ITV's Loose Women, hosted by Sunetra Sarker on Tuesday, had a significant announcement to make at the start of the show. The hour-long programme was being reduced by half, with the former Strictly and Casualty star informing viewers that they would have to condense the show into just 30 minutes due to scheduling changes for live racing from Goodwood at 1.30pm, following the lunchtime news bulletin which was moved forward to 1pm.
Joining Sunetra on the panel were Coleen Nolan, Brenda Edwards and Janet Street-Porter. Early in the programme, Janet quashed rumours that she would be participating as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2024.
Despite the shortened duration, the panel managed to cover a range of topics, including the distressing events in Stockport, their relationships with their fathers, and whether they hide treats from their family members at home.
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However, ITV isn't the only channel undergoing daytime schedule alterations this week. On Monday, BBC Breakfast was interrupted halfway through on BBC1 and transferred to BBC2 to accommodate the day's Olympics coverage.
The decision didn't sit well with viewers, with one expressing their frustration on social media: " So #BBCBreakfast moves across to BBC2, because 17 hours of Olympics are now on BBC1, and immediately repeats all yesterday's Olympic news they've already covered, ad nauseum, since 6am! Perhaps those that need this will still be on BBC1? Give us an alternative to sport, please!" reports the Mirror.
Loose Women is on ITV weekdays at 12.30pm
