Loose Women panellists – Kaye Adams, Judi Love, Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore – paid a poignant tribute to their co-star Tom as they confirmed he was leaving the show after 15 years

The Loose Women panel paid an emotional tribute to their co-star as they confirmed his departure after 15 years.

Kaye Adams, Judi Love, Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore paused the end of the ITV show today to thank their colleague, and the show’s deputy editor, Tom for his work as they paid tribute to their friend.

Tom has worked on various shows at ITV for the last 14 years and been at Loose Women for well over half of that, as Kaye said she felt “a little bit sad” as she led tributes to their “wonderful” friend as he prepares to start a new life Down Under.

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Speaking on the ITV show, she said: “Listen that’s it from us for today. I hope you’ve had fun with us today, but it’s a little bit sad for us as our dear friend and deputy editor of the show Tom is going off to a wonderful new life Down Under. We’re hoping he’s going to be a boomerang and come back to us, we will miss him so so much. He is a wonderful colleague and an even more wonderful friend.”

Nadia then went on to say: “We will really miss him and we’ll miss Mr and Mrs Sage too,” before Jane added: “He’s been in this building for 15 years and it’s going to be weird without him, but Tom we love you.”

Kaye joked they had tried to get Tom to come on the show, but he refused.

“We did try and get him to sit in the audience, but he wasn’t going to do it, but don’t worry Tom, we’re going to be with you in a few moments. Pop the champagne,” she added as the show ended and the adverts began to roll.

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It comes only a month after the show bid farewell to Donna May Clitheroe, who was departing the programme after two decades working on the programme as the lead beauty and make-up artist for the ladies.

Speaking at the end of the show, Kaye said: “Before we go, we have to say after 20 years, this is the last day of our dear friend Donna May. The heart of our make up room. She’s sat there with Ruth, I don’t think Ruth’s going to let her go.”

Donna then revealed she would be making the leap to work on her business full time, as Ruth told her: “Look at those four gorgeous women there, you do that,” as Kaye told her: “You are and will continue to be a wonderful friend to us all.”

Befor her exit, Donna worked as Head of Makeup for ITV’S Loose Women and Lorraine and said she had been at ITV for 21 years and was in the studio for three to four days a week, using her commuting time to work on her own business.