Nadia Sawalha admits 'growing up' on Loose Women after being 'empty-headed' at start

Coleen Nolan received an incredible surprise on Sunday – courtesy of her daughter, Ciara.MORE: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan's secret Blackpool home – detailsThe Loose Women star marked her 57th birthday on Saturday and was expecting to celebrate with an intimate family lunch.WATCH: Coleen Nolan reveals surprising reason why daughter Ciara clashes with boyfriend MichaelHowever, when she arrived at the restaurant, she was stunned to see a group of friends and family waiting.READ: Loose Women's Coleen Nolan gets candid about weight struggleMORE: Coleen Nolan makes fresh comment on Loose Women fall outSharing a clip of the big reveal on Instagram, Coleen wrote: "Just when I think @ciarafensome couldn't surprise me again she does. Thought we were just going for a nice lunch for my birthday and I turn up to 20 friends and family at the table!A post shared by Col Nol (@coleen_nolan)Coleen was surprised by her friends and family"Thanks so much to everybody that came, I love you all.

Frankie Bridge has told of how a school trip left her with anxiety throughout her childhood.

THE Loose Women ladies are hired for their big opinions and no-nonsense attitudes. So it comes as no surprise that things can often get quite heated in their telly debates - and sometimes off-screen too.

Linda Robson has spoken out on Loose Women feud rumours and revealed that the panel 'meet up with each other all the time'. The 63 year old TV actress and former Birds of a Feather star first joined the ITV lunchtime show back in 2012 and has worked with fellow panellists Nadia Sawalha, Jane Moore, Kaye Adams, Janet Street-Porter for years.

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha left her fans in stitches after she recreated Kim Kardashian's daring, yellow tape Balenciaga look. The former EastEnders star couldn't help but join in on the fun as she shared a video of herself dressed as the business mogul.

Loose Women panellist Frankie Bridge has admitted to a childhood trauma she received after visiting a war museum.The hosts Kaye Adams, Frankie Bridge, Judi Love and Nadia Sawalha were discussing a recent viral topic.A school had put on an educational display of a crime scene for their pupils and some parents were furious at the move as they didn’t think it was suitable for their children.Nadia initially said that she thought it was a “creative” way of getting children involved in learning as they are the most “voyeuristic” of people, but later changed her mind after hearing her co-hosts' answers.Judi said that she disagreed with Nadia and admitted that she would be “one of those parents down at the school” because she thought it was unnecessary to present it explicitly.She branded the performance as “ridiculous,” a “step too far” and “too close to reality because people are so “bombarded with tragedy and trauma”.Love went on to explain that different children have differing levels of emotional intelligence, meaning that they could be heavily affected by what the teacher’s thought was an engaging task.Kaye agreed that a school setting is supposed to be “a safe environment” for young learners who want to “trust and relax” without feeling “threatened in any way”.She turned to Frankie and asked her how her children would react and explained that her eldest would be “terrified” while her youngest would think it’s “great”, which she said “goes to show that all kids are different”.The mother-of two recalled an experience from her childhood: “When I was a kid, we were taken to the war museum and I still remember a lot of the things I saw there, and that caused me great anxiety for the rest of my childhood.”“My reaction to that

Nadia Sawalha had her social media followers in hysterics as she recreated Kim Kardashian's gaffer tape look. Days earlier, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star covered herself in bright yellow caution tape for the Balenciaga show at Paris Fashion Week. And 57 year old Loose Women star Nadia, who regularly impersonates celebrities on her Instagram, shared a hilarious clip of herself covered in yellow tape as she awkwardly walked across her kitchen.

Phillip Schofield gave an update to fans on Thursday afternoon about the security incident that caused This Morning to cut filming mid-show hours earlier. Viewers were left confused when the live ITV programme suddenly switched to a pre-recorded episode, unaware that the studio had been evacuated following a security alert which was called nearby. After the This Morning team had carried out the necessary safety precautions of exiting the building, they later returned and host Phillip wasted no time in letting his followers know what had happened as he assured fans he was doing well after the disruption.

Loose Women and This Morning were pulled from the air today on ITV after a security alert took place in White City, near where the two shows are filmed.

ITV bosses had no choice but to air an old episode of Loose Women after This Morning was pulled off air and replaced with a pre-recorded segment amid a "security alert". Viewers of the popular programme were left confused on 10 March when This Morning, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, was cut and an emergency tape about tree hugging played instead of its Guess The Gadget quiz.

LOOSE Women was forced to cancel today's show at the last minute as a security alert forced ITV's daytime line-up off air. Stars including Nadia Sawalha and Linda Robson are thought to have been forced to leave the studio.

Loose Women is] a women's show people always ask 'Do we get on?'," she exclaimed to The Mirror."They wouldn't ask that of a man about a men's show would they? We all meet up with each other all the time."She also broke silence on claims that she and her Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke have grown apart.She explained that they have some differences, purely in terms of TV ambitions, rather than having lost their friendship.Responding to claims that the pair had "fallen out", she replied: "She just doesn't want to act anymore.She's had enough - it's long hours."She's concentrating on her drama academies.She's very hands on, going to classes and all that."She added that the lockdown placed a strain on the pair's ability to see each other, although they have been able to meet up since.After winning Celebrity Coach Trip last year, she and Lesley Joseph have built up a close comradeship.She added jokingly: "During the lockdowns I would leave funny things on her doorstep, like Tena Lady and hair dye!"But when I was ill, both Pauline and Lesley rang me, or a member of my family, every couple of days to see how I was."Meanwhile, Linda claims that Janet Street Porter is a "pussycat" and a "loving, caring woman".Another Loose Women co-star, Brenda Edwards, who struggled emotionally with the sudden death of her musical entrepreneur son Jamal Edwards last month, is also friendly with Linda.In fact, Jamal - who founded the successful YouTube channel SB.TV and was one of those responsible for launching Ed Sheeran's career - also oversaw the rise of Linda's son Louis Dunford."My son wouldn't be in the music industry if it wasn't for Jamal," Linda insisted."He mentored him, took him to The BRITs.

A Ukrainian reporter on Loose Women was forced to cut her interview on-air short today after air-raid sirens began going off. Marichka Padalko – who is a TV journalist for one of Ukraine’s biggest channels – called in to speak to Ruth Langsford, Frankie Bridge, Janet Street Porter and Kéllé Bryan about her decision to stay in Ukraine to report on the ongoing conflict when things were forced to come to an abrupt end. As she was speaking on-air, Marichka’s colleagues began running around frantically in the background and the journalist announced that she was going to have to leave to cover for her colleagues due to an airstrike being announced.

Loose Women presenter Janet Street-Porter has faced backlash from model and businesswoman Caprice Bourret, after writing an unfavourable article about her on International Women’s Day.

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has opened up about her feelings surrounding the death of Jamal Edwards. Jamal, who was the son of Loose Women’s Brenda Edwards, died last month aged just 31 years old.  Susanna, 51, was interviewed for an International Women’s Day photoshoot with Fabulous Magazine on the day after news of Jamal Edwards’ death broke. The star spoke on the topic of sisterhood, and voiced concern over her ITV colleague Brenda Edwards, 53, who had just lost her son.Susanna told the publication: “I didn’t sleep when I heard the news. “I tossed and turned all night.

Loose Women has been cancelled on ITV in the week commencing March 14, as ITV have decided to give their regular day and lunchtime schedule a shake-up. Instead, Cheltenham Festival will take priority as the channel proceeds to air lots of the horse races. While the panel chat show normally airs Monday to Friday from 12.30pm to 1.30pm every week, it will instead only be airing on Monday.The Cheltenham races remain some of the biggest of the year, and ITV will be showing their television coverage of the event throughout the week.

She then added that the team is filled with women who “want the best for you” and she feels lucky to be part of the show.“You’ve got intelligent women who love this programme and only ever want the best for it and are there for you. “I learnt that pretty quickly and I’ve loved the ride ever since. “I feel really blessed to be a part of their clan.” She was also asked by OK! Magazine about the biggest misconception viewers have of the show.Co-star Nadia Sawalha chimed in, adding that the gang haven’t yet had a chance to party and get drunk. Charlene explained she’s heard a lot about “legendary” Loose Women parties, but has not yet had a chance to take part in one. Nadia said: “Now we just need to get drunk more – we haven’t had a chance to party!” Charlene added: “All I hear about is the legendary Loose Women parties and I’ve not been able to have one.”“When we can, we’ll hire a nice place and go and have fun.

To celebrate International Women's Day, the stars of hit ITV daytime show Loose Women came together to chat exclusively with OK! VIP's about life on and off screen. In the exclusive video, Katie Piper, Charlene White, Jane Moore and Nadia Sawalha can be seen posing for our glossy photo shoot and breaking out with laughter, jokes - and even a bit of dancing.

We’ve often wondered what it would be like to be part of the Loose Women panel. And now, after being in the ladies’ presence during OK!’s exclusive shoot to celebrate International Women’s Day, we think we’ve got a pretty good idea. While it’s an often overused cliché, what you see on screen is exactly what you get off it – if a little more potty-mouthed and chaotic.

Loose Women hosts Katie Piper and Jane Moore have opened up on what life is like behind the scenes on the popular ITV daytime talk show.They also silenced rumours of tension behind the scenes, as well as spilling backstage secrets including "messy nights out" and endless WhatsApp messages, during an interview to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8.Speaking to OK! Magazine, Katie Piper put an end to rumours that there was tension between panellists on the programme, saying: "Everyone’s different in their own way, and that’s what makes the show fresh each time."There’s nobody you dread working with as everyone’s there in their own right and brings something unique."Reflecting on the fiery on-set debates during Loose Women, Jane Moore also explained that the arguments are soon forgotten about off-set, adding: "In the ad breaks, we’ll say, 'That was a bit fiery, wasn’t it?'"I have an issue when people say, 'Jane Moore and Nadia Sawalha cat fight on Loose Women.' Please, come on, we’re past that. "They never do it about two blokes on a news programme and it's so lame.

She explained the “evolution of female friendship" to prove her point.Jane said: “When women get together, they might talk about their marriage, their kids, or something in the news, but each time their perspective might have changed.”The two are part of a panel alongside other regulars, including Charlene White, Nadia, Coleen Nolan, Denise Welch, Christine Lampard and Frankie Bridge.Kate said that her and Jane’s friendship continues off-screen “We have a WhatsApp group and even when you’re not on the show, it’s going off.”She also spoke about International Women's Day and what it means to be part of a female-centric show. Katie said that it was “brilliant” to be part of a show which celebrates women from all walks of life. She feels she learns something new every time she goes to work. The presenter also said that it was a “new dynamic” for her, as she was used to filming documentaries. She said: “It’s brilliant that Loose Women celebrates diverse women from all walks of life. “You go to work and learn something new every single show.”Katie then went on to discuss the recognition she and the other stars receive when they’re walking on the streets. She explained: “We get so many people stopping us when we’re out and about and saying, ‘I’ve been going through a tough time and the show really saved me’ – particularly through the pandemic.Katie also said that she feels it’s important to have shows like Loose Women where you get more of a female-dominated viewpoint. She said: “I also think it’s important because I’ve done a lot of political debate shows that are male dominated.“I think we’ve heard enough of the male view. “It’s nice to hear a female perspective from time to time.”