Loose Women star and proud mum-of-five Stacey Solomon is feeling emotional after her son Leighton, 11, leaves the family home for a week for an exciting school trip

Stacey Solomon will be feeling lonely this week as her second eldest child, Leighton, is heading off for a school trip.

The Loose Women star, is a proud mum-of-five and is kept busy caring for Zachary, 15, Leighton, 11, Rex, 3, Rose, one, and baby Belle.

Sharing her emotions after waving goodbye to Leighton who has headed off on a trip with his school friends, Stacey gushed over her kind and caring son as she admitted that she felt lonely already now that he has left the family home for a couple of days.

Stacey took to Instagram to share a sweet snap of her son before he embarked on his journey.

The sweet photo saw Leighton smiling before he hopped on the bus and before he set off on his adventure.

The sweet photo saw Leighton smiling before he hopped on the bus and before he set off on his adventure ( 
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“Because it’s Leighton’s last year of primary school, his year has gone away for the week,” Stacey penned alongside the snap.

“I’m so excited for him but I already miss him. The little ones love Leighton so much and he’s the funniest and cheekiest boy.

“Can’t wait to get him back but hope he has the best time,” the proud mum-of-five added.

Stacey’s sweet family post comes after the Loose Women star sparked speculation she could be set to take on Phillip Schofield’s role on This Morning.

Stacey is in the running to bag Phil’s job
The television personality, 33, left fans guessing she could fill Phil’s shoes as she discussed an ‘exciting’ meeting.

Philip, 61, quit the ITV show on Saturday with immediate effect amid a rumoured ‘feud’ with co-star Holly Willoughby.

Since his departure, there has been much speculation as to who will take on the vacant role.

Stacey is no stranger to the show, as she has appeared many times to discuss her organisational skills and tips.

It was previously rumoured ITV were eyeing up Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash to join the show’s line-up ( 
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Phillip has departed This Morning after 21 years ( 
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Stacey shared a pic of a diary on a fluffy cream rug, as well as writing an emotional message.

On one of the diary pages she had handwritten the phrase: “September 2023!”

She added: “Just had one of the most exciting meetings of my life. I can’t even tell you how excited I am to share this with you soon. My dream.”

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Following the post, fans took to Twitter to discuss Stacey as the next This Morning star.

One said: “After all the #ThisMorning madness, I think they should just ask Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon to be presenters! They would be perfect!”

Another added: “Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon would be brill together as hosts.”

Last year, it was rumoured ITV were eyeing up Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash to join the show’s line-up amid all of the backlash surrounding ‘Queuegate’.

Emotional Loose Women star Denise Welch reflected on a huge decade personally as she turns 65 today and says she hopes she’s got 30 more fun-filled years ahead of her yet

Denise Welch says she is only just getting started at 65 – and promised she’ll still be having a good time in 30 years!

The Loose Women star celebrated the milestone today with her sexiest ever photo shoot.

Stripping off and into an array of sensational clothes for OK! Magazine, she says she’s nowhere near ready to slow down.

Looking back at the highs and lows of her life and discussing her plans for the future, the telly favourite wants to party on until her 90s.

Knowing how to have a good giggle without a drink in her hand, the sober actress is very much full of life after making some big decisions in the last decade.

It’s her sexiest ever shoot – and Denise says he’s got 30 years of fun still to come!

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“When I say 65, I think of some little doddery old person, whereas I certainly don’t feel like that now,” she explained.

“When I was 60, I decided to flip the narrative in my head. You can either say, ‘Oh my God, I’m 60, I qualify for a bus pass,’ or you can say, ‘I’m only 60. I might have 30 good years ahead of me!’ My dad, up until the week he died, was pretty much partying and I want to have that love of life and be as fit as I can be until I pop my clogs.”

Denise certainly doesn’t class herself as the “drink police” and will still attend parties.

 

Denise Welch strips off for ‘sexiest shoot’ ever at 65 and vows to party until she’s 90

Emotional Loose Women star Denise Welch reflected on a huge decade personally as she turns 65 today and says she hopes she’s got 30 more fun-filled years ahead of her yet

Denise Welch says she is only just getting started at 65 – and promised she’ll still be having a good time in 30 years!

The Loose Women star celebrated the milestone today with her sexiest ever photo shoot.

Stripping off and into an array of sensational clothes for OK! Magazine, she says she’s nowhere near ready to slow down.

Looking back at the highs and lows of her life and discussing her plans for the future, the telly favourite wants to party on until her 90s.

Knowing how to have a good giggle without a drink in her hand, the sober actress is very much full of life after making some big decisions in the last decade.

It’s her sexiest ever shoot – and Denise says he’s got 30 years of fun still to come!

She made some big decisions in the past ten years and one was to recognise that life starts at 60 ( 
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“When I say 65, I think of some little doddery old person, whereas I certainly don’t feel like that now,” she explained.

“When I was 60, I decided to flip the narrative in my head. You can either say, ‘Oh my God, I’m 60, I qualify for a bus pass,’ or you can say, ‘I’m only 60. I might have 30 good years ahead of me!’ My dad, up until the week he died, was pretty much partying and I want to have that love of life and be as fit as I can be until I pop my clogs.”

Denise certainly doesn’t class herself as the “drink police” and will still attend parties.

But the former Coronation Street star leaves when everyone starts “getting bladdered” – and isn’t about to give up that side of her life yet.

See all the photos and full interview in this month’s OK! Magazine

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Just over 11 years ago, Denise Welch made a decision that changed her life forever. Waking up after a night out in London, she was hit with the sobering realisation that in a drunken stupor she’d pulled a door off its hinges and smashed a vase.

After years of binge-drinking, Denise knew she had to quit alcohol for good.

The morning after the night before, her now-husband Lincoln Townley was at the foot of her bed, presenting her with a video of her antics, which she couldn’t face watching.

He continues to support her, and Denise has a huge network of friends who support her on her sobriety journey – former Loose Women panellist Carol McGiffin being one of them.

“Especially [because] of the state I was in,” she told the publication.

Denise told OK! she’s going to be loving life for decades to come!
“I was in my early fifties and I was still drinking. When I look around at so many of my friends who are either stuck in a rut, or have that attitude of, ‘I’ve made my bed I’ve got to lie in it,’ or people who are single but don’t want to be and find it difficult to find love later in life, I feel very lucky.

“To have the marriage I have now, with someone who loves me as much as he does – I’m not religious, but I do feel blessed as they say.

“Neither of us take our marriage for granted – ever. When I say work at it, it’s not hard work, but we do prioritise it.”

Turning 65 appears to be no problem for her.

“This decade has been one of the happiest in my life for two reasons,” she added. “One is that I met my husband and I have an incredibly happy marriage that I love and I nurture. And two because I got sober.

“My life was a mess for many parts of a decade and more before. Not all the time, but I was dealing with an addiction which impacted my family and myself.”

 

Loose Women presenter Judi Love says she hopes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can ‘find peace’ after the couple claimed they were involved in a ‘near catastrophic car chase’

Loose Women’s Judi Love says she’s ‘praying’ for Harry and Meghan after their recent run-in with the paparazzi.

The couple claimed they were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” last week as they left an awards ceremony in New York City.

In a statement, Harry’s spokesperson said the “relentless pursuit” lasted more than two hours by half a dozen vehicles.

Many celebrities have defended the couple in light of what happened to Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, and now Judi, 42, has had her say on the matter.

She said: “It was shocking to hear that Prince Harry, Meghan and her mum Doria said they were in a “near catastrophic” pursuit by the paps in New York.

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“I pray that one day they’ll live a life of peace, and will feel safe,” reports OK! magazine.

Despite the Sussex’s claims about the seriousness of the car chase, some, notably Piers Morgan, discredited their story.

The TalkTV host shared a photo of Meghan in a taxi smiling, quipping: “An hour into the supposedly terrifying ‘near-catastrophic’ car chase with paparazzi.. and the mood seems one of amusement.”

Meanwhile, the New York Police Department released a statement regarding the couple’s claims, saying they “assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”

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They continued: “There were numerous photographers that made their transport challenging. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination, and there were no reported collisions, summonses, injuries or arrests in regard.”

In response, Judi said: “I’ve seen comments from the NYPD and from a taxi driver at the scene, who said there had been no collisions, injuries or arrests, but we can’t imagine the level of fear they must have felt knowing the awful way Princess Diana died.”

The incident happened after Harry and Meghan left the Ziegfeld Theatre in midtown Manhattan where the Suits star was honoured at the Women of Vision Awards.

Meghan was reportedly left ‘shaken’ by the incident ( 
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The Mayor of New York Eric Adams called the incident “reckless and irresponsible” in a press conference in which he slammed the actions of the photographers.

He said: “New York City is different from a small town somewhere. You shouldn’t be speeding anywhere but this is a densely populated city,” he added, noting the amount of traffic and movement and people on the streets.

He added there are not many people who don’t recall how Harry’s mother died in a high-speed chase in 1997 after trying to flee paparazzi in Paris.

Michaela Strachan spoke out on the reasons behind axing popular BBC series Autumnwatch on Friday’s Loose Women

Michaela Strachan joined Loose Women on Friday to talk about the new series of Springwatch, which begins on Monday, but during the chat, the presenter addressed the BBC’s decision to axe the sister show Autumnwatch.

BBC viewers were outraged earlier this year when the BBC announced its plans to scrap Autumnwatch while invest more money into its sister shows Springwatch and Winterwatch.

During her appearance on Loose Women, panellist Jane Moore asked: “I’m baffled – why did they axe Autumnwatch? What was the thinking behind that?”

Michaela explained: “It’s all to do with budget and if you think what the BBC has put on this year, there’s been a lot of expense.”

“People love that show,” Jane interjected. “People love both [Springwatch and Autunwatch].”

Michaela continued: “We have to be realistic, less people are buying the licence, there is more choice of what to watch, budgets have got smaller and we the production was given a choice of either, cutting the budget on everything or getting rid of one of them.”

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The nature lover revealed she believes the production team behind Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch “made the right decision”.

“Springwatch, which starts on Monday I’m really looking forward to it, is at the heart of the ‘watches’ and it’s the season I love best because we can really get into the stories of the

BBC sparked outrage earlier this year when it announced it was axing Autumnwatch after 17 years.

The official statement reads: “These are challenging times financially and we need to make difficult decisions and focus our resources on content that has the highest impact. Sadly, this means that Autumnwatch will not be continuing. Instead, we are investing more money into Springwatch and Winterwatch, as they are most popular with audiences.

“We are incredibly proud of the Watches and would like to thank the presenters and production team who will continue on Springwatch when it returns in May for three weeks, and Winterwatch when it returns next year for one week, reduced from two weeks.”

It has been claimed that members of the Loose Women panel were ‘livid’ that they had to deal with the fallout of Phillip Schofield’s affair as one Loose lady made a formal complaint

A number of panellists on ITV’s Loose Women have reportedly been left furious that they were dragged into the fallout of Phillip Schofield’s affair with a much younger member of ITV staff while he was still married.

Phillip, 61, has been dropped by his talent agency YMU after the affair, which was not illegal, and has also stepped down from ITV completely – meaning he will no longer host the British Soap Awards next week.

In a bombshell statement, Phillip admitted the affair but refused to name his former colleague, with whom he had a relationship with.

In a statement shared on Friday evening, Phillip said: “I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning. Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship. That relationship was unwise, but not illegal. It is now over.”

ITV bosses have said they have been left shocked by Phillip Schofield’s statement and admission of his affair and later insisted they launched an investigation in 2020, but were lied to.

However, new claims have been made that the ITV employee was moved to Loose Women from This Morning after Phil and the employee’s relationship “turned sour”, leaving the stars “livid”.

One of the show’s stars is said to have even made a formal complaint about the situation.

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It was also claimed by the Mail Online’s Dan Wootton: “I spoke to a number of the Loose Women presenters personally who were livid and worried that they were having to deal with the very real fallout of Phillip’s mixed up professional and personal life.

“At least one of the stars had made a formal complaint to management.

“Another told me: ‘We shouldn’t be having to deal with Phillip’s messed up situation. We love (the young worker) but he’s very troubled now. What if he can’t cope?’”

The Mirror have contacted ITV for comment.

On Friday night Phillip admitted to having an affair with the younger male This Morning employee, while he was still married, in a bombshell statement.

The TV presenter – who quit his 20 year run on This Morning last week – said the relationship occurred during his 30 year marriage to Stephanie Lowe, with whom he shares two daughters.

Phillip covered up the fling for years, which he said was in a bid to “protect” his former colleague, but insists the relationship was not ‘illegal’.

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The former This Morning star confessed he had lied to ITV, his colleagues, his agent and his family and friends.

“I am making this statement via the Daily Mail to whom I have already apologised personally for misleading, through my lawyer who I also misled, about a story which they wanted to write about me a few days ago,” Phillip began.

“The first thing I want to say is: I am deeply sorry for having lied to them, and to many others about a relationship that I had with someone working on This Morning. I did have a consensual on-off relationship with a younger male colleague at This Morning.

“Contrary to speculation, whilst I met the man when he was a teenager and was asked to help him to get into television, it was only after he started to work on the show that it became more than just a friendship.

“That relationship was unwise, but not illegal. It is now over.”

The former This Morning star went on: “When I chose to come out I did so entirely for my own wellbeing. Nobody ‘forced’ me out. Neither I nor anyone else, to my knowledge, has ever issued an injunction, super or otherwise, about my relationship with this colleague, he was never moved on or sacked by or because of me.

“In an effort to protect my ex-colleague I haven’t been truthful about the relationship. But my recent, unrelated, departure from This Morning fuelled speculation and raised questions which have been impacting him, so for his sake it is important for me to be honest now.

“I am painfully conscious that I have lied to my employers at ITV, to my colleagues and friends, to my agents, to the media and therefore the public and most importantly of all to my family. I am so very, very sorry, as I am for having been unfaithful to my wife.

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“I will reflect on my very bad judgement in both participating in the relationship and then lying about it.

“To protect his privacy, I am not naming this individual and my deepest wish is that both he and his family can now move on with their lives free from further intrusion, and that this statement will enable them to do so. I ask the media now to respect their privacy. They have done nothing wrong, and I ask that their privacy should be respected.”

Following his confession, Phillip’s agency YMU cut ties with Phil.

Mary Bekhait, Group CEO of YMU, said: “This week, we have learned important new information about our client Phillip Schofield. These facts contradicted what Phillip had previously told YMU, as well as the external advisors we had brought in to support him.

“As a result, on Thursday we agreed to part company with Phillip, with immediate effect.”

Holly Willoughby has also broken her silence, claiming that Phillip lied to her after she questioned him on the rumours.

Her statement read: “It’s taken time to process yesterday’s news.

“When reports of this relationship first surfaced, I asked Phil directly if this was true and was told it was not.

“It’s been very hurtful to now find out that this was a lie. Holly.”

The Mirror has reached out to an ITV spokesperson for comment on this story.

Loose Women star Linda Robson said she was warned taking part in 2017 series Gone To Pot about taking cannabis would be ‘career suicide’

Linda Robson says she was told her 50-year showbiz career would be over after signing up for a controversial TV show.

The Loose Women star was one of five celebrities who took part in ITV series Gone To Pot back in 2017.

She joined EastEnders star Pam St Clement, actor Christopher Biggins, sports star and presenter John Fashanu and darts player Bobby George on the show.

It followed the stars as they toured America on a psychedelic tour bus to explore how cannabis is used for recreational and medicinal purposes.

During the trip, Linda and the rest of her co-stars tried cannabis in various forms and the show – which called for it to be legalised in the UK – was a hit with critics and viewers alike.

But Linda has since revealed she was warned by her agent that she would be committing ‘career suicide’ if she took part.

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The 65-year-old told The Sun : “My agent thought it was risky when I was asked to do Gone To Pot.

“She said, ‘I don’t think you should do it. You’re a daytime face on television. You’ll probably never work again.’

“But I said, ‘The series I’m doing is for ITV. I do most of my work for ITV anyway so I don’t see how it can hurt in any way.’”

Linda revealed the deciding factor was what her three kids – Lauren, 40, Louis, 31, Roberta, 27 – thought.

When she asked them whether or not she could do the show, the reply was a resounding yes.

She shared they told her they thought she was ‘the coolest mum in the world’ and were all for her taking part.

And it doesn’t appear to have hurt Linda’s career in any way, as she suspected, as she is still a regular presenter on Loose Women.

The Mirror exclusively revealed Linda has just landed a part in a big screen gangster film, which will begin filming later this year.

The star is said to be “excited” to take on her first movie role in 10 years as part of British flick Bermondsey Tales: Fall of The Roman Empire.

Linda, best known from classic sitcom Birds of a Feather, plays Kath, a mob boss’s relative.

She will star alongside ex- EastEnder Maisie Smith, 21, and Kidulthood actor Adam Deacon, 40.

Insiders told The Mirror producers were desperate to land Linda and are ‘thrilled’ she has agreed to play Kath.They feel she is perfect for the role and will do a brilliant job of bringing it to life,” a source added.

Ruth’s Langsford’s husband Eamonn Holmes claimed the Loose Women star felt ‘demeaned’ by former This Morning host Phillip Schofield in a bombshell interview on GB News

Four years ago, tangible evidence of discord between Ruth Langsford and Phillip Schofield first became clear for viewers to see.

While delivering a line to camera for Loose Women in 2019, Ruth was abruptly cut off by Phillip – leaving her visibily shocked and upset.

Yet this wasn’t the first time that Phil had upset Ruth and the other panellists, according to her husband Eamonn Holmes.

Despite just a year later comforting and supporting Phil, 61, when he came out as gay, Eamonn has now sensationally claimed Ruth and her Loose Women colleagues felt “demeaned” by the presenter, whose career lies in ruins after he admitted to having an affair with a young runner while he was working on This Morning.

So, as viewers are still reeling from Eamonn’s ‘truth bombs’ in his GB News interview, here’s the lowdown on Phil’s ‘feud’ with his wife…

Phil cuts off Ruth on Loose Women

Ruth was fuming after being awkwardly cut off by Phil while she was previewing Loose Women in 2019.

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The host was introducing the line-up when the former This Morning presenter stopped her talking mid-sentence.

Phillip shouted: “Guys, we’re going to have to jump in there and stop you I’m afraid because we’re a bit tight for time on this end.”

Open-mouthed Ruth threw her hands out in confusion as Phil added: “Thank you Ruth and we’ll catch you guys a little bit later.

Turning away from the camera, looking extremely put out, Ruth insisted: “I only had about two more words to say – don’t worry.”

Eamonn defends Ruth

Following the awkward exchange on Loose Women, Eamonn stuck up for Ruth, saying he felt ‘sorry’ for the way Phil had treated her.

Defending his wife, he told the Daily Mail Weekend magazine: “Phillip is renowned for snubbing people. He’s very passive-aggressive. It’s up to Ruth to say how she felt, but I was feeling hurt for her. No-one would have snubbed me like that.

“I have a good Belfast street fighter in me. I would be direct. I don’t go for presenters who think they have a special privilege or aura or influence.”

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Awkward interaction between Ruth and Phil at the NTAs

When This Morning won Best Live Magazine Show at the National Television Awards in 2020, viewers noticed an awkward interaction between Phil and Ruth.

After Holly began her acceptance speech, Phillip went on to say: “We have an amazing team…you are the best team on the telly, we love you so much, we love getting up in the morning and standing on the shoulders of all the hard work that you’ve done.”

Phil then asked Ruth to say a few words, but a source claimed to the Sun Online the entire exchange was staged.

They told the publication: “Ruth has never been invited by Phil to speak during an NTAs acceptance speech before until now.

“It was clearly all staged by bosses at This Morning, but Ruth clearly bristled when Phil put his arm around her.”

Ruth appears to make a dig at Phil after ‘feud’ with Holly

Ruth seemed to reference Phil’s reported fall out with Holly earlier this month when the Loose Women panel discussed dating.

They were asked if they would let someone set them up with a friend, with Coleen Nolan revealing she would gladly accept her friends’ choice of partner.

“I would trust all of you to pick a blind date for me – well would I?” Coleen said, before hesitating.

Ruth said she should trust her, before quipping: “We might be feuding at the time!” leaving the others in hysterics.

Viewers also picked up on how ‘ecstatically happy’ Ruth looked when speaking to Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary on air the day after Phil quit This Morning.

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Eamonn accuses Phil of demeaning his wife

In his bombshell interview, Eamonn referenced Phil and Ruth’s exchange on Loose Women back in 2019.

Speaking about the Broom Cupboard star’s ‘arrogance’, he said: “He was so rude, so dismissive of the Loose Women.”

Claiming a ‘good presenter’ would have been able to deal with shaving off 20 seconds off their given time slot, Eamonn continued: “He was so rude to Ruth, saying: ‘Why are we doing this [introducing the Loose Women line-up? What’s the point of this?’

“I know the Loose Women felt very demeaned.”

Michaela Strachan spoke out on the reasons behind axing popular BBC series Autumnwatch on Friday’s Loose Women

Michaela Strachan joined Loose Women on Friday to talk about the new series of Springwatch, which begins on Monday, but during the chat, the presenter addressed the BBC’s decision to axe the sister show Autumnwatch.

BBC viewers were outraged earlier this year when the BBC announced its plans to scrap Autumnwatch while invest more money into its sister shows Springwatch and Winterwatch.

During her appearance on Loose Women, panellist Jane Moore asked: “I’m baffled – why did they axe Autumnwatch? What was the thinking behind that?”

Michaela explained: “It’s all to do with budget and if you think what the BBC has put on this year, there’s been a lot of expense.”

“People love that show,” Jane interjected. “People love both [Springwatch and Autunwatch].”

Michaela continued: “We have to be realistic, less people are buying the licence, there is more choice of what to watch, budgets have got smaller and we the production was given a choice of either, cutting the budget on everything or getting rid of one of them.”

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The nature lover revealed she believes the production team behind Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch “made the right decision”.

“Springwatch, which starts on Monday I’m really looking forward to it, is at the heart of the ‘watches’ and it’s the season I love best because we can really get into the stories of the wildlife.”

BBC sparked outrage earlier this year when it announced it was axing Autumnwatch after 17 years.

The official statement reads: “These are challenging times financially and we need to make difficult decisions and focus our resources on content that has the highest impact. Sadly, this means that Autumnwatch will not be continuing. Instead, we are investing more money into Springwatch and Winterwatch, as they are most popular with audiences.

“We are incredibly proud of the Watches and would like to thank the presenters and production team who will continue on Springwatch when it returns in May for three weeks, and Winterwatch when it returns next year for one week, reduced from two weeks.”

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha has made a cryptic swipe at Phillip Schofield amid his This Morning exit, over a ‘feud’ when she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2015

Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha has taken a swipe at Phillip Schofield after he quit This Morning over the weekend.

Phil made the decision to leave the show ‘immediately’ after 20 years amir reports of a ‘feud’ him and co-star of 13 years Holly Willoughby, with rumours mounting that the pair were “barely speaking” off camera.

Since leaving the ITV show, This Morning guests and stars including Clodagh Mckenna, Rochelle Humes, and Matthew Wright have all shown their support for Phillip.

Former ITV star Piers Morgan also claimed the departing presenter “deserved a better send-off”.

However others including Amanda Holden and Eamonn Holmes, have used the time to make digs at Phil.

Phillip’s dramatic exit from the daytime show has remained largely unaddressed on other ITV shows such as Good Morning Britain and Loose Women.

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Addressing the ‘radio silence’, Nadia said on her podcast Coffee Moaning: “This story with Phillip and Holly is just huge, it’s just everywhere. There’s so much speculation and so much chat.

“I think everybody at ITV, like my colleagues, and whether I’m doing a live Instagram or on [YouTube], there is the constant question of why haven’t we said anything? Why are we not saying anything? It is difficult, because I do have a rule.”

She added: “There are people who don’t stick to that rule and I believe that a certain person who is in the news at the moment didn’t stick to that so much with me a long while ago. I’m just going to leave that there…

“Something that I never actually heard but that [my husband] and friends told me while I was in Big Brother.”

Nadia continued: “I don’t know Phillip and Holly. They pass around the studios but I’ve never had a cup of coffee with them, I’ve never sat and had a chat with them.

“But I have a rule – and I think it’s a good one – that I don’t bad-mouth people that are colleagues. I think that’s what makes you a decent person or not.”

Phillip quit This Morning over the weekend ( 
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Nadia made a cryptic mention of a ‘feud’ after her Big Brother appearance ( 
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First to show their support for Phillip was celebrity chef Clodagh McKenna, who posted a gushing tribute to Phillip but remained silent about Holly.

Appearing on the show following the drama, Alison and Dermot paid tribute to Phillip, but eagle-eyed This Morning fans immediately flocked to Twitter to accuse the pair of appearing ‘insincere’ when speaking of the fallen presenter.

Rochelle Humes also broke the mold to pay tribute to Phil as she made it her business to show the fallen presenter just how much is mentoring helped her to excel in her presenting career.

This Morning regular Matthew Wright has said that he is ‘gutted’ for Phillip.

Meanwhile, Josie Gibson took to Instagram on Monday to post two very cryptic quotes.

One quote read: “Remember, being happy doesn’t mean you have it all. It simply means you’re thankful for all you have.”

And another quote read: “I think the most beautiful thing in the world is watching the light come on in someone’s eyes, after they have been lost in the dark for so long.”

Former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes has claimed that out of all of the Loose Women panellists who work on ITV, ‘only one’ had a soft spot for Phillip because the friendship ‘opened doors’ for her – while the rest openly disliked the fallen presenter

Eamonn Holmes has sensationally claimed that only one Loose Women panellist ever liked Phillip Schofield – and it was simply because he ‘opened doors’ for her.

The GB News presenter, 63, who previously hosted This Morning on Fridays with Ruth Langsford before being replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, blasted Phillip, 61, as a ‘narcissist’ and claimed he ‘abused his power’ in an explosive interview with Dan Wootton on GB News last night.

As well as claiming that Phillip’s affair with a young This Morning showrunner was ‘covered-up’ by ITV bosses, Eamonn went on to claim that out of all of the Loose Women panellists who work on ITV, ‘only one’ had a soft spot for Phillip – while the rest openly disliked the presenter.

Admitting that he felt relieved to finally be ‘exposing’ his former colleague Phillip, and ITV as a whole, Eamonn told Dan Wootton that the Loose ladies distanced themselves from Phil as much as they could.

“There was probably a minority of one [Loose Women] who actually liked Phillip Schofield. One Loose Women out of ten or twelve,” Eamonn claimed during the explosive interview.

Eamonn told Dan Wootton that the Loose ladies distanced themselves from Phil as much as they could ( 
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“And while I think it’s fine with people like me talking about this – and people like Amanda Holden, who has been very brave throughout all of this – but then people are abusing me.

“They’re saying ‘what are you talking about? You were as bad. You must have known’.

“All I can say is that I’m a good person. I know that I’m a good person.”

Eamonn then went on to discuss the formal complaint that his wife, Ruth Langsford, made to ITV bosses about Phillip’s ‘rude behaviour’.

“That was about his rudeness. This nonsense he has said in his statement denying the toxicity at ITV and saying that ITV and This Morning is a happy place – Holy God, what planet does this man live on?

“He created an atmosphere where people hated him.

Eamonn Holmes claimed only one of the Loose Women panellists liked Phillip Schofield ( 
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“People would avoid him in the corridor. He was so rude to the Loose Women and he was so dismissive.

“We always had to do this handover between programmes from This Morning and Loose Women about what was coming on next. The Loose Women always felt very demeaned by the whole thing because he was always so rude to them.

“I know the one Loose Women star who liked Phillip, and she probably only did so because she liked mixing in circles where she thought would open doors for her.”

It comes as a number of panellists on ITV’s Loose Women have reportedly been left furious that they were dragged into the fallout of Phillip Schofield’s affair with a much younger member of ITV staff while he was still married.

Phillip has been dropped by his talent agency YMU after the affair confession, and has also stepped down from ITV completely – meaning he will no longer host the British Soap Awards this weekend.

Following the fallout from Phil’s confession, new claims have been made that the young ITV employee was moved to Loose Women from This Morning after Phil and the employee’s relationship ‘turned sour’ leaving the Loose Women stars ‘livid’.

One of the show’s stars is said to have even made a formal complaint about the situation.

It was also claimed by the Mail Online’s Dan Wootton: “I spoke to a number of the Loose Women presenters personally who were livid and worried that they were having to deal with the very real fallout of Phillip’s mixed up professional and personal life.

“At least one of the stars had made a formal complaint to management.

“Another told me: ‘We shouldn’t be having to deal with Phillip’s messed up situation. We love (the young worker) but he’s very troubled now. What if he can’t cope?’”

The Mirror have contacted ITV for comment.