Seperated from her husband John Le Mesurier in the mid-1960s and had an affair
with their mutual friend Tony Hancock. John was understanding, and they
began living together again after Hancock's death in 1968.
The title of her autobiography, "Lady Don't Fall Backwards", is the same as that of the fictional detective novel which features extensively in The Missing Page (1960) - she had an affair with Tony Hancock in the mid 1960s.