Ruth Langsford has revealed why she has been missing from Loose Women all week as the presenter shared that she is suffering from a chest infection. The ITV panellist has been absent from the programme all week, with the 63-year-old explaining that she is busy trying to nurse herself back to health.Taking to her Instagram story today, Ruth shared a picture of a steam vaporizer as well as some lemon and ginger tea, telling her followers that she is "trying everything" to recover from a "lurgy." She wrote: “My 'lurgy' is actually a chest infection! So here I am on antibiotics and a steam vaporizer twice a day! I'm trying everything!" Earlier this week, she also shared herself trying another traditional method in an attempt to feel better as she wrote: "Still got the lurgy!" with an angry face emoji.