ITV Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford opens up about heartbreaking reason she still works at 84

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At the age of 84, Gloria Hunniford is deserving of some rest. She began her career as a singer in Ireland at just seven years old and has been a constant presence in the entertainment industry for the past 77 years.Now a familiar face on Loose Women and co-host of BBC's Rip Off Britain, she graces our television screens weekly.

However, it's not solely her zeal for justice and battling fraudsters that keeps her in the workforce.In an exclusive chat, she disclosed that work is her refuge from sorrow.

It's been over two decades since the loss of her daughter Caron Keating to cancer, and only half a year since the passing of her husband Stephen Way at 85, after three decades of marriage."Work makes me feel safe, because I have a structure, I know what I'm supposed to be doing," she says. "All the emotional stuff and all the heartbreak, that's the hard bit to cope with. "As long as you can take your [self] away from grief for an hour it helps clear your mind for a little while."She continues: "I've worked since I was seven and for me doing things and keeping busy is good for my head.

To do nothing would be miserable for me. My way of coping wouldn't be for everybody and I'm sure it's quite controversial, but I love work."This approach has been particularly crucial in recent months, reports the Mirror.