back to our home in Hampstead (London) with me. After we arrived, I heard footsteps and voices outside - it was Peter and the nurse.
"My friend and I ran upstairs and hid inside a large trunk and a vast suitcase in one of the bedrooms.
"Peter and the nurse talked downstairs for what seemed like ages. Then I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Peter said he thought her little black lacy pants with red flowers were saucy.
"Then they went quiet and I imagine they were having sex. Instead of thinking about what Peter was up to, I concentrated on fleeing the house quickly.
"When I confronted him the next morning, Peter seemed impressed by my having caught him out."
Judy was Cook's second wife - the comic was previously married to Wendy Snowdon, who he divorced in 1970, then to Lin Chong up until his death at the age of 57.
The late funnyman's widow, Judy, makes the revelation in a new book about her husband, titled Loving Peter: My Life With Peter Cook And Dudley Moore.
And the actress - who divorced Cook in 1989 - now reveals the extent of her former husband's notorious womanising.
Judy claims Cook, who died in 1995, insisted on being treated by a sexy, young nurse as he tried to quit drinking in the 1970s - and the pair subsequently embarked on a secret romance.
She writes, "I asked a friend to come back to our home in Hampstead (London) with me. After we arrived, I heard footsteps and voices outside - it was Peter and the nurse.
"My friend and I ran upstairs and hid inside a large trunk and a vast suitcase in one of the bedrooms.
"Peter and the nurse talked downstairs for what seemed like ages. Then I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Peter said he thought her little black lacy pants with red flowers were saucy.
"Then they went quiet and I imagine they were having sex. Instead of thinking about what Peter was up to, I concentrated on fleeing the house quickly.
"When I confronted him the next morning, Peter seemed impressed by my having caught him out."
Judy was Cook's second wife - the comic was previously married to Wendy Snowdon, who he divorced in 1970, then to Lin Chong up until his death at the age of 57.
- 8/12/2008
- WENN
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