Loose Women star admits she is ‘absolutely devastated' as her friend and co-star has been axed in brutal ITV cutbacks
LOOSE Women star Nadia Sawalha has revealed she's 'devastated' after a friend and co-star was axed from the show amid the brutal ITV budget cuts.
It was recently reported that as of next year Loose Women will
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Nadia has revealed she's 'devastated' after a co-star lost his job on Loose Women
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Lee has been the show's warm-up act since 2017
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Kaye confessed she's had sleepless nights over the changes
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Now Nadia, 60, has confirmed the huge change and told how it means one of her friends will no longer have a job on the show.
Speaking in
'I am totally devastated by this fact, I can't get over it at all. Not only because the audience is so important for the show, but also my dear friend Lee who I work with every day.'
Comedian Lee Peart has been the Loose Women warm-up act since 2017.
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Last month it was announced that
The shock move came as part of broader budget reductions across the channel, which also included halving Lorraine's airtime to 30 minutes and airing it only during school term times.
Nadia's fellow Loose Women star
Speaking on her podcast,
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The 62-year-old confessed: 'It did come out of the blue.
"I didn't anticipate it, which is probably stupid in retrospect. You get into a sort of rhythm of life.
Watch as Kaye Adams breaks silence on Loose Women cuts
"I had a couple of sleepless nights I have to say, because it's just like the rug's been pulled from under your feet – what has been familiar.'
ITV's daytime TV schedule changes in full
Good Morning Britain will be extended by 30 minutes to run from 6am to 9.30am daily.
Lorraine will run from 9.30am-10am, on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year.
During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run from 6am to 10am.
This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year.
Loose Women will be in the 12.30-1.30pm slot, again on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year.
The changes will take effect from January 2026.
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