Loose Women star Coleen Nolan has shared her true feelings about the programme’s shift in recent years.
Having been on the show for more than two decades, the 59-year-old has noticed an increase in caution due to the fear of being cancelled.
She explained to Love Sunday Magazine: “Back then, you could say what you wanted and while people might not have agreed with you, it didn’t mean you were cancelled or never going to work again.
“Now, we have to be really careful and edit ourselves. That’s the only slightly negative change.”
Despite this, Coleen expressed that she has “loved every minute” of her time on the show.
As part of celebrations for the show’s 25th anniversary earlier this year, the singer reminisced over some of her greatest memories so far.
“There are too many to list, every week there is a memorable moment on the show,” she told ITV.
“But, obviously my first time on the show, walking on as a guest for the first time was pretty nerve wracking – and dancing with Britney Spears is also up there!”
Coleen’s comments come after ex-panellist Carol McGiffin labelled the talk show “boring” following her departure last year.
Speaking to GB News, Carol said a strain over contract talks and the show becoming “too woke” impacted her decision to leave.
In conversation with Woman’s Own Magazine, she elaborated: “I don’t regret leaving. I don’t fit in there anymore. Someone, somewhere will be offended by absolutely everything. I’d rather not be on a show that panders to that.
“It’s boring – and I won’t be told what I can or can’t say.”
Despite moving on, Carol expressed that she still has a bond with some of the panellists, such as Denise Welch and Nadia Sawalha, but not all.
“Some, I have nothing in common with. As I said to them, ‘You’re not friends, you’re just people I work with, who I really like’, which horrified them,” she added.
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12pm on ITV and ITVX.