Loose Women's Coleen Nolan shares 'negative change' on ITV show and is now 'really careful'

Coleen Nolan has expressed her dismay over how "restricted" Loose Women has become.

The 59-year-old, a panellist on the show since 2000, claims there was more freedom of speech in the earlier days, and now fears the effects of 'cancel culture'.

"Back then, you could say what you wanted and while people might not have agreed with you, it didn't mean you were 'cancelled' or never going to work again," she said.

"Now, we have to be really careful and edit ourselves. That's the only slightly negative change."

Despite being more cautious, Coleen mentioned she still "loved every minute of it," during an interview with Love Sunday magazine.

As part of the show's 25th anniversary commemorations, she reflected on her greatest moments, including her first appearance and dancing with Britney Spears. "There are too many to list, every week there is a memorable moment on the show," she said.

Coleen's comments follow Carol McGiffin criticising the show as "boring" after her departure last year. In a conversation with GB News, Carol cited "too much stress" in contract discussions, and lamented the programme's shift towards being "too woke", reports the Express.

She told Woman's Own Magazine, "I don't regret leaving. I don't fit in there anymore. Someone, somewhere will be offended by absolutely everything. I'd rather not be on a show that panders to that. It's boring – and I won't be told what I can or can't say."

Carol explained that despite leaving, she remains close to some of her former colleagues, including Denise Welch and Nadia Sawalha, but admitted: "Some, I have nothing in common with. As I said to them, 'You're not friends, you're just people I work with, who I really like', which horrified them."