Denise Welch addresses Stacey Solomon ‘refusing to work with her’ after Loose Women debate

Loose Women stars Denise Welch and Stacey Solomon had different opinions about working from home during a discussion on the topic last month.

Denise Welch has slammed suggestions that she and her fellow Loose Women co-star Stacey Solomon are at loggerheads, following their on-screen debate about working from home last month. As their opposing views unfolded during the show, social media users claimed that the pair probably won’t be on the panel together again anytime soon, which led to a report suggesting that Stacey had “refused” to do so.

Now addressing the debate a month later, Denise, 66, insisted that it had all been blown out of proportion. Explaining to podcast hosts in America what had happened, she said: “We had a discussion on a discussion show, where you’re supposed to discuss things and maybe disagree.

“We disagreed on something, it was about young people and work ethic and since Covid, have Gen-Z become a bit more lazy and entitled, it was one of those kind of Loose Women things. Stacey said something about nurses and the NHS which provoked a great big reaction, and I actually agreed with her.”

After later seeing a report that the Sort Your Life Out star had actually refused to work with her again, Denise said she had no choice but to call out the “complete lie” on her social media as she clarified on the Scheananigans podcast: “We’re encouraged to disagree about things, it’s a talk show!”

 

Stacey Solomon

Denise Welch said claims that Stacey Solomon doesn’t want to work with her anymore are not true (Image: ITV)

During the debate, mother-of-five Stacey, 35, stressed that jobs being remote with flexible hours for working families had made life easier, particularly for those with children.

Denise on the other hand said she felt as though there wasn’t enough staff available now and claimed the country is “grinding to a halt”.

The latter ranted: “We haven’t got the staff, where are the staff? They’ve disappeared!”

Stacey replied: “They don’t disappear because they’re working from home,” to which Denise then asked: “But, where are they Stace?”