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Saucy Denise Welch caused giggles aplenty in the Loose Women studio after her ‘Frank’ comment about Christine Lampard’s sex life which left the star totally flummoxed

Loose Women regular Denise Welch caused quite a stir with a daring comment about Christine Lampard’s sex life that left both the audience and the host herself totally floored.

During Thursday’s episode, the Irish beauty was visibly taken aback after her co-star’s remarks as the panel got stuck into a segment discussing the age-old question: “Does sex stop when your marriage starts?”. As they delved into the topic, Denise wasted no time getting to the heart of the matter.

As you would probably expect, she didn’t hold back and candidly shared her insights on the subject, suggesting that relationship troubles often arise when partners neglect affectionate gestures, like hugs and compliments, which she described as “lovely caring things.” However, it was Denise’s pointed reference to Christine’s husband, former football star Frank Lampard, that sent shockwaves through the studio. With a knowing nod in Christine’s direction, Denise remarked: “If one person wants it more than the other,” before dropping Frank’s name into the mix.

Denise Welch didn’t let the moment pass her by ( 
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Christine Lampard was taken aback at her co-star’s racy comment ( 
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The audience erupted into laughter, while Christine retorted: “What do you know?”. Nadia Swalha humorously noted: “Denise is wild today.” Despite the laughter, the panel eventually steered the conversation back on track. Denise clarified her stance, emphasising that mutual desire is key in any relationship. “If both of you don’t want it, then it’s totally fine,” she concluded.

OK! Magazine points out that this is not the first time Denise has waded in on other people’s love lives. Denise fiercely defended This Morning star Alison Hammond, responding to the scrutiny surrounding her love life, specifically her romance with David Putman, who is thought to be around 20 years younger than her.

Taking to social media, the Loose Women star addressed growing concerns regarding her colleague Alison’s relationship, particularly regarding the significant age gap between her and her partner. Responding to a newspaper’s report highlighting skepticism surrounding such relationships, the Geordie TV star, who herself is married to a younger man, felt compelled to share her perspective on the issue.

Denise, whose husband Lincoln Townley is almost 15 years her junior, sent a message to both the This Morning presenter and her new partner via social media, saying: “It could also work out brilliantly well and be the best thing that ever happened to her! ! ! Fabulous woman and deserves everything.”

Alison has not been quite as lucky in her off-screen love life. Although she shared her 18-year-old son Aiden with ex-fiancé Noureddine Boufaied, their relationship ended in a called-off engagement.

Loose Women stars Charlene White and Denise Welch vented their anger over the sharing of ITV newsreader Rageh Omaar falling ill live on TV

Loose Women stars Charlene White and Denise Welch have vented their anger over the sharing of a clip of ITV newsreader Rageh Omaar falling ill live on TV.

The 56-year-old presenter started to noticeably struggle with his words during a report towards the end of the news programme on Friday and straight after the show, Rageh was rushed to hospital where he immediately received treatment. It remains unconfirmed as to the nature of his illness but experts believe that he was showing early signs of a mini-stroke, called ca transient ischaemic attack (TIA).

Charlene has taken umbrage at the number of people who have been sharing the video of Rageh falling ill, with many making wild assumptions as to what happened before any reports that he was suffering with medical difficulties. The Loose Women star hit out, writing on Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter : “How about everyone stops posting and re-posting a video of a man becoming unwell live on TV. Who does that benefit? Sometimes real life isn’t just about upping your engagement figures, and upping your likes”.
Loose Women’s Charlene White has hit out at the sharing of a video of Rageh Omaar
Her feelings were echoed by her fellow Loose Women panellist, Denise Welch, who commented on Charlene’s post, writing: “My thoughts exactly Charlene. Honestly this world [angry face emojis].” Denise’s comment prompted another to add their disgust that Rageh was not taken off air to receive immediate attention. They wrote: “Totally agree with you both but where was ITV’s duty of care for the poor bloke. They should have cut the stream or went to a break immediately to get him medical attention. It’s not like it was a coughing fit etc.”

Loose Women’s Charlene White and Denise Welch unleash fury over Rageh Omaar video

A ITV News source told Mail on Sunday that the producers were trying to replace Rageh but he wanted to complete delivering the news: “The programme team were trying to replace him when they realised there was a problem. They sent the standby presenter to the set to take over but he insisted on remaining on air. No-one could get him out of his chair. He refused to move. Even when he was told he had to go and that the team had called for medical help. Everyone did everything they could to help him. Rageh is a consummate professional. He was determined to finish what he had started. It was an awful, awful night.”

Rageh was discharged the following day and is spending time at home recovering with his family. The mini-stroke condition, TIA, is caused by a temporary disruption in the blood supply to part of the brain caused by a travelling blood clot or the “furring” of the arteries.

Fiona Clark, who is a staff nurse, said she called ITV at 10.30pm and informed them that “as an ICU nurse who worked in stroke, that Rageh Omaar required an emergency ambulance, he was dysphasic, drooped left eye, slurred speech and agitated all Fast symptoms.”

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan revealed she suffers badly with loud noises and called for Transport for London to do something about the Tube

Coleen Nolan has shared the worst thing about travelling on the London Underground.

The Loose Women star took to Instagram as she was so “offended”. Sharing a clip of herself on the Tube, she asked her 357,000 followers: “I know the Tube is really quick and very handy – but why does it have to be so loud? It’s so loud.”

Covering her ears as the Tube got going, Coleen continued: “Put some oil on it because it’s honestly bursting my ear drums. I can’t stand it. I have noise, what’s that thing, about loud noises? I have that. It’s not a phobia, but it really offends me.” Over the top of the clip she tagged Transport for London and wrote: “Love the Tube, but please sort the sound. Love Col xx.”

Earlier on in the day when she appeared on the Loose Women panel the 59-year-old opened up about her own terrifying stalker experience as her and her fellow hosts discussed new Netflix show Baby Reindeer. The show follows the real life story of Richard Gadd, who was stalked by a woman and sent hundreds of messages and correspondence after meeting in a pub.

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She revealed she suffers with loud noises and urged TfL to ‘put some oil on it’ ( 
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Coleen explained that her and her siblings had been stalked during their singing career but she was also left terrified when the police feared she would personally be targeted by someone else after their release from prison.

Describing the experience as the “scariest thing”, she shared: “They were worried I was going to be [stalked]. So they found out someone who was about to be released, who was obsessed, and six months before, they came to me and said they think this is going to happen. They had this amazing person, who gave me advice about what I should do.

“It was really, really scary – and you do have that constant looking over your shoulder. It was the scariest thing and it happened obviously a few times within my career. Me and my sisters had a really scary guy that was stalking us.”

She added: “He had this thing that we were all married to him. He’d kick off when he found out we had boyfriends and he’d threaten to put a bomb in one of the theatres we were in, and the bomb squad came out and actually caught him. There was another part of me – and he had severe mental health issues – there was an element with me where [I sympathised with him].”

Paul O’Grady’s widow Andre Portasio also appeared on Tuesday afternoon’s show in his first TV appearance since the much-loved presenter’s shock death at the age of 67 last year. Discussing how he had been coping since Paul died, Andre said: “I love watching him and to me, now I’m sort of accepting he’s gone. It took me quite a long time to get to this position I think.“To begin with, it was really a shock. I stayed in the house. I was getting letters and flowers and it was too overwhelming. In hindsight now, I see how much it has really helped me and the support, and I want to thank everyone that wrote to me. It was just the kindness of everyone that will stay with me forever.”

Dickie Arbiter locked horns with Denise Welch on the set of Loose Women this Monday, May 6, as the panellist took a stand against the harsh criticism targeting Meghan Markle.

Meghan Markle has come under fire more than once throughout her time on Prince Harry ‘s arm and Denise Welch has had enough of the relentless backlash.

The Loose Women panellist was seething this Monday, May 6, when Dickie Arbiter, former press secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth II and to King Charles III before he was crowned last year, was in the studio to speak about the monarch’s cancer battle.

But while the conversation began smoothly, it inevitably took a turn when Dickie addressed the elephant in the room – can the monarch ever repair his strained relationship with his son, Prince Harry?

Royal fans will recall the latter snubbed life as a senior working royal alongside his wife Meghan for a fresh start across the Atlantic and the Duchess of Sussex has been more criticised than ever before since.

Denise Welch took a firm stand in favour of Meghan Markle and called out Dickie Arbiter on the set of Loose Women ( 
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Meghan also faced a wave of criticism when she was first rumoured to be dating Prince Harry in 2016 and the couple have publicly condemned the negative media scrutiny they have both received, personally, as a couple and as parents for their two children, Archie and Lilibet.

For Denise, Meghan and Harry’s decision to leave Windsor and Frogmore Cottage behind was nothing short of logical and tensions emerged at lightning speed as she vehemently defended them – calling Dickie out for his own criticism of Meghan Markle.

“If I may say, do you not think there is a reason why Harry did such a thing?”, the 65-year-old initially asked, referring to the Duke’s decision to leave the UK for the US.

Denise then summarised the heartbreak surrounding King Charles III’s family, wounds first stemming from the monarch’s marriage with Lady Diana “when he was in love with Camilla.”

“It ruined a lot of Diana’s life”, Denise claimed. She then recalled how a young Prince Harry witnessed his mother’s death after a fatal car chase with paparazzi before he was forced to walk publicly behind her coffin and accept Queen Camilla as his stepmother.

“Then he has a wife who is completely and continually trashed by the media, including your good self”, Denise added while turning to Dickie, while some audience members began to applaud her. “I am just sick to death of the bashing that this woman gets (…) we continually berate this woman every day.”

When Dickie argued that the Sussexes have received criticism over their choice to leave the Royal Family, Denise furiously doubled down: “Why would they not walk out? Why would they want to spend their life in a country that hated them?”

Coleen Nolan quickly intervened to stop the situation from escalating, reminding the panellist that she hadn’t expected a “debate” to take place in the studio. But Denise continued to seethe as she added: “don’t have a guest on (…) I can say what I like!”

The segment left many ITV viewers with their jaws dropped as they swarmed over to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts. “Well done Denise, you wiped the floor with Dickie. Thankyou for not being scared to be a voice for H@M”, one of them commented.

Another agreed: “Makes me laugh that people are saying Denise isn’t nice for standing up for Meghan and Harry, yet it’s fine for so many “nice” people to have s****** them off for the past 6+ yrs”, just as a third applauded the panellist for her strong stance: “Well said Denise, you are the voice of fairness and reason.”

However, one TV watcher predicted a reprimand was ahead for Denise due to Coleen’s intervention. “I think Denise is going to be getting a firm talking to when @loosewomen is off air! However if she is passionate about a subject why shut her down? I thought #LooseWomen promotes strong women and opinions?”

Loose Women star Judi Love has set social media ablaze with speculation after her chilly reaction to the fact Lorraine Kelly won the 2024 TV BAFTA Special Award

Loose Women star Judi Love raised eyebrows when she appeared to roll her eyes over Lorraine Kelly winning a prestigious TV BAFTA award.

The 43-year-old lunchtime talkshow panelist has been a regular member of the Loose Women line-up since 2020. On Sunday night, Judi, 64-year-old Lorraine and a string of other huge stars of the small screen gathered together at London’s Royal Festival Hall to sit through the 2024 British Academy Television Awards ceremony.

Acting and presenting talent from major shows including Happy Valley, I’m A Celebrity and Succession were up for awards – with the change of winning statuettes and the admiration and congratulations of their peers. However, some fans have been left wondering if there is beef between ITV stars Judi and Lorraine as cameras cut to the Loose Women star as the early morning TV host made an acceptance speech after being crowned the winner of the BAFTA Special Award.

The gong was awarded to her for her outstanding contribution to the television industry – as she has been on screens for four decades as of this year. Lorraine was handed her award by Brian Cox – and was cheered on by the theatre full of stars.

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As she bowed out of her acceptance speech, Lorraine cheerfully quipped: “I’m on the telly tomorrow, but I’m going to celebrate tonight. Thank you so much!” Cameras then showed I’m A Celeb hosts Ant and Dec smiling manically while clapping away. Then The Sixth Commandment star Anne Reid was shown politely clapping along.

But as cameras moved to Judi, she could be seen looking far from impressed, was seemingly refusing to applaud, and rolling her eyes. The moment was seized upon by those watching the awards show from home – sparking a flurry of amused commentary.

One fan on X wrote: “Judi Love’s reaction to Lorraine’s award” – alongside two skull emoji’s implying they were ‘dying’ over the response. Another gasped online: “I’m with Judi.” While some suggested Judi’s reaction was down to Lorraine’s well known ‘part time’ approach to appearing on her own daily show.

One fan joked: “Judi knows Lorraine not coming back to work this Friday haha.” But others suggested it was a case of sour grapes, with one fan commenting: “Why are the #loosewomen so bitter.”

Judi Love’s reaction to Lorraine Kelly winning the 2024 TV BAFTA Special Award has gone viral ( 
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Taking to Instagram after the ceremony, Judi expressed her delight at being nominated for an award. Her show, Loose Women, was nominated alongside Lorraine for the Best Daytime award – but both lost out to winner the BBC’s Scam Interceptors.

Sharing snaps from the red carpet, the TV star wrote: “What a beautiful day! It’s been a honour to be nominated for best daytime show @bafta I want to thank the amazing production team @loosewomen that are constantly evolving the show and setting the pace for new content, diverse stories and topics that reflect the audience!! Even more fantastic that the black history month special episode was nominated with @realandypeters @charlenewhite @babatundecomedian.”

Saira Khan has opened up about her time on Loose Women and the real reason she decided to quit the ITV chat show after five years on the panel back in 2020

Saira Khan, the former Loose Women panellist, has opened up about her time on the show, why she decided to leave, and the friendships she maintains post-exit in a candid chat. In an exclusive with Woman’s Own magazine, the one-time Apprentice star who shot to fame as the runner-up in the inaugural 2005 series reflected on her stint from 2015 to 2020 on the panel of the hit daytime TV show.

She explained her departure from Loose Women, saying: “It was more about me growing up and saying, ‘Look, this is what I like, and this is what I don’t like,’ and some of the things that go on, I was just not comfortable with it, and I think you have to be honest with it.”

“It doesn’t mean you’re falling out, it just means it’s not enough for me.”

READ MORE: Kelly Osbourne slams exec that branded her ‘too fat for TV’ and ordered her to ‘lose weight’

 

Khan also dished on her current ties with her ex-co-stars. “I recently went out with Ruth [Langsford] to go and see Coleen [Nolan] on her solo tour in Blackpool,” she revealed.

“I keep in touch with Andrea [McLean] and Denise [Welch]. I know people think I fell out with them all, but it wasn’t about the girls, it was more about me to be honest with you.”, reports OK!.

Post-Loose Women, Saira took on the gruelling SAS: Who Dares Wins, joining celebs like Kerry Katona, James Cracknell, Alexandra Burke, and Wes Nelson. She’s also been seen on the Jeremy Vine on 5 morning show, which she admits to preferring over her Loose Women gig.

“I wouldn’t go back to Loose Women I’ve done that and I think I’ve come out of it realising I want to move forward, and I want to do things that I really enjoy,” she shared. “Also, Jeremy Vine gives me space to talk about politics as well as just talking about my private life and who I am. I think people can get a bit bored of that, and the same subjects.

“I also like the diversity of it, and that it’s not just all females there’s men and women, and I quite like that. It’s a bit more real life, and you can have a bit more laughter.”

When she joined Jeremy’s show earlier this year, she told The Mirror : “After taking a few years off the telly, it was nice to be back and I didn’t realise how much I missed it. It was Jeremy [Vine] who persuaded me to come back.”

She added: “I think it’s good to have a break and I feel more confident now about who I am and what I want to say.”

Queen Camilla Gives Emphatic Update on King Charles’ Health Amid Cancer Battle

Queen Camilla isn’t sugarcoating her opinion on the condition of King Charles III’s health as he continues undergoing outpatient treatment for cancer.

Over the weekend, the queen shared another update regarding her husband’s battle with an unspecified type of cancer. And just like the last time she spoke about the king’s health, Camilla shared the new insight with equal parts hope and sass.

On Saturday, June 8, the queen reportedly told novelist Lee Child, who appeared at the second annual Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey, that His Majesty is “doing fine except he won’t slow down and won’t do what he’s told,” per a recent Sky News report.

 

 

While it’s seemingly apparent that Camilla would have preferred the 75-year-old monarch to have taken more time off before returning to his royal duties earlier this spring, it’s more than evident that Charles has plans to continue catering to his responsibilities as a working royal.

Late last week, the royal couple attended the U.K.’s national commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. During the emotional June 5 event, Camilla was photographed with tears in her eyes as she sat next to the king during the poignant occasion.

This Saturday, June 15, the royals will be present at another big occasion–but in light of Charles’ cancer battle, one of the traditions has been tweaked to keep the king more comfortable.

Trooping the Colour, the King’s annual birthday parade, is set to take place in London at the end of the week. Instead of arriving on horseback, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Charles would be riding in a carriage instead.

While several other members of the royal family will be at the weekend event, Kate Middleton is not one of them.

The Princess of Wales has already apologized for her absence, noting that she’s very proud “of the entire regiment ahead of the Colonel’s Review and Trooping of the Colour” and that “I appreciate everyone trooping this year has been practicing for months, and dedicating many hours to ensuring their uniforms and drill are immaculate.”

Lady Colin Campbell launches another scathing attack on Meghan and Harry

Lady Colin Campbell is never one to hold her tongue especially when it comes to the relationship between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

In her latest attack, the author says Meghan ‘played Harry like a piano’ and ‘got everything she wanted’ as a result.

Lady Colin Campbell is never one to hold her tongue especially when it comes to the relationship between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Pic: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock
‘I do think Meghan and Prince Harry are in love,’ she told Daily Star.

‘She played Harry like a piano, hitting the right keys until she got everything she wanted.

‘Very quickly on how Meghan was cutting a swathe through Harry’s social life, she didn’t approve of this, she didn’t approve of that, she is an operator.’

‘Very quickly on how Meghan was cutting a swathe through Harry’s social life, she didn’t approve of this, she didn’t approve of that, she is an operator.’ Pic: REX Features
Meghan and Harry met back in 2016 and were married in 2018 before stepping down from their senior royal roles this year.

Lady C says that since their marriage, the couple have not operated in line with royal protocol and these were signs of trouble ahead.

However, these attacks from the 71-year-old are hardly surprising given the fact that she has been outspoken in her criticism of Meghan for years.

Lady C says that since their marriage, the couple have not operated in line with royal protocol and these were signs of trouble ahead. Pic: REX Features
Most recently, the author said that Meghan was determined to ‘outshine’ Princess Diana and that Harry would go along with anything she says because he is ‘less intelligent’.

‘Meghan and Diana have many of the same failings. I have reason to believe Meghan and Harry have a very strong relationship and they’re far better suited than Charles and Diana,’ she said.

‘I believe that Meghan is in control. She wears the trousers and is as dominating, charming and captivating a personality as Diana was in the marriage. I believe Meghan’s ambition was always to outshine Diana.’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Snubbed by King Charles, Not Invited to Trooping the Colour for Second Year in a Row

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did not receive an invite to Trooping the Colour event. Trooping the Colour 2024 will take place on June 15.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will miss the 2024 Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of the British monarch’s birthday, for the second year in a row. According to reports, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not receive an invitation to the annual festivities, which take place on June 15. They were also not invited to last year’s ceremony, the first-ever Trooping the Colour, held in honour of King Charles III.

 

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Suits star gave brutally honest answer after being asked why Meghan Markle didn’t join cast at latest reunion

The Duchess of Sussex did not join the cast at the Golden Globes

Meghan Markle was clearly not up for getting another piece of pie with the lads.

Suits has been off the air since 2019, but remained as the most-watched series on Netflix last year.

The legal drama was watched for a total of 57.7 billion minutes, beating The Office‘s previous record of 57.1 billion, set in 2020.

And the show was originally shown on the USA Network and became available on Netflix shortly after, airing from 2011 to 2019.

For those unaware, the programme centres around college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), who begins working as a law associate for Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), despite never attending law school.

The all-star cast also includes Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane, Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson, Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen and Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt.

Fans were delighted when the group reunited during the Golden Globes in January of this year, however, many noticed how the Duchess of Sussex wasn’t there.

During a chat with reporter Marc Malkin on the red carpet, Gina Torres said: “Well, when it all came through we were texting each other. Our text thread is insane right now, it’s exciting.”

The interviewer then pressed the actor about her former co-star Markle, who announced she would not be reprising her role of Rachel Zane shortly before revealing her engagement to Prince Harry in 2017.

Gina Torres, Sarah Rafferty and Meghan Markle on Suits. (Nigel Parry/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Malkin asked: “Who texted Meghan and said ‘you’ve got to come to the Golden Globes!’”

Instead of fluffing up an answer, Torres was brutally honest about the reason behind the cast’s lack of communication with the Duchess of Sussex.

Just like her character Jessica Pearson, Torres didn’t mince her words.

She responded: “We don’t have her number. We just don’t.”

Adams and Macht were both presenting at the star-studded ceremony and were later joined on stage by Torres and Rafferty to deliver the award for Outstanding Drama Series, which HBO hit show Succession took home.

Despite Markle supposedly leaving the chat, Torres reassured Suits fans there was no animosity between them.

The Hannibal star, 55, added: “She’ll see, she’ll watch. She’ll be happy that we’re here.”

Adams, who played the smooth talking protagonist Mike Ross in Suits, also gave some insight into the cast’s texting habits while at the Golden Globes.

Suits remained the most watched show of 2023. (Shane Mahood/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

He said: “Mostly, I’m just trying to get Gabriel to respond. Honestly, he’s slow on the text and he has like six different numbers now because he lives in England.

“So, we’re just trying to find out which number works.”

Markle and husband Prince Harry also came up in conversation during Jo Koy’s controversial opening monologue, which has received mixed reviews.

He made a veiled jab at the ‘rich, white and dysfunctional’ Royal Family, before zoning in on the couple.

Koy told the crowd: “Succession has nine nominations. Just a great series about a rich, white, dysfunctional family, all scheming… oh, wait, that’s The Crown. I’m sorry.”

The comedian then took a swipe at the Sussexes about their pricey Netflix deal, saying: “Harry and Meghan Markle got paid millions for doing absolutely nothing. And that’s just by Netflix.”