IF you’ve switched on ITV expecting to see the Loose Women panel, you might be wondering where they’ve gone.
The staple of lunchtime viewing featuring is taking a wee break. Here’s everything you need to know.
On Friday, March 6, Kaye Adams confirmed Loose Women will be off the air for a whileCredit: Rex
Why is Loose Women not on today?
The last episode of before the show took a planned break aired on Friday, March 6, 2026.
It was initially off the schedule to make way for coverage of the , which ran from March 10 to 13.
But the break extends well beyond the itself.
Under a wider shake-up that came into force at the start of 2026, was cut to a 30-week seasonal schedule, as well as the episodes moving to a 30-minute slot rather than the previous hour.
In May 2025, Kevin Lygo, managing director of ITV’s Media and Entertainment Division, said: “Daytime is a really important part of what we do, and these scheduling and production changes will enable us to continue to deliver a schedule providing viewers with the news, debate and discussion they love from the presenters they know and trust, as well as generating savings which will allow us to reinvest across the programme budget in other genres.”
He added: “Daytime has been a core element of ITV’s schedule for over 40 years and these changes will set ITV up to continue to bring viewers award-winning news, views and discussion as we enter our eighth decade.”
But have spoken out about the impact these changes will have, particularly on behind-the-scenes staff.
told Mirror’s Notebook Magazine : “The crew have become family. I’ve watched them grow.
“Some of our runners from back in the day are producers, married with kids. I’ve shared my life with them. They’re in limbo, not knowing what they’re going to do.”
She continued: “Loose Women isn’t ending, which I’m so thankful for, but it’s changing.
“It’s going to be very different in the respect of the size of the crew, but it’s still running. Which it should be – there isn’t another show that celebrates and supports all women of every size, age, whatever.
“But it’s heartbreaking to see some of my colleagues not knowing what they’re going to do. Many of them have young families and mortgages.”
also spoke out on the channel she shares with her , saying: “Do you know what, at the moment, all of us on screen are in work and are proud of what we do.”
“But behind the scenes there are people that are really suffering, and what you don’t realise is when you attack the show you attack them, because you never see all the army of people behind the scenes and how hard they work.
“So to all my friends and colleagues behind the scenes who have just got a huge shock out of the blue, I’m so sorry.
“Mark knows how upset I’ve been at home about it. I just can’t bear it. So just be f****** kind to people.”
“What people don’t realise at Loose Women is that we’re self-employed. Every contract is a new contract. I could be let go tomorrow.”
Nadia Sawalha and Coleen Nolan have spoken out about ITV’s scheduling changesCredit: PA
She added: “What’s been brutal, absolutely brutal, over the last week – honestly I feel tearful about it – is that hundreds of people are going to be made redundant out of the blue.”
When is Loose Women returning to ITV?
Presenter confirmed the news at the end of the show on Friday, March 6.
She joked that co-star and The Sun columnist looked like she was welling up — but it turned out just to be her hay fever playing up.
Kay then said: “I thought you were getting a bit tearful! There is a reason to get tearful, it’s your last Loose Women for a few weeks.
“We will be back next month. Until then, take care, have a fabulous weekend and , and we’ll see you very soon!”
Fans were quick to take to and share how they felt about the new schedule.
One fan wrote: “Next month! I thought it was just for next week when horse racing was on! Is this the start of them cutting the episodes?”
A second said: “Lunchtimes are not the same without Loose Women – sure you will enjoy a well-deserved break. However, it totally baffles me as to why ITV would take off some of the best content.”
While a third declared: “Where are you all? I don’t understand. ITV bring them back!!”
But fear not, is expected to be back on the box in April.
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