Loose Women star interrupts show and chokes back tears as she announces death of close friend

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Charlene White has shared a poignant moment on Loose Women as she remembered her late friend Darrell, who recently died after a fight with Sarcoma cancer.

Despite a change in the show's planned schedule, Charlene felt compelled to pay tribute to him live on air. Darrell, who was very close to Charlene, lost his battle with the rare cancer last week, leaving a profound impact on her.

During the show, Charlene confessed that she ignored the producer's prompt in her earpiece about sticking to the running order because she wanted to send a heartfelt message to Darrell's wife before the ad break. "I know the director is going to go in my ear, 'This isn't what we planned, Charlene,' but I don't really care," Charlene boldly expressed.

She continued with an emotional message: "What I am going to end on now, and I know Darrell's wife is watching, I love you lots; I know that we'll get through this together as a family, as friends, as everything because sometimes friend loss can feel like family." Charlene then announced they would play Darrell's inspiring speech when he won the Inspiration Award at Sarcoma UK's Shining Star Awards as they went into the break. "He gave an incredible speech where he talked about what is important in the world," Charlene recounted. "Going into the break, have a listen to him now," as reported by the Mirror.