Loose Women's Denise Welch details 'rough' weeks as she explains show absence

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Loose Women's Denise Welch has bravely opened up about her recent struggles with depression. Kaye Adams introduced the topic by explaining that Denise's 'unwelcome visitor', her term for depression, had been making its presence known.

Denise shared: "Yeah, so I had a really rough two weeks, which I'm still in a bit. I just did a podcast and a big article saying how I've been free for five years of clinical depression.

Sadly, the unwelcome visitor paid me another visit, so I've not been well for a couple of weeks." She continued: "I just wanted to come on here because what I need when I'm poorly, I need for my friends to just know that I need time to get well." Denise explained to the panel that she needed the flexibility to return to work when she felt emotionally ready, which is why she was absent from the show the previous week, reports the Mirror.

The Loose Women star added: "When Janet returned it was up to Janet to say, 'I've had hip surgery I feel well enough to come back'.