Loose Women is a British panel show that has been broadcast on ITV since 6 September 1999. The programme was originally broadcast from Norwich before moving to London and focuses on a panel of four female presenters, who interview celebrities, discuss their lives and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip. The show's current anchor presenters are Ruth Langsford, Andrea McLean and Christine Lampard.
The programme has been simulcast in the Republic of Ireland on be3, since January 2015. Its 3,000th episode was broadcast on 15 May 2018.
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Presenters
The panel comprises four women from various professions in the entertainment and journalism industries.
Carol McGiffin holds the record for the most appearances; she appeared in 1,197 episodes between 2003 and 2013 and again from 2018, followed by Andrea McLean, Coleen Nolan, Sherrie Hewson, Jane McDonald, Kaye Adams, Janet Street-Porter, Denise Welch and Nadia Sawalha respectively.
Series 1-3
Adams and Nadia Sawalha were the original presenters on the show. Sawalha left in 2002, after the birth of her first child; Adams kept the role for the first ten series until the end of 2006, when she left to go on maternity leave.
Adams, Sawalha, Jane Moore and Karren Brady were panellists for the very first episode and Ruth Langsford appeared in the second episode.
Series 4-10
Denise Welch, Gloria Hunniford and Linda Robson first appeared as guest panellists during the third, fourth and fifth series respectively before later becoming regular panellists. McGiffin and Hewson began their stints as regular panellists at the start of the fourth series, whilst Nolan had a brief stint in the second series before returning regularly from the sixth series.
Series 11-17
From 2007 to 2009, the presenter job was mainly shared by McLean and Jackie Brambles. Following Brambles' departure in August 2009, Kate Thornton took over from her during the following month and continued to present the show in rotation with McLean until August 2011. Jane McDonald also took a 16-month hiatus to focus of her music, returning in 2012. On 14 December McDonald announced her return live on air with a surprise phone call. Following a relaunch in September 2011, the role of presenter was shared between McLean and Carol Vorderman, replacing Thornton, coinciding with the departures of Nolan, Zoë Tyler and Lynda Bellingham. McDonald returned on 16 January 2012. Linda Robson was introduced as a regular panellist in 2013, after appearing several times previous as a guest stand in.
Series 18
Loose Women underwent a presenter revamp for its 18th series, following the departure of McGiffin at the end of series 17. Long-running panellists Welch, McDonald and Lisa Maxwell also departed from the programme in October 2013, December 2013 and March 2014 respectively.
Many former presenters were reintroduced for the 18th series of the programme. Nolan, Sawalha and Moore returned as panellists during October 2013, whilst Adams returned as presenter in November. Later, Langsford rejoined the programme as a presenter in January 2014.
Jamelia and Myleene Klass joined the programme as panellists in November 2013 and January 2014 respectively.
Series 19
The panel underwent a further presenter revamp for its 19th series following the departures of Vorderman, Sally Lindsay and Shobna Gulati. Klass and Claire Richards, who had been panellists for series 18, also did not return. Gloria Hunniford, Penny Lancaster and Judy Finnigan were announced as new panellists. June Sarpong later joined the show on 23 March 2015. The series also featured a total revamp in the style of the show, with the logo, set and theme tune changed dramatically, and the panellists walking out to their respective seats at the start, behind a smaller desk, closer to the audience.
In this series a book club, Loose Books, was introduced; a panellist picks a book which the audience and the other panellists read. The first was chosen by Nolan called 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins which as a result went to number 1.
Series 20
September 2015
Having featured prominently throughout series 19, Judy Finnigan and Linda Lusardi did not return to the panel, though their departures were not officially announced. Businesswomen Hilary Devey and Saira Khan were announced as new panellists, while former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson temporarily joined the regular panellists as cover for Jamelia, whose absence was due to her participation in Strictly Come Dancing. September also marked the introduction of Kaye Adams as a regular panellist (as opposed to a regular presenter), though she made guest appearances as a presenter.
January 2016
From January 2016, Katie Price and Vicky Pattison joined the cast as regular panellists, whilst Devey did not return after the Christmas break.
There was no summer break this series. Therefore, guest panellists featured heavily, notably Ayda Field, Nadiya Hussain, Martine McCutcheon, Lisa Riley and Stacey Solomon.
On 22 June 2016, Sir Cliff Richard sat down for a one-on-one interview with close friend Gloria Hunniford for a special edition of Loose Women subtitled Sir Cliff: Out of the Shadows.
On 3 August 2016, Sherrie Hewson announced on-air that she would be leaving the show. Her final episode aired on 5 September 2016.
Series 21
Series 21 began airing on ITV on 5 September 2016 - with a farewell party for Sherrie Hewson. New regular panellists Stacey Solomon, Martine McCutcheon, Lisa Riley and Anne Diamond joined during the series. Jamelia was axed from the show and Vicky Pattison didn't return for the start of the series, while June Sarpong didn't return following the show's Christmas/New Year break. Christine Lampard began serving as a presenter from late January 2017 after guest presenting a few episodes in December 2016 and early January 2017. Regular panellist Coleen Nolan made her 1,000th appearance on the panel on 5 December 2016.
Series 22
September 2017
Series 22 began airing on ITV on 4 September 2017 with Ruth Langsford, Andrea McLean and Christine Lampard returning as the show's anchors. September 2017 saw Denise van Outen join the show as a permanent panellist, having featured heavily during August 2017, while Kelly Brook and Anna Richardson joined the show in January 2018 followed by Chizzy Akudolu in March 2018. Martine McCutcheon departed at the end of series 21, and thus did not return, whilst Katie Price and Penny Lancaster ceased appearing in January and February 2018 respectively.
April 2018
Loose Women aired its last episode in The London Studios on Friday 13 April - before moving to its new home of Television Centre, London on Monday 16 April. To coincide with the move, the show's look was refreshed and a brand new set with the addition of an electronic ticker dubbed 'Loose Lipped Loosey' that runs throughout the show above the audience stands. The main presenter now opens the show with a run-down of the day's topics before introducing the panel as they walk on.
On 15 May 2018 the show celebrated its 3,000th episode with a look-back at the show's best bits and a mini-awards ceremony dubbed 'The Loosie Awards'.
On 7 June 2018 Denise Welch returned to the panel shortly followed by Carol McGiffin on 5 July 2018 after 5 year absences.
The Current Panel
See List of Loose Women episodes for presenters per episode.
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Special episodes
From the 21st series, the show has started airing special 75-minutes episodes on Bank holidays and during the holiday period:
- Loose Women & Men: featuring Andrea McLean, Peter Andre, Nadia Sawalha and Craig Revel Horwood aired on 15 January 2016.
- Loose Women & Men: featuring Andrea McLean, Larry Lamb, Linda Robson and Spencer Matthews aired on 6 May 2016.
- Loose Women & Men: featuring Andrea McLean, Ed Balls, Robert Rinder and Nadia Sawalha aired on 6 January 2017.
- Loose Women: Most Shocking Moments: a special compilation episode aired on Easter Monday, 17 April 2017 and was presented by Andrea McLean and Coleen Nolan.
- An extended taped episode aired on 1 May 2017 featuring Andrea McLean, Lisa Riley, Janet Street-Porter & Jane Moore: it was taped on 18 April 2017 after the live show was cancelled in the wake of Theresa May's snap General Election announcement.
- Loose Women & Men: featuring Andrea McLean, Andrew Flintoff, Gok Wan and Nadia Sawalha aired on 12 May 2017.
- Loose Women & Loved Ones: a special episode featuring Ruth Langsford & Eamonn Holmes, Stacey Solomon & Joe Swash, Katie Price & Kieran Hayler and guest panellist Ola Jordan with husband James Jordan aired on 29 May 2017.
- Loose Women & Men: a special extended episode featuring Andrea McLean, Katie Price, Stacey Solomon & Nadia Sawalha with the Loose Men for the show Martin Kemp, Marlon Jackson, Joey Essex & Joel Dommett aired on 28 August 2017.
- Loose Women: 18th Birthday: to celebrate the 18th birthday of the show, the original panel of Nadia Sawalha, Kaye Adams and Jane Moore fronted the show with former panellists Karren Brady, Sherrie Hewson and Kerry Katona also making appearances. Coleen Nolan and Stacey Solomon were also featured heavily throughout the show.
- Loose Women: Andrea's Hen Night: to celebrate the impending wedding of Andrea McLean and her fiance Nick, the show threw a surprise hen party with Kaye Adams anchoring the show with panellists Stacey Solomon and Linda Robson. McLean did not present the show but was on the panel. Christine Lampard, Anne Diamond, Jane Moore, Denise van Outen and Ruth Langsford appeared in the last segment of the show, but weren't on the panel. Other panellists made appearances via VT to wish McLean and Nick well for the wedding. This aired on 24 November 2017.
- Loose Women & Men: featuring Andrea McLean, Linda Robson, Denise van Outen & Kaye Adams with the Loose Men for the show Martin Kemp, Harry Judd, Robbie Savage & Jordan Banjo aired on 8 December 2017.
- Loose Women: Christmas Special: featuring Andrea McLean, Linda Robson, Denise van Outen & Kaye Adams. Christine Lampard, Nadia Sawalha, Saira Khan, Stacey Solomon and Penny Lancaster appeared in the last segment of the show, but were not on the panel.
- Loose Women & Men: Valentines Special: featuring Coleen Nolan, Linda Robson, Janet Street-Porter & Denise van Outen with the Loose Men for the show Peter Andre, Gok Wan, Jamie Lomas & Kem Cetinay aired on 14 February 2018.
- Loose Women & Men: featuring Andrea McLean, Jason Gardiner, Matthew Wolfenden & Linda Robson aired on 27 April 2018.
- Loose Women & Men: featuring Christine Lampard, John Barrowman, Spencer Matthews & Nadia Sawalha aired on 25 May 2018.
- Loose Women & Men: Soccer Aid Special: featuring Andrea McLean, Nadia Sawalha, Kaye Adams & Ayda Field with the Loose Men for the show Robbie Williams, Paddy McGuinness, Brendan Cole & Olly Murs aired on 8 June 2018.
Loose Books
From March 2015 Loose Books was launched. Similar to Richard and Judy's Book Club. The idea is that a panellist picks a book which the audience and the other panellists read. The first was chosen by Coleen Nolan called 'The Girl On The Train' by Paula Hawkins which as a result went to number 1. As of 2016, Loose Books is no longer a feature on the show.
Related programming
On 19 November 2010, as part of Children in Need 2010, Andrea McLean, Sherrie Hewson, Carol McGiffin, Zoe Tyler and Denise Welch performed Girls Aloud's song "The Promise" as Nanas Aloud.
Loose @ 5.30
Loose @ 5.30 aired at 5.30pm on ITV for two weeks from 29 May 2006. This teatime spin-off of Loose Women was a slight twist on the original format; the panel was composed of both men and women for the first time. The programme was co-presented by Kaye Adams and Ted Robbins. Panellists from Loose Women included Adams, Hewson, McGiffin, Welch, Jane McDonald and Coleen Nolan. They were joined by male panellists Jason Gardiner and Jeff Brazier.
Live Talk
Live Talk was a re-branding of Loose Women. The programme lasted for two series, the first in 2000 and the second in 2001, and was co-presented by Adams and Sawalha. Panellists from Loose Women included Adams, Sawalha, Nolan, Karren Brady and Pattie Coldwell. They were joined by new regular panellists McGiffin, Anne Diamond, Emily Symons, Jenny Powell, Jenni Trent Hughes, Denise Black, Kathryn Apanowicz, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Kim Hughes. Guest panellists included Welch (2001), Lorraine Kelly (2000), Jenni Murray (2000), Tracy Shaw (2000), Sally Gunnell (2001), Julie Peasgood (2001), Kate Garraway (2001), Lauren Booth (2001), Heather Mills (2001) and Sheila Hancock (2001).
International variations
- In the United States, The Talk began in 2010.
- In Germany, Frauenzimmer aired between 26 October 2009 and 20 November 2009. The show was cancelled due to poor ratings.
- In Australia, The Circle first aired in 2010 and has a similar format. The show, which also features cookery and makeover segments, is a popular daytime show on Network Ten.
- In France, Le Grand 8 has been aired since October 2012 on weekdays from 12.10 to 13.25 on D8 free digital terrestrial channel, part of Canal + group. The host, Laurence Ferrari, former presenter of TF1 8 pm newscast, and four panellists discuss on topics such as politics, health, trends, business and culture.
- In Ireland, Midday first aired in 2008 on TV3. Midday has been described as an Irish Loose Women but a TV3 representative said "We're not going to be like Loose Women though, they seem to do a lot of men bashing and talking about their sex lives, we certainly won't be doing that"
- In Mexico, Netas Divinas first aired in 2012. It is among the few variations of the programme to be aired in other countries, having aired in other Latin American countries as well as on Galavision in the United States.
- In Canada, The Social first aired in 2013 on CTV Television Network.
Merchandise
In late 2008, ITV released Let Loose: The Very Best of Loose Women, a DVD featuring highlights of Series 12 and 13. The DVD is introduced by Brambles and Nolan, with McDonald and McGiffin giving an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the set at The London Studios. A second DVD was released in November 2009, entitled Late Night with the Loose Women. The extended programme features McLean, Hewson, McGiffin and McDonald discussing raunchier topics than the television timeslot permits, and includes appearances by guests Will Mellor, Rustie Lee and Christopher Biggins. A 2010 DVD release saw McGiffin, Hewson, Maxwell and Welch visit New York, titled Loose Women in New York: Let Loose in the City. The DVD was released on 8 November 2010. A further DVD titled Christmas with the Loose Women was issued in 2012, presented by McLean, McGiffin, Welch and Maxwell. With behind the scenes footage.
A range of books have also been published under the brand which has expanded further with an online shop selling make-up products, champagne, personalised cups and stationery.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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