'Every brand dropped me' Andrea McLean says she lost work after quitting Loose Women

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan was spotted enjoying a day’s shopping with her new boyfriend Michael Jones.The TV star, who introduced Michael in an exclusive OK! interview and photoshoot, has been open about being thrilled to find love again after meeting her new partner on a dating app.The couple, who both live near each other in Cheshire, were seen together on Thursday afternoon after a run to their local supermarket. Coleen, 57, wore a pair of grey skinny jeans and a plaid shirt under a black puffer jacket.

ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly admitted to Express.co.uk she went from a size 10 to a size 14 over lockdown, and spoke about how her increased food and alcohol intake were partly to blame.The journalist has teamed up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) in hopes of getting her confidence and “va va voom back”.Lorraine, 62, spoke about how she was dismayed to find that she had gone from a size 10 to a size 14 due to the change to her diet over lockdown. Speaking about how the pandemic affected her, Lorraine said: “Things were different. All of a sudden, the routine in our lives went. “I mean, I still had a routine, but there were no exercise classes - maybe once a day you could walk your dogs? “And comfort eating.

Loose Women panellist Denise Welch has taken to Twitter to break her silence after her stalker was jailed for seven years after being charged with stalking, among other offences.

Loose Women star Denise Welch's stalker has been sentenced to jail after starting a fire on the TV panellist's driveway.Toraq Wyngard, 64, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court today, Thursday 7 April, and received seven years and seven months behind bars.The blaze that Wyngard started in 2020 at Denise's home caused over £4,000 worth of damage. Back in September 2021, Wyngard pleaded guilty to stalking, causing serious alarm or distress, between September 18 2020 and February 11 2021. He also admitted charges of possession of a knife, criminal damage, and arson In the wake of his actions, Denise, 63, said she's "permanently scarred".

husband Lincoln Townley was particularly impressed, writing: ‘I’m having that WIG @denise_welch IMMEDIATELY.’Get in line, Lincoln! Fans couldn’t believe it either, with one writing: ‘Doesn’t even look like u!!! Wow

This Morning last month, Brenda discussed her very busy schedule with Vera and filming Kate and Koji.She said to Holly and Phil: "[We finished] two weeks ago and I start Vera on Monday!"Phillip then asked: "And you're away for a long time aren't you?"Brenda replied: "Yeah, so sort of six or seven months."This means that filming should wrap up for Vera in the autumn, hopefully in time for the series' usual winter release.Brenda is the recipient of several accolades including one Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Cannes Film Festival Award and two Academy Award nominations.Her career breakthrough was in Mike Leigh's 1996 drama Secret & Lies, for which she received multiple awards.Since 2011, she has played the title role of DCI Vera Stanhope in the British crime drama series Vera.

She was also given pills that were more friendly with her hair than the ones she had been taking.Laura recently welcomed newborn Jesse with former co-star Mark Jordon.Because of the pregnancy, she said that her hair began to once again fall out as she couldn’t take the pills due to hormonal content.She explained: "It was so intense I don't know how I had any hair left on my head."Laura said, however, that the hair did eventually grow back.She wrote in the letter that she expects the same thing to happen again at some point in the future.Laura has portrayed Kerry in Emmerdale since 2012, while Mark, 54, played Daz Spencer between 2014 and 2019.The two met and began dating when he joined the cast to play Kerry’s brother-in-law. 

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed the inspiration behind her role as The Governess on the popular ITV quiz show.The quizzer, 63, has played the formidable role of The Governess on the show since 2010 but has now opened up on where she gets her inspiration for the part.The ITV personality told how she modelled herself on certain family members, despite not entirely getting on with them.The star made the remarks at an event celebrating International Women's Day last month.Anne revealed: "On my mother’s side, I come from a very feminist family."She went on to explain how her relatives were involved in campaigning for women's rights.She said: "My great grandmother campaigned for votes for women before the Suffragette movement."Two of their daughters went to university, my great aunt became a doctor and my grandmother studied history."Anne revealed that she took inspiration from her close relatives for her ITV character."I didn’t get on at all well with my grandmother but I sort of channel her a bit for The Governess," she added.Anne also said that she didn't get one with one of her aunts.She went on to explain how it resulted in her drawing inspiration from them to use in her role as The Governess, she told The Sun.Anne is one of six Chasers on the ITV quiz programme.She stars alongside Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis.Elsewhere, Anne confirmed that she was forced to pull out of filming for Beat the Chasers after having tested positive for Covid.In an announcement on Twitter last month, Anne reassured her 161,200 followers that she felt okay and revealed who would be stepping in to take her place.Anne wrote: "Unfortunately I’ve contracted Covid-19 so won’t be filming this series of

Anna Williamson said: “He’s so gorgeous Al.” Josiegibson85 commented: “I love this so much! “He's a real gentleman I bet your so proud you've done so well x” @NewforestJoanne joked: “Don’t do what I do Alison. “When I saw my youngest son entered a pub I was in last week, I shouted ‘my beauty!’ Lol. “Not sure he appreciated it.”Alison Hammond rose to fame after competing in the third series of the reality show Big Brother in 2002, in which she was the second housemate to be evicted.Since then, she's become a popular TV presenter and presents This Morning on ITV each Friday.

The incident occurred at the Albert Schloss bar in Manchester’s Deansgate. Simon appears to say "f*** you" to the two members of staff as they try to calm him down. Before leaving the stage, he says “I will get down.” Simon has been a regular on Corrie since 1989, and co-star Alexandra portrayed his on-screen daughter, Emma Booker. Simon could be seen earlier in the night hugging Alexandra, 28, as she stood alongside her boyfriend Joe Parker. An anonymous source told the publication that Simon was “acting wildly” and getting carried away. They added that the staff “failed to see the funny side” and this annoyed Simon. They commented: “Simon was acting pretty wildly — but more in the sense that he was in high spirits and getting carried away.“He had obviously had a good night and was out with a lot of the Corrie cast and crew.“It was all a bit of a laugh but it’s quite a plush venue and having a topless middle-aged bloke with a pot belly dancing around on stage at the end of the night is not the sort of image they want to project.“They didn’t seem to care that he was a celebrity and Simon looked pretty angry to be stopped in his tracks by bouncers.“He thought the staff had failed to see the funny side and seemed to argue with them.”

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha took to her social media on Sunday after her sister Julia made a dramatic statement last week.MORE: Nadia Sawalha stuns fans in jaw-dropping outfit – but it's not what it seemsIn the video, posted to her Instagram account, Nadia offers her top tips to followers on how to best cope with "trolls."WATCH: Nadia Sawalha takes to InstagramTalking directly to the camera, the 57-year-old said: "There's so many people who put up with trolls whether it be on social media or with a friend or a family and what does it mean, what does a troll mean?"READ: Nadia Sawalha breaks down in tears discussing her husband's mental health: 'Inside I'm really scared'MORE: Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha reveals 'not sexy' grounds for divorceNadia then goes on to describe how she personally lets go of negativity and encourages her fans to do the same.A post shared by Julia Sawalha (@missjuliasawalha)Julia posted an emotional update to InstagramIt is unclear whether the posts are related but last week Julia Sawalha, Nadia's sister, posted a lengthy statement on her social media amid their reported ongoing feud.Julia's statement read: "It makes me so sad to see young, beautiful talented people having to validate themselves on SM platforms."If I see content I believe can bring harm to them in many ways I will speak out; and I have to do so publicly as I cannot talk to them in person and, unfortunately, young people have the ability to block and delete anything and anyone out of their lives if they don’t like what they hear."That’s a passive aggressive action and deeply unhealthy, and I will post on my own page because no one can delete my narrative."I’ve posted a photo of myself to represent how I see their innocence.

Kirstie then shared that both of her children received their phones when they were 13. However, she went on to explain in her Mail On Sunday column that she still had “strict rules” when it came to phones. She has enforced the rule that her kids had to leave their phones in the kitchen overnight. They are also not allowed to keep their phones in their bedrooms and must have “phone free days.” The Channel 4 host also explained that she knew her children’s phone passwords. Kirstie said that she can pick up their phones at any point and check what they’ve been up to. She fears that her children will spend too much time indoors, scrolling on their phones. Kirstie went on to say she doesn’t want Bay and Oscar to develop “fear of missing out” when they see what their peers are up to via social media. 

Anne Hegerty, 63, has lifted the lid on her ancestral links to royalty and how her mum thought they would turn her into a “terrible snob”.The Chase star said she had explored her family tree before but wanted to solve some “mysteries”.“I did know a fair bit about my family,” the Governess explained.She continued: “There were certain mysteries I wanted sorted.There were certain things I didn’t know, certain names that were missing from the family tree so I wanted to find out about those.“And even the things I knew about, I thought I’d like to know more about.”Anne went on to explain that some of her mother’s relatives were “posh” and so she feared finding out her family history would turn her into a snob.She said: “As a child, I was always curious about this stuff and my mother was always very repressive and: ‘No, no, no.

Loose Women in December 2020 after 13 years on the popular daytime show. The ITV star has since shared her former co-star and pal, Denise Welch, 63, put her name forward for a new opportunity. The mum-of-two had recently teamed up with UNICEF to support the refugee crisis which has plagued Ukraine. The former Loose Women host explained that it was through Denise she was able to secure a hosting role at an event that was aimed to raise funds for those affected by the war in Ukraine. Speaking about the event, Andrea said: "To be honest, it came about because of my lovely friend Denise [Welch]. "She obviously has a lot of contacts in the theatre world and the acting world. "READ MORE: Mark Labbett announces new show after he's axed from The Chase © ITV Andrea McLean says Denise Welch got her a gig amid Loose Women exit

Fern Britton, 64, has said she is “still in chaos” following her split from Phil Vickery, 60.The well-known presenter opened up about her experiences with her home renovation in a new interview, saying she was enjoying the process of decluttering after recruiting professionals to help her organise her home.Fern now resides in Cornwall.She said: “I’m enjoying the home-renovation process.“It was very much a holiday home, so needed refining to actually live in.“I went mad and had a new kitchen, and turned an absolute mess of a downstairs loo, full of boots and coats and sand, into a sleeker room with a washing machine.”She admitted: “I’m still in chaos.“When all my things came down from Buckinghamshire, it blew my mind.“I hired professional declutterers to sort it all out because I couldn’t face it alone.“They’d walk past me, creating piles of cushions, books and other stuff for me to go ‘No, no, no. Yes!’ to.“It was marvellous.

He said: “Jada, I love you, G.I Jane 2, can't wait to see it.”As a result, husband Will Smith stormed the stage and slapped Chris for the quip.During the panel discussion, Laura said she couldn’t believe that Will received a standing ovation after he won an Oscar for Best Actor.“I thought, 'Why is he even there to get the award?” said the lawyer and CNN legal analyst.Continuing the discussion, Andrew said: “Part of it was, he's Will Smith.“Anyone else would have been ushered out.”Bill also spoke up about his annoyance with the fact that Hollywood stars frequently use the term “micro-aggressions” when faced with passive-aggressive conflicts.He said: “They’re always talking about micro-aggressions.“Suddenly they’re okay with this.”The host added that he thought it was a moment that showed “broken morals".

Brenda Edwards opened up about her heartbreak at losing son Jamal Edwards on social media on Thursday as she announced the launch of the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust set up in honour of her late son. Jamal died unexpectedly at the age of 31 on 20 February to the shock of his family, friends and supporters.

Carol commented on the experience on On White Wine Question Time, explaining it was somewhat beneficial to have attracted that level of attention.She said that her “mojo” tapered off after her mum died in 2003.The host added that it was seven years down the line and she was still in a position where she lacked self-esteem.But it wasn’t long before she met husband Mark Cassidy.Kate reminded Carol that she was in “deep grief” at the time, saying that such experiences close down your “emotional toolkit.”Kate confirmed that she admired Carol for speaking about the importance of remembering that it is okay to be single.“You don’t have to be with someone to be someone,” she explained.The two agreed that it was possible to be someone on your own accord, while still being perfectly happy.

Loose Women presenter Sophie Morgan has opened up about adapting to life after the car crash she had aged 18.The star, who uses a wheelchair after being paralysed from the chest down, explained that felt it was important to go into detail about certain aspects of her life. “It was a conscious decision,” Sophie, now 37, tells OK!. “I deliberately went into detail about telling the truth about some very personal things about my disability.

Brenda admitted her character’s hoard of rubbish in her car had been destroyed.This had seemingly happened in response to Covid restrictions in place on the project.As a result, everything had to be sanitised to make working on the set as safe as possible.Speaking about this, Brenda said: “When we shot the first scene in the Land Rover, I was horrified to notice that all the rubbish that Vera has accumulated had been removed and the whole vehicle sanitised.“I cried, ‘I want all Vera’s rubbish back please’.“So they sanitised all the rubbish and put it back in.

Linda Robson has revealed that her son was "devastated" to miss Jamal Edwards' funeral after he tested positive for Covid last week.The TV star, 64, appeared on Wednesday's Loose Women where the panellists discussed the topic "do we still have a moral duty to self-isolate?" It comes after Loose Women star Brenda Edwards tragically lost her SB.TV founder son Jamal last month at the tender age of 31 after a "sudden illness". Talking on Wednesday's show, Linda revealed that her "devastated" son, Louis Dunford, missed Jamal's funeral due to testing positive for Covid.