Loose Women
British talk show with a rotating panel of four women.
ITV broadcasts the British talk show Loose Women, also known by the abbreviation LW, each weekday from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.[1] Four female panelists on the programme discuss their personal experiences and a variety of subjects, including politics, current events, celebrity gossip, and entertainment news.[1] The programme's 3,000th episode aired on 15 May 2018, and its 25th anniversary was marked on 6 September 2024.[1]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Talk show
- Creator
- Diane Nelmes
- Presenter
- Ruth Langsford
- Kaye Adams
- Christine Lampard
- Charlene White
- Music
- Patrick Duffin
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- Loose Women: 29; Live Talk: 2
- Executive producers
- Emma Gormley
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha were the original presenters on the show.[2] The show was known as Live Talk from 2000 to 2001.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show halted production on 22 March 2020, and its time slot was filled with repeats of earlier episodes.[3] On 5 September 2022, the programme brought back its live studio audience and debuted new opening titles.[4]
The 25th anniversary of Loose Women was celebrated on 6 September 2024, which also marked the launch of Silver September Month; the panel that day featured Kaye Adams, Linda Robson, Judi Love, and Nadia Sawalha, with original panellist Jane Moore appearing via video from Spain.[5]
What the cited sources add
The HuffPost UK article notes that Loose Women has proved to be one of the most enduring shows on TV, thanks to its mix of topical chat and tongue-in-cheek banter.[6] The same article states that much of its success is down to the women who have graced the panel, with Denise Welch, Carol McGiffin, Jane McDonald, Lisa Maxwell, Lynda Bellingham and Carol Vorderman regarded as Loose Women legends among fans.[6] The Daily Mirror article reports that Linda Robson said returning to work on Loose Women proved essential to her recovery.[7] Robson stated that Loose Women has helped her through some really tough times.[7]
Robson also said she enjoys going to work "with her mates" every day.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Loose Women" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Loose Women celebrates 3000 shows with the outrageous Loosie Awards!", itv.com, 15 May 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Loose Women" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "LOOSE WOMAN: THE KAYE ADAMS COLUMN", Daily Record, 4 August 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Loose Women" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Loose Women and Lorraine live shows cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic as Good Morning Britain is extended", Metro, 22 March 2020; "Loose Women and Lorraine live shows cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic as Good Morning Britain is extended", Metro, 22 March 2020; Earp, "Loose Women is returning to TV on Monday with some social distancing measures in place", Digital Spy, 28 April 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Loose Women" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rodger, "Loose Women announce change to shows from September", BirminghamLive, 2022-08-03 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Loose Women" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "ITV.com" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Percival, "12 Stars You'd Totally Forgotten Were Loose Women, As Show Celebrates 20th Birthday", HuffPost UK, 6 September 2019. facts only, no text reused. huffingtonpost.co.uk
- "Linda Robson says returning to Loose Women saved her from 'rock bottom'", Daily Mirror. facts only, no text reused. mirror.co.uk
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Loose Women (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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