Staggering Loose Women wealth gap – from £77m fortune to star paid an allowance by her daughter as panellists face axe
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LOOSE Women is in crisis after sweeping changes were announced, meaning some of the show's panellists could face the axe.
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Olivia Attwood is among the show's younger panellists who have alternative - and far more lucrative - income streams
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Former Love Islander Olivia boasts social media pulling power with millions of followers
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As a result, up to a third of the 26-strong pool of presenters, which includes Denise Welch,
While the show's younger stars like
The cast have had wildly differing financial fortunes over the years.
From multi-million pound mansions and mega-bucks pay deals, to falling victim to bank scammers and battling a shopping addiction that left them broke, we take a look at the surprising Loose Women wealth gap.
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Olivia Attwood
The ex-Love Islander is one of ITV's new golden girls, hosting a string of her own documentaries including
She has an impressive 2.4m Instagram followers - something telly execs are unlikely to ignore - and is estimated to be able to earn more than £6,000 per post.
As well as her TV shows, Olivia, 33, has a successful podcast - So Wrong It's Right - and co-hosts a Kiss radio show with her pal Pete Wicks.
All of this means she has reportedly amassed an impressive £2m fortune.
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Stacey Solomon
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Stacey Solomon is another audience favourite
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Along with husband Joe Swash and their five children, Stacey has let cameras into their £1.2m mansion, Pickle Cottage, for a new reality show
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Since appearing on The X Factor in 2009 as a teenage single mum, Stacey's rise has been meteoric.
She won I'm A Celeb in 2010, with her endearing down-to-earth personality capturing the heart of the nation, and joined Loose Women in 2016.
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Her popularity with viewers saw her soon cement her place as a regular panellist.
Stacey's most savvy move was using her love of home hacks to garner millions of followers on social media.
She soon became one of Instagram's most popular 'Mumfluencers', earning an estimated £25,000 per post.
Telly bosses spotted 35-year-old Stacey's popular niche and she now has her own show, Sort Your Life out, helping families declutter their homes.
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Along with husband Joe Swash and their five children, she has let cameras into their £1.2m mansion, Pickle Cottage, for a new reality show following the ups and downs of family life.
All of this has helped Stacey's earnings soar and she is estimated to be worth more than £7m - closer to £9m if taking husband Joe's own reported £1.5m net worth into account.
Coleen Nolan
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Coleen joined Loose Women in 2000 and has been a fixture of the show for the past 25 years
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While Coleen is widely regarded as the Queen of the Loose Women, she recently opened up about her financial struggles.
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The 59-year-old rose to fame as part of the hit 70s group
She joined Loose Women in 2000 and has been a fixture of the show for the past 25 years, accumulating a reported net worth of around £4.5m.
Coleen now lives on a six-acre farm in North Staffordshire with her two children and their partners.
She recently revealed most of her money goes on bills, making her feel the squeeze 'just like everyone else', especially at the moment as hers 'is the only income coming in'.
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Linda Robson
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Linda Robson blew her fortune when spending became 'like an addiction'
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Another Loose Woman who has had more than her fair share of money worries is actress Linda Robson.
The Birds of a Feather star, 67, had to hand over control of her finances to her daughter Lauren after ending up in thousands of pounds of debt.
Admitting spending 'became like an addiction', she wrote in her autobiography: 'It had been all well and good splashing the cash when
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'I had no regular work and certainly nothing that was going to pay anything like as much as Birds Of A Feather had. I found myself trapped in spiralling debt and I knew it was a mess entirely of my own making.'
Eventually she confessed to her family, whose rescue plan involved cutting up her credit and store cards and giving her an allowance.
She explained: 'To this day I get given a set amount on a Monday and another one on a Friday, like pocket money.'
She added: 'I've been really, really rich and I've been really, really poor and I don't want to be either of them ever again.'
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Kelle Bryan
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Kelle Bryan was left in debt following a coercive relationship with an ex
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While part of girlband
But in a Loose Women discussion about The Tinder Swindler, a Netflix documentary about a scammer who stole money from women he'd seduced, Kelle Bryan admitted she had been in a similar situation, financially supporting an ex when he lost his job, and the relationship became coercive.
Now 50, she went on to explain how she gave her partner a credit card of hers to use, because she "didn't want them to feel emasculated" by having to ask her for money.
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Kelle later said the experience nearly
Accounts filed last year for her talent company Advocate Agency showed net assets of just £12,871.
Ruth Langsford
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Ruth has ample cash in the bank despite her split from husband Eamonn Holmes
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Ruth has no such financial worries, despite her acrimonious split from husband Eamonn Holmes.
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The 65-year-old raked in almost £1m from her company Hey Ho Lt, with her total dividends totalling £770,000 according to its latest balance sheet.
The annual accounts also revealed her company has more than £1.3m cash in the bank.
Christine Lampard
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Christine Lampard is a Loose Women anchor
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Christine has an estimated combined wealth of more than £77million with husband Frank Lampard
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Host Christine, 46, is another key Loose Woman who doesn't have to worry about cash.
Married to
Thanks to some savvy football moves, Frank is estimated to be worth around £75m.
But Christine is a wealthy woman in her own right with her latest company accounts showing assets of more than £2.1m.
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Kaye Adams
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Kaye Adams faced a 10-year battle with HMRC over income tax
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Journalist Kaye is also believed to boast a healthy bank balance, having been a Loose Woman since 1999, and often leads the show's debates.
The Scottish star, married to tennis ace Ian Campbell, also presents a weekday morning show on BBC Radio Scotland, and has appeared on Strictly, The Wright Stuff, GMB, This Morning and Celebrity Masterchef.
Accounts for her company Atholl House Productions showed net assets of more than £700,000.
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She hasn't been without financial stress after a 10-year battle with HMRC saw her slapped with a huge tax bill.
Kaye, 62, fought the case and won - but legal fees cost her an eye-watering £300,000.
Nadia Sawalha
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Nadia Sawalha has carved out a career as a TV personality following her stint on EastEnders
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She made her name on EastEnders and became one of the original Loose Women back in 1999.
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But Nadia, 60, has also carved out a career as a TV cook, releasing several recipe books.
Her company Dog House Media Ltd - which she shares with husband
Denise Welch
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Denise Welch has an estimated net worth of £1.6m
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Having made her name as Corrie barmaid Natalie Barnes, Denise joined Loose Women in 2005.
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Her acting and presenting career has seen her rack up an estimated £1.6m fortune according to Celebrity Net Worth, and she shares a gorgeous £1.2m country home in Cheshire with her artist husband
Denise, 66, is one of the most popular panellists, and her cheeky personality saw her crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother back in 2012.
Janet Street-Porter
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Janet Street-Porter, 78, also faced a battle with HMRC over taxes
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Thanks to a 55-year long career in broadcasting and journalism, Janet has also amassed a healthy fortune.
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Accounts filed last year showed her company had assets and reserves totalling more than £1.6m.
But like her Loose Women colleague Kaye, Janet, 78, also faced a battle with HMRC over taxes, which cost her around £60,000 in fees for specialist advice.
In the end the taxman found she owed just £4,000.
Charlene White
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Charlene White is rumoured to be worth around £1.5m
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As well as her role on Loose Women, journalist Charlene presents the ITV news.
She shares a stunning South London home with partner Andy and their two children, which they bought five years ago for £900,000.
Charlene, 44, also appeared on I'm A Celeb in 2022, pocketing a rumoured fee of £75,000.
With her property investment and TV career, she is rumoured to be worth around £1.5m.
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Gloria Hunniford
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Despite being the host of Rip Off Britain, Gloria Hunniford fell victim to scammers who stole £120,000 from her Santander savings account
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Despite being the host of Rip Off Britain, she fell victim to scammers who stole £120,000 from her Santander savings account.
Just this week Gloria has seen one of her income streams end after she decided to cut ties with a leading retirement home provider amid growing scrutiny of the sector.
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Gloria confirmed she will no longer work with McCarthy Stone after years of being paid to open new developments.
Judi Love
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Judi Love revealed she once had just £87 to her name
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She previously confessed that one Christmas, early in her stand-up comic career, she had just £87 to her name and feared her kids would go without presents.
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Thankfully, with some help and support from a loan firm, Judi, 44, was able to get a handle on her debts and her life back on track, but she never forgot the difficult situation she was in and will always have the fear of not being able to pay the bills.
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