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Loose Women star Carol McGiffin has given fans a glimpse into her marriage. The broadcaster shared snaps of her husband, Mark Cassidy, 43, as she celebrated her toyboy. While Carol, 65, usually keeps her marriage relatively private, she shared her ‘favourite photos’ of them over the past year. One snap included them drinking white wine in Saint Tropez, while another poked fun at Mark's sleeping position. Carol sweetly wrote in the caption: “I don’t normally gush about my other half on here, in fact, I don’t think I ever have. But today I’m going to because we’ve been apart for a while, and tonight we will be reunited (hence the cheeze on toast music choice)! So, with that in mind, here are some of my favourite photos of him/us from this year.” She added: “Note: No AI or filter or any other fakery was used on picture 7!!! All done with hard work and a bit of discipline!!!” She also surprised her followers with a topless snap of Mark as she wrote: “Yep. That’s my husband!”. The couple met back in 2008 at the Loose Women wrap party when Mark was 26 and Carol was 48. 10 years later, they decided to marry in secret in Bangkok, Thailand. Addressing her relationship, Carol previously shared that while their 22-year age gap can "bother" her at times, they remain happily married and have proved the haters wrong. She told Woman's Own Magazine: "Initially, the papers were saying, 'Give it five minutes' so it’s nice to be able to prove everybody wrong. But it’s not about that, it has nothing to do with anybody else. We’re still here." Fans were thrilled to see more of Carol and Marks relationship as one person commented: “Awwwww ! Love this unusual and unexpected GUSH for Mark, his 6 pack is on point and these are gorgeous pics. love ya both”, while another wrote: “Looks like your living the dream and if you are good luck to you both Happy Days”. Other followers took the opportunity to express how much they missed seeing Carol as a regular face on Loose Women after she left the iconic panel in 2023. She first appeared on the show from 2000 until her first departure in 2013, and then again from 2018 until 2023. Since leaving, Carol hasn’t held back in her criticism of ITV ’s daytime lineup, branding shows like Loose Women, This Morning , and Good Morning Britain as “rubbish” and out of touch with audiences. Speaking on Dan Wootton ’s Outspoken podcast in the summer, the former Loose Women regular slammed ITV for reportedly trying to win back viewers by bringing in influencers. “They can stand there and say, ‘The reason that we're suffering is because of online TV, people don't watch TV anymore, they go online for news or entertainment or anything, or streaming services,’” she said. “Maybe it’s just because it’s rubbish and they just aren’t very good at it anymore. They don’t consider that.” She also criticised ITV’s assumption that influencers would attract younger viewers: “A lot of young people never watch television… The fact that ITV thinks, ‘If we get all these young influencers on, everyone’s going to start watching daytime TV,’ is just ridiculous.” Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .
