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Jill Scott has revealed Matt Hancock hasn’t spoken to her since they left I’m A Celebrity in first and third place respectively, and now the Loose Women stars are convinced they know the real reason why

I’m A Celebrity winner Jill Scott hasn’t heard from Matt Hancock – and the ‘real reason’ why has been rumbled.

Lioness Jill appeared on ITV’s Loose Women today where she chatted about her jungle experience and her win, whilst also giving her verdict on her co-stars.

Charlene White, who also headed into the jungle this year, was on hand alongside panellists Coleen Nolan, Frankie Bridge and Janet Street Porter to quiz Jill on her time in the jungle.

As they chatted about the show, Janet soon asked Jill about rumours of a ‘feud’ with Tory MP Matt Hancock, who caused a furore amongst the public when he confirmed he would be heading onto the ITV show despite parliament still sitting.

Jill Scott appeared on Loose Women today ( 
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On the ITV lunchtime show today, Janet said: “In the papers today, it said Matt Hancock has left the WhatsApp group. I can’t prise it out of Charlene so I’m asking, have you been in contact with Matt Hancock?”

Jill said she had not, adding: “I actually haven’t since the show. My knowledge of politics isn’t that good but when everyone put their jungle outfits on, it’s one team… I haven’t had a message off him yet, that’s the truth.”

As the panellists suggested he could send her a copy of his recently released book, Coleen said she was convinced she knew exactly why he had snubbed the footballing star since she came first on the ITV jungle show.

Charlene was stunned by Coleen’s savage comment ( 
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“Or maybe it’s because you’re a winner and he’s a loser,” she remarked, leaving the panellists laughing and Charlene stunned.It comes after Scarlette Douglas revealed that Mike Tindall was the group admin for the I’m A Celebrity WhatsApp group, but decided to not add Hancock into the chat as he “might be too busy”, as she shared: ” I’m not the admin of that WhatsApp group so if Mike (Tindall) wants to invite him he absolutely can, but it’s not me to put the invitation out so we’ll see what happens.

“He might be busy you never know, he’s doing a lot of stuff, he’s got a lot of press coming up so he might be too busy.”

Hancock placed third on I’m A Celeb, behind runner up Owen and winner Jill ( 
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James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)However, she later confirmed he was in the group chat after all.

“He’s now in the WhatsApp group, yes. He was allowed in. He’s in the group, everyone can breathe,” she said on Lorraine earlier this week. Hancock caused quite a stir during his time in the jungle. He has since released a book about being Health Secretary during the Covid pandemic. He stepped down from that role after CCTV emerged of him kissing his aide and now girlfriend Gina.

Loose Women stars Carol McGiffin and Judi Love were locked in a heated clash over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s documentary today as three new episodes dropped

Loose Women’s Carol McGiffin and Judi Love were locked in a heated clash over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle today.

The latest episodes of the Netflix documentary, titled Harry & Meghan, dropped today and there was a string of huge bombshell claims made by the couple. Discussion quickly turned to the Netflix show on today’s episode of Loose Women, with Carol and Judi involved in a heated clash as they chatted about the programme.

Carol and Judi fumed at one another as they gave their thoughts on the documentary, with Carol admitting she hasn’t seen the latest episodes as she is “fed up” of it and is boycotting the series.

Carol said she was ‘fed up’ and wouldn’t be watching the documentary ( 
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“I’m boycotting it, not actively, but I’m just not really interested. I’m just fed up with these two,” Carol fumed, “They originally left the UK to preserve their privacy and what they’ve done is sell it to Netflix. This is what annoys me about it. If they want to tell it, I don’t care but don’t try and manipulate me into wanting to watch it.”

Judi, though, defended the pair’s documentary and said she had “gone part the point of arguing with someone” over the content. “If you don’t come to the conclusion after watching this that someone is being treated a bit differently, then I just leave it with that,” Judi shared before Carol interrupted to add: “You’d have to take their word for everything. You’re not questioning it.”

“Still people are saying negative things about them,” Judi added before Carol shouted: “What do they want? What do they want?”

Harry and Meghan dropped the latest three episodes of its documentary today ( 
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In the documentary, Meghan and Harry made a string of huge claims including that Harry was left ‘terrified’ when his brother started shouting at him as he also accused his father, King Charles, of saying things that “simply weren’t true”.

Harry said the late Queen “sat there and took it all in”, adding: “I went in with the same proposal that we’d already made publicly, but once I got there I was given five options – one being all in, no change, five being all out. I chose option three in the meeting – half in, half out. Have our own jobs but also work in support of the Queen.

“It became very clear very quickly that goal was not up for discussion or debate. It was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that just simply weren’t true. And my grandmother, you know, quietly sit there and take it all in.”

Judi Love supported the Sussexes ( 
Image:
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He also claimed he had discussed his plans to move to New Zealand, South Africa and Canada for months before they announced their decision. He claims a letter he wrote to his father about the Canada move was leaked to the press.

“It became clear that the institution had leaked the fact that we were moving back to Canada,” he explained, “And a key piece of that story that made me aware that the contents of the letter between me and my father had been leaked was that we were willing to relinquish our titles. That was a giveaway. I was like ‘Wow, our story, our lives, literally got taken from underneath us.’”

The Loose Women panelists enjoyed a Christmas meal out, with many of the stars sharing their festive fun with their social media following

The Loose Women panelists let their hair down and enjoyed their enjoy boozy Christmas dinner.

The ladies, including Nadia Sawalha, Frankie Bridge and I’m A Celeb star Charlene White, sat down with crew members for a fancy meal, while a number of them “started early” on the alcoholic beverages.

Linda Robson, Judi Love and Dame Kelly Holmes were also in attendance.

The festivities were shared across their social media as the regulars swapped intense conversation with a good old fashioned knees up. In the clip, the stars and crew could be seen gathered at a long table while they enjoyed an impressive roast dinner and played a number of party games.

Stealing the show was former Saturdays singer Frankie who stunned in a figure-hugging brown midi dress with a single sleeve. She accompanied the look with a pair of black boots.

The Loose Women cast and crew enjoy a festive feast ( 
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It was all smiles at the dinner celebration ( 
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Charlene, who was voted out of the I’m A Celeb jungle first last month, shared a clip of the group tucking into their grub and waving at the camera as it panned by. She aptly paired the footage with Beyonce’s song, Run The World.

The presenter opted for a pink blazer and body suit for the dinner party. Christine Lampard looked as elegant as ever as she wore an all black ensemble, while Judi took on a glittery gold dress with puffy sleeves.

The smiles and fun times were a long way away from the often bitter arguments had between the pals on the show. Recently, they discussed the Meghan Markle debate, with Janet Street-Porter and Brenda Edwards exchanging some heated words.

Frankie Bridge dressed to impress ( 
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The women seemed to have a lot of fun on the outing ( 
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Charlene White/Instagram)On the subject of Jeremy Clarkson’s controversial opinion piece article about the Duchess, Janet said while she was “repulsed” by his choice of words, she didn’t believe he had broken the law as his comments didn’t constitute “hate speech”.

Telling the audience free speech is important in the country, she said: “it seems like we’ve moved on to cancelling” saying “two or three hundred years ago there were cartoons of the king with his head down the toilet or with his bits hanging out.”

Janet went on to say he had taken the reference of being ‘paraded naked through the streets’ from HBO’s Game of Thrones.

The got into the Christmas spirit with the boozy bash ( 
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And played a number of games ( 
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Charlene White/Instagram)Brenda wasn’t impressed by her remarks though and said it didn’t make a jot of difference where the reference came from.

She slammed Jeremy’s comments, saying they absolutely warranted hate speech and believed his suggestion to throw excrement at the Duchess “incited hate”.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman, she said. “It’s horrible. All she [Meghan] did was fall in love.”

Denise Welch slammed the government on Loose Women today as she branded the health service a ‘disaster’ after thousands of ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, are striking in England and Wales

Loose Women’s Denise Welch branded the health service a ‘disaster’ amid the paramedics strike.

The public have been told to take extra care after thousands of ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers joined the picket line.

Amid the protests, concerns have been raised for the elderly, who may be waiting hours for an ambulance.

Denise, 64, who has an elderly mother-in-law said she was outraged by the situation.

Speaking to host Jane Moore on the show today, she said: “They’re not just striking about pay, they’re terrified about being able to give patient care.

“This time of year is always tricky with the NHS for all sorts of reasons, particularly with strike action – which I 100% support.

“If my mum-in-law had a fall it would be a disaster so we’ve said to her, ‘When you’re not with us be more careful because it will be much more difficult if you suddenly have an emergency’”.

Loose Women’s Denise Welch branded the health service a ‘disaster’ amid the paramedics strike ( 
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She continued: “I feel so sorry for them that it’s come to this, but it just seems under any government…. If I hear Grant Shapps or Steve Barclay one more time saying: ‘We’ve pumped £6m in…’ It’s not going to the right places. The health service is a disaster.”

Jane agreed saying: “There’s a lot of support out there for the strikes. It’s not about party politics.”

Meanwhile, Dame Kelly Holmes said she felt “so sorry” for all the workers being forced into striking.

The panel all supported the strikes
Panellist Katie Piper pointed out that whatever fear the public had about not being able to get ambulance was nothing compared to how the paramedics must feel dealing with “unsafe conditions” in the workplace.

The panel are not afraid to tackle tough subjects and clashed on Monday’s show discussing Jeremy Clarkson’s vile comments about Meghan Markle.

Janet Street-Porter said while she was repulsed by the statement, in which the presenter said he dreamt of people throwing excrement at the Duchess, she didn’t think it was ‘hate speech’.

Ambulance workers, paramedic staff and call handlers have taken industrial strike action, ( 
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Julian Hamilton/Daily Mirror)Telling the audience we need free speech in the country, she said: “It seems like we’ve moved on to cancelling”, adding: “two or three hundred years ago there were cartoons of the king with his head down the toilet or with his bits hanging out.”

But panellist Brenda Edwards was livid.

She said Jeremy’s comments absolutely warranted hate speech, saying his suggestion to throw excrement at the Duchess “incited hate.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman, she said. “It’s horrible. All she [Meghan] did was fall in love.”

Coleen Nolan has responded to Loose Women viewers claiming the panel ‘subbed’ co-star Stacey Solomon’s shock pregnancy announcement earlier this week

Coleen Nolan has set the record straight over claims that Loose Women panellists snubbed co-star Stacey Solomon’s surprise pregnancy announcement.

The telly star, 57, has spoken out after viewers of the hit-ITV daytime programme said that Stacey’s fabulous news was ignored this week.

Making the announcement on Instagram yesterday, Stacey was flooded with well wishes from celebrity pals – but there was a notable silence on Loose Women today.

Fans were left confused when there was no mention of Stacey’s “big surprise” pregnancy with her fifth child – her third with husband Joe Swash.

She shared a sweet video yesterday evening showing the moment she told Joe the happy news with a positive pregnancy test.

Fans claim Loose Women subbed Stacey’s news ( 
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Coleen has since set the record straight ( 
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Captioning the video, she wrote: “Me + Him = So grateful & can not believe I’m saying this… Another little pickle is on the way.”

She added: “A HUGE surprise, but one that we are so thankful for to the moon & back bub @realjoeswashy.”

Clearing the air about Loose Women’s radio silence, Coleen took to Twitter today to congratulate her fellow panellist and TV presenter.

She wrote: “Another pickle already?! The Cottage is going to need an extension at this rate!

Stacey is pregnant with her ‘big surprise’ fifth child ( 
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“But seriously, massive congratulations @StaceySolomon & @realjoeswash. Couldn’t be happier for you both.”

She then added: “PS, to everyone who’ve tweeted in wondering why it wasn’t mentioned on today’s @loosewomen, it’s because the episodes between Christmas and New Years were pre-recorded.

“No big secret, the pre-records were announced in the Christmas lineup!”

She announced the news on Instagram yesterday ( 
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Stacey and Joe already have two kids ( 
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Stacey Solomon/Instagram)Yesterday, the couple’s family and friends flocked to congratulate the pair, with Lydia Bright writing: “Crying congrats Joe and stacey, another Pickle.”

While Vicky Pattison wrote: “I’m sobbing congratulations guys.” Candice Brown commented: “Ohhhhh so many congratulations.”

Chloe Crowhurst wrote: “Amazing! Congratulations guys.”

Stacey and Joe share two children together – one-year-old Rose and three-year-old Rex – together. Joe is also dad to son Harry from a previous relationship and Stacey is also mum to sons Zach and Leighton.

Loose Women star Nadia Sawala has been praised by fans for showing the realities of getting back into skinny jeans in the days after Christmas

Loose Women star and actress Nadia Sawalha has shared an honest video as she struggles to get into her jeans after the Christmas holidays.

The video features a slim model doing up her jeans before relaxing onto a leather armchair. Following this, viewers see 59-year-old Nadia in her bra as she wriggles and attempts to pull up her jeans, before eventually falling and collapsing onto a leather sofa.

Sharing the honest video to her Instagram, she captioned the clip: “Relate?” alongside laughing emojis with the hashtag “riots not diets”.

The star has been met with praise for her ‘relatable’ video after indulging over the Christmas break.

Nadia’s honest video starts with the star in her underwear ( 
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Viewers see Nadia struggle to do up her jeans in th funny clip ( 
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Loose Women co-star Katie Piper commented: “All of us right now”.

MAFS star Chanita Stephenson added: ” I love these!!”

Fans of the star and her realistic opinions have also praised the clip. One fan commented: “Brilliant. Thank you Nadia for representing us normal girls. Happy New Year to you all. Looking forward to more in 2023.”

Another shared: “Wore a skirt i hadn’t worn since last winter. Bent down to pick a toy up yesterday – top bottom popped off. Bent down to pick my niece up – 2nd button popped off.”

Nadia then moves to her leather sofa to attempt to sit down ( 
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The Loose Women star collapses onto the seat before grinning at the camera ( 
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nadiasawalha/Instagram)“My God do I relate. I’ve got string round my button to keep them together,” confessed a third.

“I daren’t even attempt to put my jeans on now! People that wear jeans in between Crimbo and New Year are bonkers (and don’t inhale Quality Street and wine throughout the day, unlike me)” added another.

The Christmas video is just one of many refreshingly honest pieces of content Nadia posts as she challenges ideas and promotes body confidence.

Before Christmas she tickled fans as she stripped down to her nude underwear in another candid Instagram post.

She captioned the snap: ” “Eat your hearts out influencers of the world I’m just so damn good at this !

“Seamlessly. Transitioning from big pants and saggy bra girl to full on party girl ! Woo hoo!”

In another video from the festive season, Nadia Sawalha showed a candid getting ready clip ( 
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The star regularly posts about body confidence and entertains her followers with her joking videos ( 
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In the video she can be seen posing in her underwear before transitioning into a variety of festive outfits.

Recently Nadia has opened up about being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

On Loose Women, Nadia recorded a segment discussing her diagnosis after finding out she had been living with the condition since childhood unbeknownst to her.

The honest segment has been met with praise and admiration for the star for opening up about her symptoms of inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

Loose Women star Kaye Adams reflected on her short-lived run on Strictly Come Dancing as the panel looked back on 2022

Loose Women host Kaye Adams has opened up about her regrets surrounding her stint on Strictly Come Dancing this year, after she became the first star to exit the BBC show.

Kaye, 60, debuted on the BBC One ballroom dance floor alongside professional dance partner Kai Widdrington earlier this year.

Kaye performed a high energy charleston and a tango, but ultimately saw her routine fail to impress the viewers at home and she landed in the dreaded dance-off with competitor Matt Goss, which she lost.

Kaye has now reflected on her short-lived run ahead of the New Year, opening up to her Loose Women panellists about her regrets.

Frankie Bridge broached the subject when she asked Kaye what advice she would give herself if she could go back to the start of 2022.

Kaye and Kai were in the dance-off alongside Matt and Nadiya ( 
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Kaye said: “I’d say ‘Kaye, you can’t dance, don’t do it’,” before Frankie and fellow panellists Denise Welch and Kelly Holmes then quickly denied her claim as they said: “You can, you can dance”.

Kaye added: “I’m still coming to terms with it, because what I told myself when I made the decision to do it was ‘Kaye, you’ve got to get yourself out of your comfort zone’, because you hear that’s good for you, to get yourself out of your comfort zone.

“Now I think it’s called a comfort zone for a reason. Maybe it was too far out of my comfort zone. I hoped it would create a new me, and it didn’t”.

Kaye was consoled by her dance partner Kai ( 
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It comes after Kaye cried as she reflected on her Strictly Come Dancing exit in her first interview after leaving the show.

In an appearance on Strictly’s BBC Two spin-off It Takes Two, Kaye explained her sadness at departing the competition so early.

Through tears, she said: “It’s been fantastic. It really has. I’m going to cry; it’s been a privilege to meet you Kai,” and asked what she would miss most about the show, she added: “In a nutshell, I’m going to miss the people.”

Kai then had a sweet message of Kaye, thanking her for all the fun they had, as he shared: “Thank you for all the laughs we had and the endless amount of flat whites I brought you in the morning. I’m sorry, I can’t keep bringing you them. I hope you take away the joy from it and the fond memories. I don’t think your dance career is over just yet.”

Things became heated between the Loose Women ladies on Tuesday as the panel discuss childcare and parenting while juggling the workplace at the same time

Loose Women viewers were left ‘shaking in their seats’ following Tuesday’s instalment of the ITV programme.

As the Loose Women panel – headed by Ruth Langsford – welcomed viewers to the first episode of the panel show this year, she was joined by Carol McGiffin, Brenda Edwards, and Kelle Bryan.

After discussing Prince William’s upcoming bombshell ITV interview, the Loose Women went on to discuss childcare and the workplace after one woman sparked controversy this week when she admitted that she was planning on caring for her toddler while working from home.

Loose Women panelist Carol slammed the mum’s decision to work from home and care for her child at the same time ( 
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While Loose Women panelist Carol slammed the mum’s decision to work from home and care for her child at the same time, Brenda revealed that she felt sympathy for the young mum who was trying her best to juggle parenting while working her day job.

As the two TV stars got into the discussion, things became more and more heated until Brenda was forced to clap back at Carol after she assumed that her Loose Women co-star had made a dig at her parenting skills as she juggled her career alongside it.

“I worked very successfully with my two children working alongside me and along with them. And if you monitor things – the work that has got to be done – then there’s no other people that will have to take up any slack,” Brenda argued.

“Nobody had to take up the slack for me. I did my work and I took great pride in that,” she added before Carol interrupted.

Brenda clapped back at Carol ( 
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“Yeah, but don’t take it so personally Brenda,” Carol said.

But her reply didn’t go down well with Brenda who raised her voice after Carol’s comment.

“I’m the one who picked up the slack. I never had special treatment from anyone. It’s hard not to take things personally when you say things like that.”

“Omg I’m shaking in my seat after that Loose Women row! I’m sorry but I agree with everything Carol said,” one viewer tweeted.

Brenda was less than impressed ( 
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“WELL there must be something in the water on Loose Women today…. Carol and Brenda clearly don’t like one another,” someone else suggested.

A third person tweeted: “Cringing so hard at Loose Women,” while someone else shared: “LOOSE WOMEN is better than any drama show today!!! That row.”

“I have to agree with Brenda, being a mum is hard and juggling it with work is even more difficult. Carol doesn’t know what she’s talking about really,” someone else complained.

Loose Women viewers were left in disbelief as Ruth Langsford rocked up in a long brunette wig with the infamous choppy fringe as she tested out Davina McCall’s unpopular Masked Singer look

Loose Women viewers were left gasping after tuning into Tuesday’s instalment of the ITV panel show thanks to Ruth Langsford’s unrecognisable new look.

Discussing Davina McCall’s brand-new hairstyle, and the mixed reaction to her new look over the weekend, Ruth decided to test out the same hairstyle as she popped Davina’s wig on her head.

Coming back to the panel after the commercial break, Loose Women viewers were left in disbelief as Ruth rocked up in a long brunette wig with the infamous choppy fringe as she tested out Davina’s look.

Flocking to Twitter, Loose Women viewers shared their hilarious reactions.

“Ruth Langsford looks like an entirely different person with that wig! Why am I kind of loving it though, she looks so young,” one quipped.

Ruth tested out Davina’s famous choppy fringe ( 
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“Loose Women has me on the edge of my seat!!!! RUTH’S HAIR!!! I switched on and genuinely thought she had changed her hair omg,” another joked.

“Yeahhhhh she should keep her lighter hair. This look doesn’t suit anybody – especially Davina,” someone else complained.

Meanwhile, another viewer tweeted: “Thought I was losing my mind when I turned on the TV to see Ruth Langsford in that wig. She looks twenty years younger though.”

The 55-year-old TV star unveiled a dramatic new hairstyle as she returned to The Masked Singer over the weekend – and it completely divided fans.

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Sporting her new style, Davina debuted a severe fringe as she returned to the celebrity judging panel alongside Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan.

Replacing her signature long bob and middle parting with a blunt fringe, Davina’s look was the talk of viewers that tuned in to see this year’s disguised contestants.

Some fans said she looked like she’d cut her fringe ‘with a knife and fork’ while others compared her look to Courteney Cox’s appearance in 1997 horror Scream 2 and Strictly host Claudia Winkleman.

Meanwhile, another fan likened Davina to Jim Carrey’s character, Lloyd, in hit nineties flick, Dumb and Dumber.

Davina’s wig sparked a mixed reaction ( 
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“Davina McCall may be a queen, but not even she can get away with cutting in a fringe with a knife and fork…” one viewer tweeted.

“Davina giving Scream 2 vibes,” another added.

A third wrote: “Why does davina mccall look like a claudia winkleman version of the emoji.

Davina was wearing a wig on The Masked Singer ( 
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However, others were ‘sickened’ by the negative comments about Davina’s appearance and rushed to defend her.

“I’m an absolutely sickened by the stupid comments people have made this evening about Davina’s appearance,” one fan wrote.

“She is absolutely stunning. Extremely fit and healthy and a lovely person. Keep your nasty, pointless comments to yourselves,” someone else penned.

Loose Women favourite Linda Robson has opened up about her rock bottom moment during the height of her alcohol battle after she asked strangers on the street to buy her vodka

Loose Women star Linda Robson has opened up about her previous battle with alcohol, confessing that she once begged strangers on the street to but her vodka during the height of her addiction.

Birds Of A Feather actress Linda, 64, was so hell bent on keeping her battle with alcohol a secret, that she would stop strangers on the street and beg them to go into her local corner shop to purchase the booze for her.

Things got so bad for Linda that her loved-ones, as well as her Loose Women co-stars, got her the help she needed at a time when she was at rock bottom by sending her to The Priory – a well known rehabilitation centre for those living with addictions.

Back in 2018, Linda became dependent on alcohol after she was prescribed a drug which was meant to help with her depression.

Linda Robson has opened up about her tough battle with alcohol ( 
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However, she ended up in rehab three times after becoming addicted to alcohol.

Thankfully following her stint in The Priory, Linda was able to turn her life around, and she recently celebrated three years of sobriety after alcohol addiction previously took hold of her life.

Linda now feels comfortable enough to open up about the lowest point in her life, admitting that she used to down an entire bottle of wine a night and would approach strangers on the street to buy her booze.

Linda would down a bottle of wine every night during the height of her addiction ( 
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That was until one day, Linda accidently stumbled upon an alcohol crisis worker and asked them to buy her the booze.

“I’d find money and say ‘excuse me I’ve lost my key and I can’t get out. Would you be able to go and get me a little bottle of vodka from around the corner,” Linda explained.

“A couple of people did but one day I asked a man to do it and he turned out to be from an alcohol crisis place that my family had called to come and help me.

“I went through a really tough time, I was depressed and I turned to alcohol and had cleaning OCD,” Linda told Woman’s Own Magazine.

Linda hasn’t drank alcohol in three years ( 
Image:
lindarobson58/Instagram)“I used to always have a glass of wine or spritzers in the evening, come 10 o’clock at night, but never in the daytime. And then I got put on medication that sent me a bit mad. I got put on a certain drug which was supposed to help the depression but it didn’t it just heightened it.

“So I had to go into three different establishments and it was the worst time in my life, I completely ruined my family’s lives.”

After recovering from the traumatic time in her life, Linda has now has now been three years sober, and she doesn’t miss alcohol at all.