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Coleen Nolan has addressed a reported ‘feud’ between the stars of Loose Women as she made a ‘getting on my nerves’ admission. Rising to fame as part of the Nolans with her sisters, Coleen has been working on the ITV daytime talk show since 2000 as a regular panelist. With just a few months left of the popular panel show’s normal schedule, next year will see the number of Loose Women’s episodes significantly cut. The year 2026 will see the programme airing for just 30 weeks of the year, rather than airing every single week of the year as it normally does. Additionally, the changes will see Lorraine reduced to just 30 minutes and also only airing for 30 weeks a year. Good Morning Britain is being extended by half an hour, cutting into Lorraine Kelly’s talk show’s traditional 9am start time. As it remains to be seen how the changes will affect the show, reports have emerged in recent weeks claiming there is toxicity behind the scenes of Loose Women. Having her say on the reports, Coleen told The Mirror : “On my children’s lives, that’s just not true. It’s not true. We are exactly like how we are on-screen. “There are moments when you go, ‘You’re getting on my nerves, now,’ and I love that because we’re like sisters; it never lasts. It’s a shame. “Loose is such a good show, we’ve achieved so many wonderful things and there isn’t anything else like it.” Having her say on online trolls critiquing her and her colleagues on social media, she said: “It’s a shame that they’re trying to batter it down – and it’s normally women. Women should be championing women! “But the genie is out of the bottle, with social media. The only time I go for trolls is if it’s going to really hurt people. It’s ridiculous… As soon as it’s women, it comes out. It’s bizarre.” Known for being open about the ins and outs of her life, Coleen shared that there are some things she isn't open to talking about on Loose Women . “With personal stuff, I don’t share until it’s kind of settled, as far as my break-ups from my husbands. Not Shane [Richie], because we’d already broken up before I started Loose Women – that’s how I got on Loose Women . “But with Ray [Fensome], there were a couple of years before I actually came out and talked about it. I’m always aware of the other person; it’s not fair on them. “Obviously, when it’s all done, I’ll say, ‘Yeah, it was a hard couple of years,’ but not while we’re going through it – it was hard for him as well,” she noted.
