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  • Loose Women guest fumes ‘stop yawning’ at audience after telling ‘boring’ story

    Loose Women guest fumes ‘stop yawning’ at audience after telling ‘boring’ story

    On Wednesday’s instalment of Loose Women, the ITV panellists spoke to presenter Mel Giedroyc about her upcoming reality show.

    Former Bake Off star Mel Giedroyc was less than impressed with one member of the studio audience when appearing on Loose Women.

    During Wednesday’s show, the 56-year-old was speaking about holidays as Kaye Adams questioned if she’d been away with friend and former co-star Sue Perkins.

    She replied: “We did! We did our one and only skiing holiday together when we were 30, we’d been nagged by a really good friend of ours, who is a very good skier-”

    However, someone in the live studio audience seemed to grab her attention as she was quick to point them out.

    Mel said: “You can stop yawning in the front row now!” The panel and audience burst into laughter as Mel tried to continue on with her holiday tale.

    Mel was quick to call out someone in the audience
    Mel was quick to call out someone in the audience

    She continued: “This is a very good and exciting story about Sue and I going skiing together 26 years ago, thank you.”

    Making it clear to the person she was joking, Mel called them lovely before adding: “It is a boring story, I’ll give you that!”

    Carrying on with the holiday story, Mel revealed that she and Sue were the only two people on the trip who were in ski school as their friends were all experienced.

    Mel said: “Now, I don’t want to be smug, but I was quite good.”

    Mel made it clear she was joking with the people in the audience
    Mel made it clear she was joking with the people in the audience
    Questioning whether or not Sue was any good, Mel confessed her friend was terrible, prompting the audience to burst out laughing.

    She added: “It was probably really annoying but I was going, ‘Wahey’ and going down the slopes, and poor old Perks’ was not.

    “She was cross, she was cross with me. I’m competitive, the two of us are competitive so it was awks. We laugh about it a lot now.”

    The 56-year-old told the Loose Women panel she doesn’t think people will see Sue on the ski slopes anytime soon.

    Mel and Sue have been friends for many years
    Mel and Sue have been friends for many yearsTalking about their long-running friendship, Mel had nothing but kind words to say as she told Kaye “I love her!”

    Elsewhere in the show, the former Bake Off star touched on menopause with the panellist as Mariella Frostrup asked how it’s been for her.

    Immediately saying it was “terrible”, Mel added: “Well no, that’s a bit dramatic”

    When asked if she was on HRT, Mel confessed she was using a gel along with pills to handle her symptoms.

    She quipped: “Gelling is great, I love my gel time!”

  • Stacey Solomon’s fans fear Loose Women exit as she’s ‘notably absent’ at Christmas bash

    Stacey Solomon’s fans fear Loose Women exit as she’s ‘notably absent’ at Christmas bash

    Loose Women ladies enjoyed a rare night out together as they tucked into a delicious roast dinner before enjoying games and some fizz to toast the festive season

    Loose Women fans have shared their concern after Stacey Solomon failed to feature in a team snap for the show’s Christmas lunch.

    The TV presenters from the ITV the day-time talk show were treated to a swanky knees up as Loose Women panelists Charlene White, 42, shared some snaps of the gang celebrating with festive feast.

    The Loose Women who could be seen in the shot around a huge dining table included: Katie Piper, 39, Christine Lampard, 43, Linda Robson, 64, Nadia Sawalha, 58, Jane Moore, 60, Dame Kelly Holmes, 52, Frankie Bridge, 33 and Judi Love, 42.

    They were joined by some of the production crew with journalist Charlene hinting her ‘boss’ was also at the team outing.

    Charlene told fans: “There are SEVERAL videos I can’t post from today’s Loose Women Christmas lunch (I am the lady from the News obvs.

    Loose Women stars enjoy a Christmas bash
    Loose Women stars enjoy a Christmas bash 
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    Presenters Judy Love, Frankie Bridge and Jane Moore enjoy the party
    Presenters Judy Love, Frankie Bridge and Jane Moore enjoy the party 
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    “And some things must be kept between friends and colleagues)… however, the @loosewomen team creating a dance routine for the Birds Of A Feather theme tune in honour of @lindarobson58 is one of the few videos I can post.”

    But, fans of the show took to Twitter after spotting panelist Stacey was not attending he event inferring she may have left the show.

    One wrote on an Instagram picture posted by Judi: “Wheres @staceysolomon.”

    The Loose Women gang dressed to impress for the glam get together
    The Loose Women gang dressed to impress for the glam get together 
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    Coleen Nolan beams back at the camera
    Coleen Nolan beams back at the camera alongside Linda Robson 
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    Charlene White/Instagram)But the mum-of-four wasn’t the only person missing – Kelle Bryan, Denise Welch, Janet Street Porter, Carol McGiffin and Brenda Edwards were also not pictured at the event.

    And a quick scroll of Stace’s own IG shows she had actually opted for a late night spot of supermarket shopping.

    Stacey, who recently fronted her own Christmas craft show on BBC One, shared a video clip of her shopping trip as she wandered the aisles.

    Speaking to her followers, she explained: “I’m just not sleeping very well at the minute, so I was laying there and I thought ‘oh just get up Stace, so I’ve come to do a food shop.

    “And now I’m just walking round eating everything, I’m only going to have packets left when I go to the checkout. I won’t have any actual food.


    Stacey Solomon with her colleagues, Katie Piper, Nadia Sawalha and Kaye Adams 
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    Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)“Maybe I’m not sleeping because I’m just hungry, probably should have had a bowl of cereal rather than going for a shop.”

    Stacey panned her phone so she could share the contents of her trolley which true to her confession did feature festive food such as cheese and crackers and flowers.

    Clearly enjoying the trip she continued: “Would it be okay to just sit in the bread aisle, inhale the smell and crack these open? [laughing emoji]”.

  • Loose Women star accuses Jeremy Clarkson of ‘hate speech’ in fierce Meghan Markle debate

    Loose Women star accuses Jeremy Clarkson of ‘hate speech’ in fierce Meghan Markle debate

    Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Brenda Edwards had a fiery exchange while discussing Jeremy Clarkson’s suggestion that Meghan Markle should be ‘paraded naked through the streets’

    The Loose Women panel were involved in a fierce clash today over Jeremy Clarkson’s vile Meghan Markle comments.

    The former Top Gear host, 62, has been condemned for suggesting the Duchess, 41, should be ‘paraded naked through the streets’, adding he ‘dreamed’ of people throwing ‘lumps of excrement’ at the mum-of-two

    While admitting she was ‘repulsed’ by the comments, Janet Street-Porter, 75, said she didn’t believe Jeremy had broken the law because his remarks didn’t constitute “hate speech”.

    Telling the audience we need free speech 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 added the Clarkson’s Farm star had taken the reference of being ‘paraded naked through the streets’ from HBO’s Game of Thrones. During the shocking scene Cersei Lannister, played by Lena Headey, is forced to undertake the ‘walk of atonement’ – naked – for her sins.

    But panellist Brenda Edwards said it didn’t make a jot of difference where the reference came from.

    Janet Street Porter didn't think Jeremy's comments were 'hate speech'
    Janet Street Porter didn’t think Jeremy’s comments were ‘hate speech’ 
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    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.”

    The star added: “Woe betide someone say that to his [Jeremy’s] daughter.”

    Brenda Edwards
    Brenda Edwards said Jeremy’s comments ‘incited hate’ 
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    Jeremy’s daughter Emily, 28, condemned her father’s comments, taking to to social media to ‘make it clear’ she stands in support of ‘those targeted with online hatred, following the disturbing rant.

    Addressing her 268,000 Instagram followers, she said: “My views are and have always been clear when it comes to misogyny, bullying and the treatment of women by the media.

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    They didn’t agree 
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    “I want to make it very clear that I stand against everything that my dad wrote about Meghan Markle and I remain standing in support of those that are targeted with online hatred.”

    At the end of the Loose Women debate, host Christine Lampard said it was important to “be kind” adding the #bekind movement seemed to have been forgotten about in Jeremy’s comments.

    The Grand Tour star made the vile remarks after Harry & Meghan dropped on Netflix.

    Meghan Markle
    Meghan Markle was the subject of a vile rant by the former Top Gear host 
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    Jeremy Clarkson
    Jeremy has been condemned for the shocking rant 
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    Getty Images)The bombshell documentary has ruffled more than a few feathers, but Jeremy sparked a huge outcry after declaring he ‘hated’ Meghan on a “cellular level”.

    Apparently livid with the mum-of-two, the presenter shared his fantasy about the Suits star being “paraded naked through the streets” where he “dreams of people throwing lumps of excrement at her”.

    The post was slammed by many, including Carol Vorderman, who tweeted: “NO Jeremy Clarkson. Not on any level, in any circumstance, is it ok to write this stuff about any woman & absolutely NO to ‘everyone who’s my age thinks the same’ No no no. We absolutely do NOT think the same. Listen to the noise Jeremy. The crowds are chanting ‘shame on YOU’.”

  • Loose Women’s Brenda Edwards reflects on difficult year after tragic loss of son Jamal

    Loose Women’s Brenda Edwards reflects on difficult year after tragic loss of son Jamal

    Brenda Edwards has shared her appreciation for Loose Women for helping keep her on track over the past twelve months following a difficult year after her beloved son Jamal tragically passed away in February

    Brenda Edwards has shared a powerful reflection of the past twelve months, hours after she amazed fans with her performance on Get Britain Singing.

    The Loose Women favourite, 53, was praised by judges and viewers of the special ITV show and it seems the entire experience meant a lot to her after an incredibly difficult year.

    She posted: “Being asked to take part in Get Britain Singing was an honour as singing and music is a major part of mine and my whole families life.

    “There is so much joy to be found in singing, it is very uplifting when I feel weary and it will always provide that bridge for me to find a little peace over troubled water.”

    Brenda Edwards has had a terrible year
    Brenda Edwards has had a terrible year 
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    Brenda added that she was grateful she was able to share her moment in the spotlight with her Loose Women pals Judi Love, Kelle Bryan, Linda Robson, Colleen Nolan and Denise Welch. “Thanks to all the audience who voted for us to win that was such a shock!”

    In the lengthy post, she also noted the tragic loss of her son Jamal, and a string of health issues which affected her emotionally and stopped her from taking to the stage for the Snow White pantomime in Wimbledon, where she is playing the role of the Spirit of Pantomime.

    The Loose Women performed as six-piece vocal group
    The Loose Women performed as six-piece vocal group 
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    ITV/Sofi Adams/REX/Shutterstock)Brenda continued: “This year anything that could go wrong has done for me starting with my baby Jamal then a broken ankle and now for most of this week on the anniversary of my Mum and Dads anniversary of their passing 48 years ago,I was struck down with this awful flu bug which has unfortunately meant I haven’t been able to do my shows @newwimbledontheatre, but like Arnie says I’ll be back, I’m determined to come back and have really missed the Snow White gang who are all so talented.”

    Loose Women star Brenda with her tragic son Jamal
    Loose Women star Brenda with her tragic son Jamal 
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    Instagram)Speaking of talent, the Get Britain Singing panel were very complementary about the Loose Women’s collective set of pipes.

    Brenda thanked the judges, Will.iAm, Alesha Dixon, Adam Lambert and Jason Mansford “for all your words of encouragement, it meant so much and to the whole loose women family thank you for supporting me and helping me to get through this dreadful year, all of you I cannot thank enough I love you all deeply see you in the new year!”

  • Kaye Adams celebrates 60th on Loose Women after lying to her daughter about her age

    Kaye Adams celebrates 60th on Loose Women after lying to her daughter about her age

    Loose Women’s Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday on Loose Women today after previously knocking 10 years off her age when she lied to her daughter Charly

    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today after previously lying to her daughter about her age.

    The Strictly Come Dancing star told Charly, now 20, she was 10 years younger when she was a kid – only for her daughter’s friend to find out the truth on Google.

    Kaye confessed her real age when Charly turned 10 and the presenter was approaching her 50th birthday.

    However, the plucky Scot is now 60 – and celebrated proudly today.

    Marking the milestone with panellists Denise Welch, Coleen Nolan and Kelle Bryan, Kaye was showered with well wishes from her colleagues.

    As Coleen pointed out her pal was “notoriously cagey” about her age, Kaye entered the studio sporting a birthday sash.

    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today
    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today 
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    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today
    She’s not lying about her age anymore 
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    “You really had a serious block about admitting how old you were to the point your kids thought you were 10 years younger,” Coleen pointed out.

    “I feel ashamed,” admitted Kaye. “I was an older mum and felt a bit embarrassed with the younger mums at the school gates.

    “But I took her [Charley] to a café after school and told her mummy was 10 years older than I’d told her.

    “I know it was bonkers, it was stupid.”

    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today
    All the gang were in party mode 
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    Kaye was then treated a brilliant montage of all her best bits on the show, including when she twerked in the studio.

    As she was presented with a cake and a big pair of knickers from pal Coleen, the Nolan Sister treated the audience to a rousing rendition of I Feel Like Dancing.

    Kaye started her 60th celebrations off with a bang as she kicked off the day with a spin class.

    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today
    Kaye’s pals wished her many happy returns 
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    ITV)Sharing a video of herself looking fabulous on the bike, the star worked up a sweat as she entered her sixth decade.

    The presenter also shared a pic of herself doing a star jump in sizzling red swimsuit, writing: “So this is what 60 looks like. That’s the easy bit. What does 60 feel like takes a bit more working out.

    “As a life-long age-phobic who has spent the past nine months navel-gazing with Karen Mackenzie on our HTB60 podcast, the short answer is that it feels much the same as yesterday. I’ve got everything that makes me happy – Ian, the kids, sunshine and time to mess around.

    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today
    She looks incredible 
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    Kaye Adams celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Loose Women today
    Kaye started off the day with a spin class 
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    “But speaking to so many fellow ‘60 clubbers’ on the podcast has really made me think about how I want to approach however many years I have ahead and, to boil it down to a single line, I want to spend less time focused on climbing and more time focused on growing.”

    Kaye’s positive post went down a storm with fans, who told the star she looked fabulous – whatever her age.

  • Coleen Nolan responds to claims Loose Women panel ‘snubbed’ Stacey Solomon’s pregnancy

    Coleen Nolan responds to claims Loose Women panel ‘snubbed’ Stacey Solomon’s pregnancy

    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
    Fans claim Loose Women subbed Stacey’s news 
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    Coleen has since set the record straight on Twitter
    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
    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

    She announced the news on Instagram yesterday 
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    Stacey and Joe already have two kids together

    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’s Nadia Sawalha strips to bra as she’s praised for ‘very relatable’ video

    Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha strips to bra as she’s praised for ‘very relatable’ video

    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.

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    Nadia’s honest video starts with the star in her underwear 
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    Nadia Sawalha
    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 Sawalha
    Nadia then moves to her leather sofa to attempt to sit down 
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    Nadia Sawalha
    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!”

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    In another video from the festive season, Nadia Sawalha showed a candid getting ready clip 
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    Nadia Sawalha
    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

  • Jonathan Ross says daughter Betty is in a wheelchair as she battles long-term illness

    Jonathan Ross says daughter Betty is in a wheelchair as she battles long-term illness

    Jonathan Ross, 62, has shed light on his daughter Betty’s fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and POTS syndrome. He said how she is having treatment and is showing improvement

    Jonathan Ross has spoken about his daughter Betty’s fibromyalgia diagnosis, adding that she has had a “tough couple of years”.

    The talk show host explained how his daughter, 30, is using an electric wheelchair and has struggled with depression as she battles the syndrome.

    Speaking on Loose Women, Jonathan told Kaye Adams, Frankie Bridge, Dame Kelly Holmes and Denise Welch: “She has fibromyalgia and she has chronic fatigue syndrome and POTS syndrome as well, which is where your heart rate shoots up.”

    Explaining Betty’s current treatment, he added: “We found a good… there’s a thing called the Perrin treatment. The guy who invented it, he came to talk to me about it and she looked it up online because she’s a smart young woman, so she has to want to do the treatment.

    Jonathan Ross spoke openly about his daughter's illness
    Jonathan Ross spoke openly about his daughter’s illness 
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    Jonathan said that his daughter has had a tough couple of years
    Jonathan said that his daughter has had a tough couple of years 
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    He did share some good news however: “I can’t just say to her ‘try this, try that’ if she thinks it’s wrong in some way and if she’s not going to enter it one hundred percent, of course it’s not worth doing.

    “But we’ve been having that treatment going on and she’s definitely showing some improvement.”

    Betty’s illness has affected the rest of the family too: “She still can’t walk very far. We got her an electric wheelchair in the summer, so we can at least go out and go for walks with the dogs and that’s lifted her spirits a lot.

    Betty has fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and POTS syndrome
    Betty has fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and POTS syndrome 
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    “Because that’s the problem, if anyone out there who knows or who’s got someone with a long term illness, you know, it’s the depression.

    “Being stuck indoors and not being able to join in with things because even stairs are a challenge to her.

    “So if we’re going out we have to give her plenty of time to get ready, get downstairs and then have a rest before we go to the next step, you know.”

    He explained how her illness has had an impact on the whole family
    He explained how her illness has had an impact on the whole family

    “It does have an impact but the good news is she’s definitely showing improvement and feeling better in herself. So we’re relieved and we’re happy with that.”

    Kaye sympathised with Jonathan, and said: “As a parent you just want to fix your children, don’t you?”

    Jonathan with his son Harvey, his other daughter Honey and her boyfriend Zane
    Jonathan with his son Harvey, his other daughter Honey and her boyfriend Zane 
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    He honestly admitted: “I’m terrible at that as well, even if my wife [Jane Goldman] tells me something’s wrong in her day, I have to try and remind myself that sometimes I just need to listen.

    “Because as soon as she tells me something, I go ‘Well, I’ll phone this guy and I’ll do this’ and she goes ‘Okay, I don’t… I’m not interested, I just wanted to tell you I had this bad day.’

    “So I really struggle and I have to remind myself that sometimes what she needs in a partner is someone to listen and share it. So it’s a learning thing,” he added.

  • Dame Kelly Holmes says she’s ‘happy for the first time’ after coming out as gay this year

    Dame Kelly Holmes says she’s ‘happy for the first time’ after coming out as gay this year

    Olympic gold medallist, 52, came out as gay earlier this year as she revealed her fears of persecution when she served in the Royal Army Corps

    Dame Kelly Holmes has said that she “feels happy for the first time” after keeping her sexuality a secret for over 30 years.

    The Olympic gold medallist, 52, came out as gay earlier this year as she revealed her fears of persecution when she served in the Royal Army Corps.

    Appearing on Loose Women today, she reflected on how her life had changed since she decided to speak about her sexuality for the first time.

    She told her fellow panellists: “Since doing my documentary, called Being Me, and announcing publicly that I was a gay woman, a few months ago, it’s changed everything about me

    “I feel free, I’m happy for the first time in my life. I’ve met so many people too.

    Kelly Holmes
    Kelly Holmes has said that she feels ‘happy for the first time’ 
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    “Some people still don’t know, but fear is a debilitating factor of life.

    “A lot of fear is irrational, but a lot of people have fear in their life and mine was worrying that I’d still be in trouble from the military because it was against the law to be be gay while I was serving in the military.”

    Speaking about how she had spent 30 years hiding her secret, she said she had tried to “change the narrative in [her] head”.

    “It’s ok to have the conversations we have and to just talk normally,” she said.

    “When you’re having to constantly check yourself, everything that you say and do on a day-to-day basis, because you can’t talk about a partner, you can’t talk about where you went on holiday…”

    She came out as gay earlier this year
    She came out as gay earlier this year 
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    Kelly said that she felt liberated by the move
    Kelly said that she felt liberated by the move 
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    Interjecting, Kaye Adams said: “You probably wouldn’t have come on this show.”

    “I don’t think I would’ve even been asked, to be honest. I’ve become more free,” she said.

    In June this year, Kelly bravely came out as gay in a powerful interview with the Mirror.

    She explained that her scary brush with Covid made her realise that she needed to show the world her “real self” and that bottling things up triggered breakdowns and left her suicidal.

    Kelly admitted: “There have been lots of dark times where I wished I could scream that I am gay – but I couldn’t.”

  • Loose Women stars erupt into bitter row as Brenda fumes over Carol’s parenting dig

    Loose Women stars erupt into bitter row as Brenda fumes over Carol’s parenting dig

    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
    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
    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
    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.