ITV Loose Women chaos as co-stars clash over 'cheating' confession

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21-07-2025

Brenda Edwards opened up on the unexpected way she met her ex husband on Monday's Loose Women as one outspoken ITV co-star disagreed with her
Loose Women stars Janet Street-Porter and Brenda Edwards clashed in today's episode of the ITV panel show. The pair, who were appearing alongside Charlene White and Katie Piper on Monday's instalment, had a disagreement over the recent Coldplay Kiss cam cheating scandal.
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After footage of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot went viral last week when they were spotted embracing in the crowd of the band's Boston gig and later, Byron resigned.
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Today, Brenda said that she believed he was 'right to step down' after the firm released a statement saying that 'standards had not been met' by his actions, while Janet argued that his personal life and the alleged affair with a colleague shouldn't have affected his ability to run a company.
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Brenda, who admitted that she met her ex-husband through work, said that it was Byron's own fault that the alleged affair was exposed because the pair were in a public space.
She said: 'They were listening to Coldplay music and swaying, and both of them ducked. Why do ducking?"
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Katie chimed in, adding that there should have been more thought by the pair as children are involved, prompting Brenda to reply that they should have considered the kids earlier.
Janet, 78, stepped in to argue that she'd seen countless affairs going on in the offices of most of the newspaper offices she worked in, claiming most of the men in charge were involved with colleagues, however she reused to name names, only to state that it goes on 'all the time' in workplaces.
The former newspaper editor, who has been married four times, has spoken out previously about her own infidelity.
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She said on Monday: 'I find it extraordinary that companies have a moral code, because I don't actually care'.
She then went on to highlight the fact the furore around the alleged affair has only meant that Astronomer's profile has been boosted.
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Janet added: "As someone who has had affairs, I would not be that judgemental. To me, I think it could be entirely innocent.'
Brenda, fuming at Janet's words, erupted: "Innocent?!'
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She then started to shout over Janet and made it clear she disaproved, reports the Mirror.
Host Charlene stepped in to end the debate before things got even more heated and brought the topic to a close. She touched on a recent Loose Women poll which found 83 per cent of viewers had no sympathy for the pair, as Brenda added she felt sorry for the wife of the CEO.
Janet also referenced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock's extramarital affair with aide Gina Coladangelo. But it was Brenda's behaviour on the show that caught the attention of viewers. One took to X, formerly Twitter. To say: "Calm the f*** down, Brenda! And what about the woman involved, hmm? Proper aggressive behaviour on display.'
Another said: "Brenda needs anger management therapy.' One ITV viewer added: "Being serious now, I really think Brenda needs some help, she is on the edge and really stressed, not normal behaviour. And another pleaded: 'Would someone please tell Brenda to stop shouting? She seems aggrieved about every single thing!"
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