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Bee Gees star Barry Gibb reveals he and wife had romp in Doctor Who's TARDIS

MIAMI BEACH, FL - MAY 02:  Barry Gibb and Linda Gibb attend Celebrity Chefs Support Pride Outside at St Regis Bal Harbour on May 2, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida.  (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
Barry Gibb and Linda Gibb met in the BBC studios in 1970. (Getty Images)

Bee Gees star Sir Barry Gibb has revealed he and his wife had an intimate encounter in Doctor Who’s TARDIS the night they met.

The 74-year-old Stayin’ Alive singer has been married to former Miss Edinburgh Linda Gray since 1970, after meeting during a recording of BBC’s Top Of The Pops.

Sir Barry told The Sun: “She was the hostess for one week, the week Massachusetts was No1. And she’d never heard of it.

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“We just saw each other across the room and something happened.

Doctor Who's Tardis is seen outside at Albert Square, Manchester, to promote the Doctor Who Up-Close exhibition which is at The Museum of Science and Industry.
Doctor Who's TARDIS is the Time Lord's spaceship which resembles a Police Box. (PA)

“And, um, we had a bit of a cuddle in Doctor Who’s TARDIS, surrounded by Daleks!”

The TARDIS - which stands for Time And Relative Dimension In Space - is the time travelling vehicle used by The Doctor in the long-running BBC sci-fi series - which resembles an old fashioned Police Box.

Sir Barry and Gray, 70, have five children together and seven grandchildren and last year celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Singer and songwriter Barry Gibb (2R) poses for a photo with his wife Linda, and children, Michael, Alexandra and Ashley ahead of being knighted during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 26, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Barry Gibb with wife Linda, and children, Michael, Alexandra and Ashley in 2018. (Getty Images)

Sir Barry recently admitted he suffers guilt over being the last of his brothers left alive but added Gray had stopped him from wallowing in grief and encouraged him to keep going with his music.

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Robin died in 2012 at 62 from cancer, Maurice died from a heart attack in 2003 aged 53, and Andy, who he said he was closest to, died aged just 30 in 1988 as a result of cocaine addiction.

Sir Barry’s solo album Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook (Vol 1) reached No1 earlier this month.

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