Loose Women has been pulled from our screens all week as part of another ITV schedule shake-up.
The programme usually airs on the popular channel straight after This Morning at 12:30pm and wraps up an hour later.
But this week ITV are covering the Goodwood Races between 1pm and 4pm.
This means that after This Morning finishes at 12:30pm, the ITV Lunch Time News is on until 12:50pm, followed by ITV News London until the races start.
The new schedule will remain in place until the start of next week.
At the end of Monday’s episode Loose Women host Ruth Langsford, 65, told viewers: ‘That’s it for today and actually for the rest of this week.
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Loose Women (panelist Coleen Nolan, pictured) has been pulled from our screens all week in ANOTHER ITV schedule shake-up in another blow
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At the end of Monday’s episode Loose Women host Ruth Langsford, 65, (pictured) told viewers: ‘That’s it for today and actually for the rest of this week
‘We’re not on this week because of the horse racing, but we will be back next Monday. Have a great afternoon!’
This isn’t the first time that the popular programme has been cancelled in recent weeks.
Back on June 17 Loose Women was cancelled due to the coverage of the Royal Ascot.
Then weeks before on June 6 the show didn’t air due to ITV airing the first Derby meeting from Epsom races.
In recent months Loose Women has hit headlines after it was revealed back in May that it has been axed for half the year and Lorraine’s runtime has been slashed by 30 minutes, as ITV Daytime bosses announced huge cuts today with job losses in excess of 220.
Recently Loose lady Janet Street-Porter revealed which stars are at risk from brutal cost-saving cuts by ITV – and which panelists are safe.
The 78-year-old has shed light on the reality behind the looming cuts proposed by the broadcaster, which are set to impact several daytime shows.
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Loose Women has been hitting headlines in recent months after it was revealed that the show has been axed for half the year (pictured Denise Welch)
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Journalist Janet Street-Porter (pictured) has revealed which stars are at risk from brutal cost-saving cuts by ITV – and which panelists are safe
Janet appears certain that the ‘older’ Loose Women stars are not likely to be cut, given they appeal more directly to the show’s target demographic.
But she warns that newcomers, younger stars or those with less experience could be at risk.
‘There are no plans to get rid of the older women despite what some people have said,’ Janet said.
The Brentford-born writer said the panel programme has gained the trust of female viewers as a place where important female-centred topics are discussed.
‘I think Loose Women has become a programme that is trusted by a lot of women because we talk about the issues that they are concerned about – whether it’s female health, domestic violence or how politicians don’t really understand working women,’ she said.
‘I think the show has managed to connect women who wouldn’t otherwise have a voice.
‘And it’s delivered with a lot of laughs because we don’t take ourselves too seriously.’
Loose Women producers are expected to cut celebrity guests from the show – and growing fears the ITV staple could even be cancelled within a year.
The long-running series usually welcomes a host of celebrities onto the panel to promote upcoming projects and have had the likes of Naomi Campbell, Elizabeth Hurley, Joan Collins, and even former Prime Minster Rishi Sunak appear.
But according to insiders, once ITV’s budget cuts come into effect in January, Loose Women will no longer have A-list guests in the studio, and the broadcast is planned to only consist of the panel debating newsworthy topics from the week.
