Carol McGiffin explosively slams Loose Women and says 'I never watch it' after quitting

Alan Carr has said his husband's alcohol addiction was "too much" as he opened up about their divorce. Alan, 46, and Paul Drayton had been together for 13 years before the pair announced their decision to call time on their relationship at the beginning of 2022.The TV presenter also revealed that he previously questioned whether he was an alcoholic himself after experiencing some incredibly messy nights out.

A number of panellists on ITV's Loose Women are reportedly furious after being dragged into the fallout of Phillip Schofield's affair with a young former colleague. Phillip, 61, was still married when he was involved with the unnamed staff member, confirming the affair in a statement on Friday just a week after stepping back from ITV's flagship breakfast show, This Morning.The presenter has been dropped by his talent agency, YMU, following his admission, and has stepped down from working with ITV altogether - meaning he will no longer host the British Soap Awards next week.The statement, shared on Friday evening, said: "I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.

Loose Women star Gloria Hunniford opened up about her husband's recent medical drama while visiting the Chelsea Flower Show and revealed he had been left blind in his right eye. Gloria, 83, attended the flower show with her husband Stephen Wray just four weeks after he suffered from a stroke which left him partially blind in his right eye. Stephen, who has previously suffered from a stroke, told The Mirror: “I woke up in the morning and there was blood in the eye and that was it.

Loose Women's Linda Robson has opened up about the TV show she was warned not to do over fears it would ruin her career. Linda, who has worked in showbiz for 50 years, says she was told by her agent that after the controversial show would be 'probably never work again.' The 65-year-old, who became well known for playing Tracey Stubbs in the sitcom Birds of a Feather, now appears as a weekly pannist on the ITV daytime show alongside other TV favourites including Stacey Solomon, Ruth Langsford, Coleen Nolan and Denise Welch. Opening up to The Sun on one of her lesser known TV ventures she filmed in 2018, Gone to Pot, Linda said she was told: "You'll probably never work again".

Piers Morgan reignited his feud with Denise Welch as he hit out at his former employer ITV.The controversial broadcaster, 58, sensationally quit Good Morning Britain back in 2021 following an on-air row with Alex Beresford about Meghan Markle. And with Phillip Schofield's drama hitting headlines, Piers hasn't missed the chance to speak out about his former employer and one-time ITV stablemates.

Loose Women panellist and OK! columnist Judi Love has discussed Tina Turner's legacy following the singer's death as she shares what Tina meant to here.Tina Turner, who was born Anna Mae Bullock, passed away yesterday (May 24) at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. She was 83, and had been suffering a long illness, her representative said on Wednesday.

Loose Women star and OK! columnist Judi Love has issued her thoughts and prayers onto Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after news emerged last week that the couple had been involved in a car incident after being chased by paparazzi in New York. Writing in her weekly column, the stand-up comedian also reflected on her recent endeavour to the TV BAFTAs - giving her verdict on the best looks from the evening. She also congratulates first-time-parents-to-be Joel and Hannah Dommett and discusses Beyoncé's ongoing Renaissance tour.

Ruth Langsford didn't mention Phillip Schofield's shock This Morning departure on today's instalment of Loose Women. The popular presenter, 63, opened today's show by introducing the various topics up for discussion on the programme, but remained tight-lipped about Phil. After completing the rundown, fellow panellist Colleen "interjected" and said: "Can we just acknowledge Dame Kelly Holmes?" Colleen went on to reference Kelly's recent award win, but also didn't say anything about Phil's This Morning tenure coming to a close.

Stacey Solomon has sent rumours whirling that she could become a firm feature on primetime telly in the wake of Phillip Schofield's exit from This Morning. The 33-year-old mum-of-five teased an "exciting" announcement to her followers, prompting some to believe she could take on a presenting gig on the popular ITV daytime programme. In a recent Instagram Story, the bubbly Loose Women star, who boasts 5.6 million followers on the hit social media platform, could be seen writing a note in her diary.

Loose Women's Denise Welch is living her best life at 65. Celebrating this milestone birthday with OK!, the actress and panellist looks sensational in her sexiest ever shoot. As well as posing for our gorgeous snaps, in our interview Denise talks about her life and how it has changed for the better since going sober 11 years ago.

Loose Women’s Carol McGiffin has spoken out amid This Morning’s Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s ongoing feud as she described Phillip as “so rude”. Speaking on GB News, Carol acknowledged the relationship between the two presenters and said it was “clear” that Holly and Phil do not get on anymore and that they should leave the show.The 63-year-old recalled her experience from when she appeared as a guest on This Morning and said she “couldn’t believe” how Phil treated her. Speaking to host Dan Wootton, Carol said: “Phillip was there but he wasn’t very nice to be honest.

TV viewers were shocked last week, when rumours of a 'feud' between This Morning favourites and best friends Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield came to light. A number of celebs have weighed in on the matter, including former hosts of the iconic morning show, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. Ruth seemed to comment on the situation during Tuesday’s episode of Loose Women, when the panel were discussing blind dates and whether they would let their friends set them up.

Earlier today, Loose Men returned to ITV1 and ITVX as Radio 2’s Vernon Kay, boxer Tommy Fury, The Chase’s Paul Sinha and actor and musician Martin Kemp joined the panel, but one panellist shocked the rest as he revealed he was going commando. On the topic of “Do you ever go commando?”, Martin revealed: “It’s not the cleanest of things, in fact, I tested it out today” before the audience and fellow panellists burst out laughing.

Loose Women panellist Stacey Solomon has shared her method to tackle her fear of public speaking as she returns to work following the birth of her fifth child. Back in February, Stacey and husband Joe Swash, 41, welcomed their third child into the world, daughter Belle, and the duo have had their hands full ever since.

They work together and live together, but that doesn’t stop John Torode and Lisa Faulkner making time to have a date night every single week.The couple first met when Lisa won Celebrity MasterChef in 2010, bonded over their love of cooking and married in 2019.They are now on their eighth series of John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen, and say they are never happier than when they are on the same team. “It’s really lovely,” grins Lisa. “Lots of people say it must be really hard to work together but actually it’s not like that at all.

Loose Women star Janet Street-Porter has made a savage dig at the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entrant Mae Muller, who sadly came second to last after a nail-biting vote on Saturday 13 May. The 76 year old panellist and former journalist weighed in on the UK's low position in the song contest, following Sam Ryder's rare second place in 2022, and she didn't hold back.The competition, which was held in the UK for the first time in 25 years, ended up giving the trophy to Loreen of Sweden and her powerhouse ballad Tattoo, who had won once before. Finland came second, Noa Kirel of Israel then came in third, and Italy was fourth.

Denise Welch has spoken openly about her experience giving up alcohol, revealing how she gained two stone when she “replaced one addiction with another”. 64 year old Denise, who celebrated 11 years of sobriety last month, took to Instagram in a moving post which saw her reflect on her journey and changing relationship with food. Posting a before-and-after snap to her 395,000 Instagram followers, the Loose Women star shared one picture of herself before she began overhauling her relationship with food and another more recent snap of herself 10 years later.

Loose Women viewers were left horrified after a debate on the popular ITV daytime talk show centred around eating strangers' food in public. Kaye Adams explained on Friday's episode that she and co-presenter Sophie Morgan were "on the same side" of the debate, with the pair going on to admit they have previously indulged in strangers' leftovers on the train while also eating bread off the hotel floor.

Sarah Ferguson finally made her appearance in King Charles' Coronation celebrations on Sunday as she joined ex-husband Prince Andrew for the star-studded Windsor Castle concert. The Duchess Of York, known as Fergie, wasn't in attendance for the Windsor Castle Coronation ceremony just a day prior, after revealing that she didn't get an invite to the occasion. Fergie was married to the disgraced Duke of York for 10 years before their divorce in 1996 and they had two daughters together - Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

Reports have emerged today that suggest Carol McGiffin quit her role as a panellist on Loose Women after she made comments in public about the Covid-19 pandemic.The 63-year-old presenter is understood to have become embroiled in a spat with ITV bosses over the question of free speech and expression. In an interview she gave with TNT talk radio, Carol allegedly prompted the disagreement due to comments she made to suggest that news organisations had been "brainwashing" the public over the risks of Covid in order to spark widespread mental health breakdowns across the nation.The lunch-time talk-show panellist - who has appeared on the programme since the early 2000s - also suggested the then health secretary Matt Hancock attempted to bring Covid patients from France to the UK to fill empty hospital beds during the height of the pandemic.