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TV Star Confirms Departure From ITV Show After 25 Years with 'New Chapter' Coming

Welch said acting has always been her first love as she leaves after nearly 25 years and steps into a new chapter.

  • Denise Welch announced on August 13 that she is leaving the ITV panel show Loose Women after 25 years to pursue acting opportunities she described as "the most wonderful."
  • Welch appeared on the show on and off for 25 years, taking a seven-year hiatus before returning in 2018, describing the programme as part of her family's life for nearly a quarter of a century.
  • On Instagram, Welch described acting as her "first love and the thing she's best at," citing "the most wonderful opportunities" for this "new chapter of my life."
  • Fellow panellists Brenda Edwards, Judi Love, GK Barry, and Katie Piper shared well wishes, with Edwards writing, "Gonna miss all the laughs babe, you gotta do what you gotta do."
  • Loose Women returns to ITV in September after a summer hiatus, while panellist Nadia Sawalha recently claimed she was dropped from the show for her support of Palestine.
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TV star confirms departure from ITV show after 25 years with 'new chapter' coming

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Denise Welch announces Loose Women departure after almost 25 years

Former Coronation Street star Denise Welch will to leave ITV’s Loose Women after almost 25 years on the show in order to focus on her acting…

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The Sun broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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