Linda Robson gushed that she "really liked" Boris Johnson and insisted that he was a "decent man" - prompting outrage from Loose Women viewers.
Her comments came hot on the heels of Sue Gray's Partygate findings, which revealed a number of failings behind the doors of No. 10.
In the dossier, she slammed the "unacceptable" treatment of cleaners and custodians who uncovered law-breaking parties and how they were left feeling "unable to raise properly" their concerns.