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Catherine Addison-Swan

Denise Welch refuses to say Matt Hancock's name as Charlene White returns to Loose Women

Charlene White returned to Loose Women for the first time since her I'm A Celebrity stint - and the presenter seemed keen to avoid mentioning her fellow campmate Matt Hancock after her relationship with the politician sparked a furious reaction from one of her co-stars.

The showdown that many viewers had been expecting with co-star Denise Welch was nowhere to be seen, even after Denise hinted that she would confront Charlene over her friendliness to the former Health Secretary in the jungle. Denise made no secret of her disdain for the MP's decision to sign up to the ITV show, saying on Loose Women after the news was announced: "I am fuming, and I am disgusted, and I cannot find any humour in this appointment at all."

As Charlene and Matt were forced to work together in camp and appeared to grow closer, Denise was asked by one fan on Twitter if she planned to tell her co-star exactly what she thought of the situation. "What do you think??" she replied - but if the Tynemouth-born presenter did have words with Charlene, it certainly didn't happen on screen.

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