Loose Women 's Nadia Sawalha, Jane Moore, and Kaye Adams were overcome with emotion on Friday's show when Carol McGiffin made a shock return from France to greet them in the studio.
The stars were initially stunned in silence as Carol burst into the studio after convincing her colleagues she was still in France and spent the first part of the show on a video call.
Jane then revealed she had tears in her eyes as the ladies greeted Carol and wondered how on earth she had managed to keep them in the dark about her surprise appearance.
But due to social distancing measures, they were not allowed to give Carol a hug despite not having seen her in almost a year.
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