{"id":325070,"date":"2025-12-19T18:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325070\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:09:08","slug":"loose-women-presenters-emotional-as-they-bid-farewell-to-colleague-amid-itv-cuts-might-have-a-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325070\/","title":{"rendered":"Loose Women presenters emotional as they bid farewell to colleague amid ITV cuts: ‘Might have a cry’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Loose Women panel shared an emotional moment during a broadcast this week as they said goodbye to a colleague, who departed after more than a decade with the programme.<\/p>\n

The exit comes amid ITV’s cutbacks, which are largely affecting Loose Women and Lorraine.<\/p>\n

The group were emotional as they bid farewell to producer Eleanor Cotter, with Kaye Adams addressing viewers directly.<\/p>\n

She stated: “We might have a little cry today because our cherished producer, El, it’s her last day after 11 years. So, we’re gonna say we love you, El.”<\/p>\n

\"Kaye<\/p>\n

Kaye Adams admitted the group may become tearful over the poignant goodbye<\/p>\n

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Nadia Sawalha responded by saying: “It’s so sad,” as studio audience members applauded the departing colleague.<\/p>\n

Following an ad break, Ms Adams also acknowledged other staff members experiencing their final day at the show, including floor manager Katie.<\/p>\n

The heartfelt tributes reflect a period of significant change for the long-running ITV daytime programme.<\/p>\n

These farewells arrive during a period of substantial restructuring across ITV’s daytime programming.<\/p>\n

From next year, Loose Women will shift to a 30-week seasonal schedule, resulting in fewer episodes being produced annually.<\/p>\n

The programme will retain its existing timeslot from 12:30pm to 1:30pm on weekdays.<\/p>\n

Lorraine faces similar changes, with the show moving to a 30-week run and episodes being shortened to just half an hour, airing between 9:30am and 10am.<\/p>\n

When the schedule alterations were first revealed in May, sources indicated that on-screen presenters would not be affected by the cuts.<\/p>\n

\"Nadia<\/p>\n

Nadia Sawalha has spoken candidly about the ITV cuts<\/p>\n

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A source told The Sun: “It’s been a tense time since the changes were announced in May and everyone has felt on edge, like they’re singing for their supper.”<\/p>\n

Comedian and presenter Lee Peart, who has served as the show’s warm-up act since 2017, has also confirmed his departure from Loose Women.<\/p>\n

He shared the news on Facebook alongside a photograph with panellists Ruth Langford, Gloria Hunniford and Kell\u00e9 Bryan, announcing that audiences have just a fortnight remaining to see him perform before tapings.<\/p>\n

Mr Peart wrote: “Two weeks today will be my final Loose Women! A bittersweet end of an era\u2026 the goodbyes are starting as it’s the last time I’ll work with Ruth, Gloria and Kellie in this capacity!”<\/p>\n

\"Kaye<\/p>\n

Kaye Adams addressed her co-stars’ exits <\/p>\n

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Ms Sawalha spoke about his exit on her podcast Coffee Moaning, which she hosts with husband Mark Adderley, describing Peart as her “dear friend” whom she works with daily.<\/p>\n

The decision to eliminate live studio audiences from next year has particularly affected those working behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

Ms Sawalha expressed her dismay about this change on her podcast, revealing: “From next year there will be no Loose Women audience. I am totally devastated by this fact, I can’t get over it at all.”<\/p>\n

She added: “Not only because the audience is so important for the show, but also my dear friend Lee who I work with every day.”<\/p>\n

Despite the upheaval, those appearing on screen are expected to keep their positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Loose Women panel shared an emotional moment during a broadcast this week as they said goodbye to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,830,127703,96,347,28770,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-325070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity","tag-dewbs-co","tag-entertainment","tag-itv","tag-shows","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}