Loose Women stars 'gutted' as key panellist quits ITV show after 20 years

Stacey Solomon is celebrating her son Rex's birthday at the weekend and in preparation has made bargain party bags.The Loose Women panellist, 33, took to Instagram on Friday to share with her 5.6M followers the Spiderman-themed party bags she has made for Rex which she said cost just £2.50 each. While Rex's birthday isn't until Tuesday the mum of five shared that they were celebrating on Saturday and had hired a trampoline park out for her son and his friends.

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.

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 viewers wondered what was going on after an unexpected move during the first show of the week. Monday's episode of the ITV lunchtime show saw Ruth Langsford at the helm as she was joined on the panel alongside Judi Love, Janet Street-Porter and Brenda Edwards.

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.

Frankie Bridge, 34, took to her Instagram stories where - in an open and honest post - the mum-of-two told fans that she wouldn’t be winning “the parent of the year award”.The post came after the former The Saturdays singer realised that she had “messed up” and accidentally missed her son’s cricket game. In the clip, Frankie said: "Guess who's not winning the parent of the year award? Me." She continued: "So just come to pick up Carter, I did Loose Women this morning and managed to stop and get some food, all in time to come and pick up Carter and Wayne was going to pick Parker up, Wayne's got here and he's not here, he had a cricket match today." Frankie began seeing footballer Wayne in 2011, with the pair tying the knot in 2014, with the couple sharing sons Parker, nine, and Carter, seven.

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.

Carol McGiffin has explosively slammed Loose Women and insisted "I never watch it" just days after quitting the show.The star only announced her shock exit from the popular daytime programme last week, 23 years after joining the show way back in 2000.The 63-year-old has now blasted "woke" show bosses after initially saying she had "stepped back" due to "unjust" contract disputes. When Carol appeared on GB News on Tuesday she didn't hold back when host Dan Wootton asked her about the "general wokery" at Loose Women. Carol replied: "Well put it this way, reading all the comments from the article at the weekend there are a lot of people who think the programme has gone very, very woke." Dan said: "I feel that as a viewer.

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.

Hollyoaks star Abi Phillips took to Instagram to share some exciting news with her followers and announced that she is engaged to her partner of 11 years.The soap star, 28, posted an adorable snap with her husband-to-be as she showed off the stunning diamond with an impressive Italian landscape in the background. Abi also shared a close-up of the huge ring, a stunning landscape snap, and a selfie where the gorgeous actor held her hand to her chest.

Taylor Swift has been a big fan of British pop rock band The 1975 as far back as 2014, amidst rumours that she is "madly in love" with its frontman, Matty Healy. News of 33 year old Taylor's split with ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn only emerged in April (however, they're believed to have split in February) and it's thought that she has already moved on with Matty, 34, who is the son of Loose Women's Denise Welch.

Matty Healy and Taylor Swift are rumoured to be dating, and the Loose Women panel are already planning a collaboration with the American A-Lister.

Taylor Swift is 'madly in love' just weeks after her split from boyfriend Joe Alwyn. The Shake It Off singer, 33, is said to be dating The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, 34, son of Loose Women presenter Denise Welch, according to a source in The Sun. Incredibly, the couple are thought to have first got together 10 years ago before going their separate ways, but now they're rumoured to be back together again.

Loose Women viewers were left issuing a plea to the show's bosses as Rose Ayling Ellis made her first appearance as a panellist. The former EastEnders actress was welcomed onto the ITV lunchtime show as a guest panellist as opposed to a guest in a special show to mark Deaf Awareness Week.

Carol McGiffin has finally revealed to fans why she has not appeared on Loose Women for over two months now. The 63-year-old, despite being a regular face on the show since 2000, has recently stepped back but has remained tight-lipped on her decision until now. Breaking her silence, Carol explained to Best Magazine how the "stress" over upcoming contract negotiations had been impacting her life.

No one is relishing the comfort of sisterhood more than I’m A Celebrity: South Africa favourite Helen Flanagan since she’s been back from the jungle, as it’s claimed she’s been turning to her single gal pals for relationship advice. According to sources close to the former Coronation Street actress, 32, the mother-of-three has been leaning on former Countdown mathematician and I’m A Celeb campmate Carol Vorderman, 62, since her split from footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair last year. “Helen told Carol on the show that she and Scott had split up, but asked her to keep it a secret,” they told OK! .

Lucy Fallon has shown off a gorgeous glam transformation only a few months after she welcomed her baby son into the world.The Coronation Street actress, who gave birth to first child Sonny in January, looked incredible as she rocked her body confidence in a stunning black and white striped minidress. Lucy, 27, who is best known for her role as Bethany Platt on the ITV soap, posed in front of her bedroom mirror as she took a full-length selfie of the look for her Instagram page.The sleeveless body con frock featured a 1960s-era print and folded over bust design.The star then decided to go bare leg with a pair of black stiletto heels, and wore her her blonde tresses in a loose brushed out style with a centre parting.

Ruth Langsford was left speechless during Monday's instalment of Loose Women after Denise Welch made a brutal dig about her stint on Strictly Come Dancing. Loose Women host Ruth, 63, was joined by Denise, 64, Brenda Edwards and Gloria Hunniford on Monday's episode, and the panellists took part in a game which involved them having to try and guess the name and location of iconic landmarks across the UK. A cropped photograph of the Blackpool Tower was shown, with Ruth correctly guessing the name of the landmark.