Binnie Roberts her girlfriend Della Alexander were the first lesbian couple to be featured in "EastEnders". Their inclusion was an attempt to portray positive examples of characters who just happen to be homosexual. Their lesbian kiss accounted for some 45 percent of viewer complaints to the BBC regarding "EastEnders" in 1994; provoking more complaints than any other television programme that year (according to research published by the Broadcasting Standards Council in 1995). In 2005 their lesbian kiss was featured in E4's "X Rated: Top 20 Most Controversial TV Moments"; a documentary examining British TV's most talked about on-screen moments. It was placed
Dixie Roberts girlfriend, Emily Imhof. Married to Theodore J. Kosek (b. Nov. 12, 1918, Brookln N.Y., d. 1970.) on Aug. 10th, 1946. Separated Feb., 1948. Divorced, May 5, 1950. One daughter, Linda Darlene Roberts, b. March 4, 1947. Married to Fred Baurenfeind on Fred's birthday, May 27, 1967. (Twin granddaughters, Danielle and Christine, both subsequently chose May 27 for their weddings.) Roberts' parents were Albert Grey Roberts (b. Nov. 22, 1870, Conyers, GA; d. xxx) and Etta Love Bailey Roberts (b. Mar. 9, 1875, Atlanta GA; d. Mar. 30, 1953). Roberts was the youngest of six children who lived past early childhood;