Nadia Sawalha reveals the fate of Loose Women stars after fears some will be axed in ITV cull
The Loose Women line-up had been left in the dark about the cuts to their lunchtime talk show, which will take effect from January.
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Sweeping changes announced earlier this month mean the female-led, lunchtime talk show will only air for 30 weeks a year.
And now Nadia Sawalha, a resident panellist on the hit show, has lifted the lid on the fate of the show with what she knows.
The Loose Women star described scenes of "shock and fear" in the corridors at ITV amid the major cost-cutting drive.
Nadia became emotional as she shared what's been happening, appearing alongside husband Mark Adderley on her YouTube channel's Coffee Moaning series.
But Nadia affirmed that all of the panellists are fine as it stands right now.
"At the moment, actually, all of us on screen are in work and are proud of what we do," she said in the video.
Before revealing this, she spoke about the kinds of contracts the Loose Women stars have, and also got tearful about the people who will be made redundant in the coming months.
NADIA'S 'SELF-EMPLOYED' REVELATION
"We're self-employed," she revealed about herself and her fellow panellists, adding how "every contract is a new contract".
She then said: "I could be let go tomorrow, I could be let go in five years - you don't know, because we're not employees. So I can't tell you anything other than I'm on until my next contract."
She added: "I feel tearful. Hundreds of people are gonna be made redundant," referring to those working behind the scenes.
Nadia Sawalha in tears as she breaks silence on chaos at Loose Women offices after 'hundreds' of shock redundancies
Speaking about the people who are being cut behind the scenes, she said how they "support us in every way" and noted how "you cannot have one without the other but it's just the way of the world".
Nadia then spoke about how television is coming to a "natural end".
ITV'S STATEMENT
This comes after an ITV source revealed: "We are not planning any radical changes to the panel.
"All of our Loose Women are hugely valued and we celebrate each and every one and the experience and opinions they bring to the show every day.
ITV's daytime TV schedule changes in full
Good Morning Britain will be extended by 30 minutes to run from 6am to 9.30am daily.
Lorraine will run from 9.30am-10am, on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year.
During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run from 6am to 10am.
This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year.
Loose Women will be in the 12.30-1.30pm slot, again on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year.
The changes will take effect from January 2026.
"Many of our long standing panellists have appeared on the show for the majority of its 25 year run on screens and those stalwart, Loose legends are at the core of the show's success and hugely popular with the audience.
"The show remains a big priority within our daytime slate, having secured a BAFTA nomination, launched a podcast and celebrated a milestone anniversary in the last year alone."
MORE ITV CUTS
Loose Women isn't the only show affected by recently announced changes at ITV, that will come into play in 2026.
Lorraine Kelly 's show has been cut to just 30 minutes a day and will also only air for 30 weeks of the year.
Good Morning Britain, with hosts including Susanna Reid, Ed Balls and Kate Garraway, will take half an hour from Lorraine and will run from 6am to 9.30am.
More than 220 jobs will be lost as part of the shake-up — almost half of the 450 employed on the four flagship shows GMB, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women.
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