Dame Kelly Holmes issued a warning to her Loose Women colleagues, within moments of being revealed as the show's new panellist.
The news that double Olympic champion Kelly, who won both 800 and 1500m gold at the Athens games in front of millions of viewers back at home, was joining the line-up of the ITV lunchtime discussion show was confirmed on Wednesday morning, with Loose Wome n editor Sally Shelford added: "We are thrilled and honoured to have Dame Kelly Holmes join the Loose Women panel. She is a national treasure and an inspiration to us all. We can’t wait to get her take on the topics of the day.
While she wasn't actually in the studio, Kelly made her debut via video link just hours, later speaking to her new co-stars from a gym as Christine Lampard, Linda Robson, Nadia Sawalha and Brenda Edwards shared their delight at getting to work with her. On the immediate subject of joining the panel, Kelly, recently seen on screen ion her own documentary Being Me and as a team captain on BBC's All Star Games, said: "I am so excited! I don’t think I’ve had this much of an adrenaline rush for so long"
