Ruth Langaford had some big news for Loose Women fans on Thursday when she revealed there'd been a shake-up on the panel, which viewers were quick to react to.
As they do at the end of every episode of This Morning, Ruth's former colleagues Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby cut to the Loose Women studio were they were greeted by Ruth. But rather than the anchor being joined by three female panellists, she confirmed that for the penultimate show of the wee, the panel would consist of her and Frankie Bridge, as well as male celebrities ark Wright and Stephen Bartlett.
Ruth revealed that ex TOWIE and I'm A Celebrity star Mark and Dragon's Den newcomer Stephen were on the show as they prepare to take part in this Sunday's Soccer Aid for UNICEF. As Ruth had finished her preview, Phillip and Holly brought This Morning to an end before ITV cut to adverts.
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And, then as Loose Women started the opening titles were changed to Loose Women & Men, with Ruth and Frankie welcoming Mark and Stephen to the panel within moments of cameras rolling. Over the course of the hour long show, the quartet discussed everything from long distance relationships to the importance of keeping check on your health.
Thursday's show wasn't the first time that men had at on the panel of the lunchtime discussion programme, with a number of Loose Men special, featuring the likes of Vernon Kay and Roman Kemp, have now aired.
Many regular Loose Women viewers were quick to have their say online. Taking to Twitter, one posted: "It's good to see LW mixing it up today & including men on the show. In recent years conversations have become dull & repetitive. Their hope of ever winning an award is at zero level. Lets hope they raise their game and make it an interesting prog again."
A second responded: "Makes a refreshing change. Good programme and discussion," but far less impressed, a third tweeted: "I really didn’t think day time tv could get worse than loose women, until I have just switched on to loose men."
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