{"id":320545,"date":"2026-03-09T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/320545\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:16:09","slug":"itvs-loose-women-and-lorraine-not-on-for-weeks-amid-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/320545\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV&#8217;s Loose Women and Lorraine not on for weeks amid shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Loose Women and Lorraine will take a break from releasing new episodes but will be back soon.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In Friday\u2019s show (March 6), Loose Women presenter Jayne Moore told the audience and viewers that she looked like she was getting tearful due to her hay fever and was wiping her eyes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Just after that, Kay Adams revealed the show wouldn\u2019t be on our screens \u201cfor a few weeks\u201d, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/2179163\/itv-loose-women-announce-month-break?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Express.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n    With The Brits being hosted in Manchester for the first time in awards show history, I\u2019m a Celeb star Angry Ginge said that the North is &#8216;the place to be&#8217;, where people are \u2018a lot more welcoming, nicer and politer.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But do you agree, are Northerners friendlier?<\/p>\n<p>Vote below \ud83d\udc47\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    \u2014 Loose Women (@loosewomen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loosewomen\/status\/2028436886037864631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">March 2, 2026<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<p>  Loose Women won\u2019t air any new episodes \u2018for a few weeks\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: \u201cI thought you were getting a bit tearful!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThere is a reason to get tearful, it&#8217;s your last Loose Women for a few weeks.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe will be back next month.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cUntil then, take care, have a fabulous weekend and Easter, and we&#8217;ll see you very soon!\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Fans of the show know they usually tune in to watch all the action from 12.30pm on weekdays, but Tuesday to Friday this week, coverage of Cheltenham Festival will replace it.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Top 10 best British TV series<\/p>\n<p>  Lorraine to take a break for a few weeks<\/p>\n<p>\n  Lorraine will also take a break from its usual TV slot with presenter Christine Lampard announcing the news in Friday\u2019s show.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: \u201cThat&#8217;s all for today here, Lorraine will be back in a few weeks&#8217; time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHave a lovely weekend. See you soon.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Lorraine has been absent from the last two episodes after she lost her voice.\n<\/p>\n<p>  2026 schedule changes for ITV shows including Loose Women, This Morning and more<\/p>\n<p>\n  In May last year, ITV announced that Loose Women and other programmes would change their schedules from January 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Good Morning Britain presenters over the years<\/p>\n<p>\n  Good Morning Britain has been extended by half an hour.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  As part of changes to its daytime schedule, Good Morning Britain is now produced by ITV News at ITN, having previously been produced by ITV Studios, with its daily time slot extending from 6am to 9.30am.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  ITV shows This Morning, Lorraine and Loose Women will still be produced by ITV Studios and are to be broadcast from a new location in central London, ITV said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recommended reading:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The broadcaster also announced that both Loose Women and Lorraine will see major changes to their schedules.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This means that both chat shows will air for over half of the year (30 weeks) and Lorraine&#8217;s episode runtime has been\u00a0reduced from an hour to 30 minutes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This Morning, hosted by Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, is to remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays through the year, with panel show Loose Women (in the 12.30pm-1.30pm slot as normal) being on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year &#8211; the schedule it occupied for over a decade until 2016.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  What\u2019s your favourite morning chat show? 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