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Loose Women is facing major changes as ITV scramble to recoup costs<\/p>\nLoose Women is among ITV’s daytime shows that are facing budget cuts in the coming months as insiders warn the show will be completely stripped back from its usual setupLoose Women is facing major changes as ITV scramble to recoup costs<\/p>\n
Loose Women is facing its biggest shake-up in decades<\/a>, with dramatic changes that have left fans and cast members reeling as insiders fear the ITV<\/a> favourite could be axed altogether within the next year.<\/p>\n The iconic lunchtime chat show, known for its bold debates and A-list guests, is expected to cut celebrity interviews completely from January as part of sweeping budget cuts across ITV Daytime<\/a>. The move comes just months after bosses announced the show would only air for 30 weeks of the year rather than its usual 52, slashing production time nearly in half.<\/p>\n Now, with viewing figures predicted to tumble even further, sources claim Loose Women<\/a> is \u201con borrowed time\u201d as ITV pivots its focus to sister shows Lorraine and This Morning<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Good Morning Britain host announces break from ITV show and will be off air for weeks<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a real shame. In January, the programme will become a shell of its former self before it is inevitably cancelled altogether,\u201d one TV insider told Mail Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n No more celebrity guests<\/p>\n Over its 25 year history, Loose Women has welcomed some of the world<\/a>\u2019s biggest stars to the panel – from Naomi Campbell and Janet Jackson to Dame Joan Collins and even former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak<\/a>.<\/p>\n But sources claim the show will no longer feature famous faces promoting their projects because there won\u2019t be enough staff to manage guests behind the scenes.<\/p>\n Instead, those high-profile bookings will now reportedly be prioritised for Lorraine and This Morning, leaving Loose Women to rely solely on its panel discussions of the day\u2019s news and lifestyle topics.<\/p>\n \u201cNot having guests is a big blow for both the presenters and viewers at home,\u201d an insider revealed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe celebrity interviews are often one of the highlights of the show and bring a unique energy you don\u2019t get on other programmes. It feels like a strange decision to cut them altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n Behind the scenes, the panel – including long-serving stars like Nadia Sawalha, Ruth Langsford and Coleen Nolan<\/a> – are said to be \u201cdeeply upset\u201d by the changes.<\/p>\n Studio audience scrapped<\/p>\n The cuts don\u2019t stop there. Loose Women has already axed its live studio audience, a move that has left both the panel and crew heartbroken.<\/p>\n Nadia Sawalha admitted she was \u201ctotally devastated\u201d at the loss of the audience and spoke out in support of her close friend and warm-up artist Lee Peart, who lost his job as a result.<\/p>\n \u201cThe audience is so important for the show,\u201d Nadia said. \u201cWhat a lot of people don\u2019t realise is that we\u2019re self-employed. Every contract is a new contract – I could be let go tomorrow or in five years. It\u2019s brutal.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cHundreds of people are going to be made redundant out of the blue. A lot of my friends and colleagues on this show and at ITV have been there for decades, and I can\u2019t tell you how upsetting it was to see people walking around numb with shock and fear about what they were going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Reason behind changes<\/p>\n ITV bosses have blamed \u201cinsane inflation\u201d and rising costs for the daytime cuts, which have also seen Lorraine halved to 30 minutes and reduced to term-time broadcasts.<\/p>\n