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Loose women conspiracy

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Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 15/04/2026 12:37

Does anyone else find it a bit strange that they just disappeared off air and are still not back?
They say it’s due to budget cuts and stick on a load of game show repeats. It’s a P take, can’t believe we pay a tv licence for this

When are they back? Barely watching itv now

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ChocolateCinderToffee · 15/04/2026 16:38

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 15/04/2026 14:17

Regain ground by putting on repeats of game shows 😬 I can’t imagine anyone sitting around watching that

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Oh, I dunno. YOU apparently sit around watching Loose Women when it’s on

NeverDropYourMooncup · 15/04/2026 16:30

Imaginary86 · 15/04/2026 13:05

That’s gone now, there is no longer a live audience

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Probably the reason why they've cut down the number of shows, too - I'm pretty sure that 98% of viewers were in the same age group as my mother and the remainder had just lost the remote control down the back of the sofa cushions.

Charlize43 · 15/04/2026 16:30

PollyBell · 15/04/2026 12:46

What conspiracy?

The MN conspiracy that it is coming back as Loose Trans Women. 😂

BillieWiper · 15/04/2026 16:18

It's on a commercial channel so you don't pay a license fee for it. Budget cuts mean that not enough people watch it so maybe they'll can it permanently?

pinkpanther84 · 15/04/2026 16:17

I don’t think it’s a conspiracy, they just realised it was rubbish

viques · 15/04/2026 16:05

GrianGealach · 15/04/2026 13:02

Yes, when they're not cancelling Christmas and forcing everyone to say 'Winterval', they're cancelling Loose Women. Busy lot, these imaginary Muslims. Grin

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Well I heard it was Trump. Apparently he caught Melania watching a bootleg copy to improve her English and was horrified because he believed someone had leaked his What To Do With Pesky Wimmin plans for his third term of office, apparently the idea was to feed US women a diet of Loose Women, Desperate Housewives of New York and Meghan Markle programmes until their brains exploded with the input of such intellectual rigour, or was it melted with boredom, one or the other.

He wasn’t happy anyway so spoke to his very good and beautiful friend the King and had the series pulled.

DripDripAprilshower · 15/04/2026 15:55

The the licence fee goes to the BBC but you are still required to pay it to watch ITV 😂

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Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 15/04/2026 15:55

22ztr · 15/04/2026 14:52

This is the best post I’ve seen on Mumsnet in a long time thank you 🙏

Why, do you love them too?

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LeaveItLizzy · 15/04/2026 15:52

I don’t believe that, most people enjoy it

I think 'most' people don't even watch it. I know 'some' people who have likely never heard of it.

bafta16 · 15/04/2026 15:44

IamRedCrossnotJesus · 15/04/2026 12:49

I heard it is all the fault of woke, Muslim benefit claimants.

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They come here and take over our quality TV programmes. I feel sure you are correct.

OonaStubbs · 15/04/2026 15:40

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 15/04/2026 14:52

Studio productions cost far more than people often realise. It's way more involved than just focusing a camera on a few people sitting behind a desk.

Even with gameshows, the original recording costs a load - far more than the prize money, even the big jackpot ones. It's just that, once recorded, they can show them again and again and again for years and even decades, unlike a show discussing current affairs.

If anybody is familiar with the infamous 'Turkey Bob' episode of Family Fortunes (it's on YouTube!), Bob's wife was so mortified by his 'performance' that she offered then-producer William G Stewart £100 in return for not showing the episode. He refused, telling her that the cost of producing that episode alone had been £38,000 - and that was over 40 years ago!

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Yes but £38,000 is relatively cheap for a 1/2 hour of TV. Especially as Family Fortunes was shown in prime time. I just hate how moribund British TV is nowadays. There are almost no exciting or interesting programmes anymore.

MendingWall · 15/04/2026 15:36

Zebedee999 · 15/04/2026 15:15

I thought I had to pay a TV license if I watch ITV live? Are you saying that I don't?

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No, I’m saying the licence fee money does not fund the production of Loose Women.

IDrinkTeaAllTheTime · 15/04/2026 15:32

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 15/04/2026 14:19

I don’t believe that, most people enjoy it

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Define “most people”. I don’t know anyone who watches that trash, never mind enjoys it. I heard of it briefly sometime around the early-mid 2000s, but had didn’t realise those types of shows were still gaining viewers. Though, if they’ve been cancelled, then maybe they’re not.

As I asked before, though? Is this a joke? If it is, I don’t get it, but I also don’t get why someone would be genuinely upset about a daytime trash TV show being taken off the air. Upset enough to post on mumsnet about it.

IDrinkTeaAllTheTime · 15/04/2026 15:25

corlan · 15/04/2026 13:13

If you're missing Loose Women I suggest you seek out a cafe or perhaps a social club where you can replicate the experience by eavesdropping on a group of not particularly bright or informed women talking with absolute conviction about subjects they know fuck all about.

You said it better than I could 😂. OP, is this a joke?

butterpuffed · 15/04/2026 15:25

Lorraine's gone missing too , am hoping neither of them come back .

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 15/04/2026 15:23

TorroFerney · 15/04/2026 15:21

Perhaps loose women can do a segment on it.

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That's not a bad idea, actually! I certainly think it's something that Martin Lewis could spend a minute covering in his programme too, as he's very clear and authoritative, people trust him and they know that he knows what he's talking about.

rwalker · 15/04/2026 15:22

It’s had its day they’ll be looking for a replacement

TorroFerney · 15/04/2026 15:21

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 15/04/2026 14:41

Even on this thread, it's clear that there's widespread confusion about what a TV licence is and isn't needed for.

Plenty of people - probably most of them elderly and not online - will be paying for a TV licence that they 100% don't actually need; but the threatening and harassing letters will have scared them into paying anyway.

Perhaps loose women can do a segment on it.

TorroFerney · 15/04/2026 15:18

corlan · 15/04/2026 13:13

If you're missing Loose Women I suggest you seek out a cafe or perhaps a social club where you can replicate the experience by eavesdropping on a group of not particularly bright or informed women talking with absolute conviction about subjects they know fuck all about.

Chapeau.

TorroFerney · 15/04/2026 15:17

ToKittyornottoKitty · 15/04/2026 12:50

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I know! It’s actually Trumps doing if you want the truth.

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 15/04/2026 15:17

Zebedee999 · 15/04/2026 15:15

I thought I had to pay a TV license if I watch ITV live? Are you saying that I don't?

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No, you are correct. If you watch any live TV - I believe this may also include YouTube premiers - you have to pay for a TV licence, which funds the BBC.

Pinepeak2434 · 15/04/2026 15:16

Should be taken off air altogether, the show has had its day.

Zebedee999 · 15/04/2026 15:15

MendingWall · 15/04/2026 12:42

Well, ITV as a commercial broadcaster is not funded by the TV licence fee so you’re not paying for it. But on that basis, if they’re not making new ones it’s probably because the advertising revenue doesn’t cover the cost of production.

I thought I had to pay a TV license if I watch ITV live? Are you saying that I don't?

Moveoverdarlin · 15/04/2026 15:14

You don’t pay your TV licence for this. It’s an ITV show. Nothing to do with the TV licence.

CurlewKate · 15/04/2026 15:14

IamRedCrossnotJesus · 15/04/2026 12:49

I heard it is all the fault of woke, Muslim benefit claimants.

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I thought it was because of Meghan and Harry. They either supported them or didn’t-can’t remember which.