ITV Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha shares update about absence from show amid ‘suspension’ rumours
The presenter’s lack of Loose Women appearances has prompted rumours
Loose Women presenter Nadia Sawalha has issued an update about her future on the ITV programme after being notably absent for weeks.
The panelist also addressed speculation she had been suspended from the chat show.
Ms Sawalha, 61, didn’t give much away with the cryptic response, but has said previously the suspension rumours had been “lies.”
Speaking to Bella Magazine, she said when asked about her Loose Women position: “Let me just say this, we’ll have an answer on that very soon!”
Nadia Sawalha has starred in ITV’s Loose Women on and off since 1999 | ITV
The presenter and her husband Mark Adderley have continued to upload videos to their YouTube channel.
Speaking before about claims she’d been dropped from Loose Women, Ms Sawalha said on Instagram: “Thank you all so much for all your lovely messages but listen, don’t worry guys, there’s loads of lies going around at the moment.
“One of which is that I have been suspended from Loose Women. I have not been suspended from Loose Women.”
The actress, who starred in EastEnders from 1997 to 1999, has featured in Loose Women for 16 years on and off.
Nadia Sawalha addressed her Loose Women absence
The programme has also been part of the ITV cost-saving shake-up, which has seen the lunchtime show reduced from 30 to just 30 weeks a year, with the removal of the live audience.
The changes were implemented at the start of this year, and Ms Sawalha previously admitted she was “worried” about the restructure.
She revealed some of her colleagues who work behind the camera had been made redundant.
“We’re all going to miss the audience terribly, but how it will affect the dynamic of the show, who knows?” she pondered.
Nadia Sawalha previously said she hasn’t been axed from Loose Women
The ITV shake-up has also seen Lorraine facing cuts, while Good Morning Britain was extended by 30 minutes.
According to reports from earlier this year, a 15-page dossier was submitted to senior figures at the ITV, urging them to prevent Ms Sawalha’s return to the daytime programme.
Sources claimed that the situation sparked what insiders describe as a “civil war” within the programme.
“There is so much bad blood. Nadia has many defenders on the show, but others have made it crystal clear they will flat-out refuse to work with her,” one insider told The Sun.
Nadia Sawalha hasn’t been on the ITV show for weeks
It comes amid claims that the presenter has been “antisemitic” in her criticism of Israel.
Reports stated her colleagues allegedly view her as unpredictable, with some expressing concern that appearing alongside her could damage their own professional standing. GB News contacted ITV for a comment at the time.
Ms Sawalha first joined Loose Women in 1999, appearing regularly until 2002 before returning in 2013 to become a mainstay of the programme for the past 13 years.
Her absence has been linked to content posted on her YouTube show Coffee Moaning.
