Loose Women reveal new anchor following Andrea McLean's exit
Viewers are over the moon!
Last updated 11th Jan 2021
After a massive 13 years on the popular daytime show, it's no surprise viewers were gutted to see Andrea McClean leave Loose Women at the end of December, and now her replacement has been unveiled.
Announcing the news on today's (Monday 11th January) show, panellists Stacey Solomon and Nadia Sawalha welcomed journalist Charlene White as one of the brand new anchors of the show.
Charlene, who appeared as a stand-in host a number of times in 2020, was clearly delighted to join the panel, admitting she got 'emotional' whilst watching her welcome VT. She said, “I am, I’m officially a Loose Woman. I am honestly absolutely stoked. I have been buzzing all this time to be able to reveal that I am the latest and the newest Loose Woman.”
Taking to Twitter, the official Loose Women account wrote, 'It's OFFICIAL! Charlene White has joined the #LooseWomen family. We hope you'll join us in extending a very warm welcome to our newest fully-fledged panellist'. (sic)
Viewers were quick to comment on the post, admitting they are over the moon to see Charlene join the panel on a fill time basis.
One wrote, 'Welcome Charlene to Loose Women, you are going to be a brill Loose Woman', with another adding, 'She's bloody brilliant and appears unafraid to ask searching questions. Brilliant addition!' (sic)
Another added, 'Brilliant, she's fantastic and is a great new addition to the panel.'. (sic)
A fourth then commented, 'That’s simply the best decision. @CharleneWhite is a breath of fresh air and the perfect host.'
Who is Charlene White?
Charlene White is British journalist who joined the Loose Women panel in January 2021. The 40-year-old is also the lead presenter on ITV News at 6pm.
The presenter, who was listed in Powerlist's Top 100 of the most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent in 2020, has two children called Alfie and Florence with her husband Andy.
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Why did Andrea McClean leave Loose Women?
Loose Women's latest addition follows the news in November last year that Andrea McClean would be leaving the show following 13 years.
The 51-year-old presenter got emotional at the time as she revealed she's decided to take a risk in her career.
She said, "You get one life, are you living it the way that you want? Are you doing everything you want to do? Are you being brave? Are you taking chances? And I realised - no."
Although Andrea didn't exactly reveal what her next career path would involve, she went on to say, “I didn’t think I was going to cry. I’ve told you ladies just before we came on air. I’m going to be leaving Loose Women because I want to be brave...all the incredible feedback that I had from my book and the support I was able to give them, I want to bring it to life. It was a really, really big decision to jump and see if I fall or if I fly.
"And I just thought, I will never know unless I try, so I am saying goodbye to Loose Women.”
Loose Women continues every weekday on ITV at 12.30pm.
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