Robson Green's private life off-screen with partner Zoila following her 'painful' split with vicar


The Grantchester star, 61, lives in the northeast with his partner, Zoila Brozas


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Robson Green reprises his role as psychopathic killer Patrick Harbottle in Channel 5's gripping psychological drama, The Game

The 61-year-old stars opposite Jason Watkins, who plays a retired police detective still haunted by the killer he failed to catch. 

While the Hexham native is a regular face on our screens thanks to his illustrious acting and presenting career, how much do you know about his life off-camera? Keep reading to find out all about Robson's partner Zoila Brozas, and his life in the northeast. 

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Robson Green as Patrick in The Game

Who is Robson Green's partner, Zoila? 

Since 2016, Robson has been in a relationship with Zoila Brozas.

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Robson first met Zoila, a former Sunday school teacher, in the gym. The couple have since worked together on a number of Robson's travel documentary series, including Robson Green's Weekend Escapes, with Zoila listed as a production assistant.

When their relationship was first made public, Zoila's ex-husband, a vicar named Geoffrey Short, shared his heartbreak over the end of their 16-year marriage, claiming she left him for the actor. 

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Robson is in a relationship with Zoila Brozas

"It's very painful," he told The Mirror in 2016. "Part of me feels amazed that this has happened. It was just totally out of the blue."

In an interview with The Times last year, , stating that both parties were single when they got together. 

"She never left him for me. We were two single people who met in the gym. That's the story," he said. 

"Yes, she was married to a vicar, but we were two single people who met in the gym," he continued: "She was fit. I was fit and I wasn't 60 [then]. She liked my clean and jerk [a gym term]. What can I say?"

Robson Green's riverside home 

Robson lives in the northeast in a which he purchased in 2012. 

During a 2017 interview with RadioTimes.com, the Soldier Soldier actor revealed that two years prior, forcing him to vacate the property for a year and a half while the damage was repaired.

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Robson lives in the northeast

"I've got Hadrian's Wall to the north and there are pheasants and deer in the garden every morning," he said of the "old ferryman's cottage". 

"But in 2015 my house was under seven feet of water, destroyed in a flood," he continued. "Everything precious and personal in my life, just washed away. It was very painful, I was devastated. Not only were there salmon going down the Tyne that day, my three-piece suite was, too."

Robson Green's son, Taylor

Robson is a proud dad to his son, Taylor Seager-Green, who was born in 2000 during his second marriage to model Vanya Seager. 

According to The Times, Taylor studied classical civilisation at Exeter University.

The father and son clearly share a close bond. Last year, ahead of the premiere of The Game, Robson revealed that Taylor flew out to Spain, where the series was shot, to spend time with his dad. 

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Robson shares his son Taylor with his ex-wife Vanya Seager

"It was just beautiful. My son came out and we were able to spend time in San Sebastián, Vitoria and Bilbao," Robson told HELLO! and other press. 

"He's a history nut as well, so going to the Guggenheim Museum and places like San Sebastián, which just has an incredible history, he adored it. 

"So that was lovely to spend some time with him and for him to see his dad do a bit of work. It was really great," he added.

Prior to his relationship with Vanya, Robson was married to Alison Ogilvie for eight years.

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