TV star Denise Welch has spoken out about so-called "feuds" on Loose Women.
The 64-year-old says "vocal discussions" on the ITV show do not constitute a feud and is adamant she will "thoroughly enjoy" her return to the programme, even if there are differences in opinion with her co-stars.
In a recent podcast, she said: "We are such a happy band and we are incredibly supportive of each other. Every single day I look at the online threads and see [headlines like] 'Loose Women are rocked in chaos because Denise disagrees with Kaye' or 'Loose Women feuding again'."
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She added: "I seem to be at the heart of a lot of it but we're not feuding. Okay, we have some quite vocal discussions on set because we're all older - most of us - and we're passionate about things that we believe in, obviously."
She further said: "The main thing at the moment is Harry and Meghan. Those of you that know me will know that I have championed Harry and Meghan from way, way, way [back]. I have always been hyper aware of the fact that press about Kate [Middleton] was very different to press about Meghan."
Just last month, she had a passionate debate about the topic with co-star Jane Moore, who voiced her opinion that Harry's bombshell claims in his book, Spare, had been released solely to "make money", reports The Express. Denise vehemently disagreed and accused Jane of cutting her off mid-speech - but in spite of that, she is insistent that it is friendly banter they express on the show, where both agree to disagree.
On her Juicy Crack podcast, she argued that Harry was a "terribly hurt" man who had been given the confidence to speak out due to Meghan's influence. "He wants to right some wrongs and he wants to let people know that they were bullied out of the royal family and I truly believe that they absolutely were," she explained, voicing the divisive opinion that some fellow celebrities have disagreed with her on.
She continued: "I believe that they were in no way going to allow Harry and Meghan to shine above William and Kate or Charles." Denise argued that despite becoming King, she felt Charles was never going to attract the "reverence" that the Queen did.
Meanwhile, she sympathised with Harry: "We are hearing from a very hurt 11 or 12 year old boy who has never been able to be heard about his mother's death. He has been forced into a series of behaviours that were expected of him and he's bottled it all up - and meeting Meghan has given him the confidence to be his own man and to speak out," she insisted.
She also showed solidarity for Harry's feelings about Camilla, claiming that "his father betrayed his wife with another woman" after Princess Diana's tragic death. Denise was less sure about his comments on the war and the Taliban, suggesting they might have been "out of place and misinformed".
However, she then added she would be reserving judgment until she had read the book and seen his words "in context". The Denise Welch podcast is available here.
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