LOOSE WOMEN PANEL BID FAREWELL TO 'WONDERFUL FRIEND' AND CO-STAR WHO QUITS AFTER 15 YEARS

At the end of Friday's Loose Women, Kaye Adams, Judi Love, Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore took a moment to say goodbye to one of their ITV colleagues who was leaving the show after 15 years. Kaye explained the programme's deputy editor, Tom was moving across the pond to Australia and described him as a "wonderful friend".

As Kaye wrapped up the show, she said: "No. It's actually a little bit of a sad day for us because our dear dear friend, deputy editor, Tom is going off to a wonderful new life.

"We're hoping he's going to be a boomerang and he's going to come back to us.

"We will miss him so much. He has been a wonderful colleague, but a much more wonderful friend."

Nadia echoed: "We will really miss him and we'll miss Mr and Mrs Sage too."

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Jane Moore went on to say: "He's been in this building for 15 years and it's going to be weird without him, but Tom we love you."

The audience cheered and clapped as Kaye explained they tried to persuade Tom to sit in the studio audience for his last day.

"We did try and get Tom to sit in the audience but he wasn't going to do it," she said.

"But don't worry, Tom. Pop the champagne corks, we are going to be with you in about 15 seconds."

Tom is the second Loose Women colleague to leave this year, as the panel also bid farewell to the show's make-up artist Donna May Clitheroe.

Last month, Donna was visibly emotional in the show's audience as her colleague Ruth Langsford embraced her and begged her not to leave after 20 years.

"And there she is with Ruth," Kaye said before adding: "Actually, I think Ruth isn't going to let her go, but she's got to go Ruth."

Ruth pleaded: "Don't leave Donna, why are you going?"

The make-up artist, who also worked on Lorraine, said she was "making a leap" to work on her own business venture in London which she had been building up for several years.

"Look at those four gorgeous women there, you do that," Ruth beamed.

As Donna got emotional, Kaye said: "Do you know what? I have waited 20 years to make Donna cry.

"The amazing thing is, with all the women who have come through the doors after 20 years, it's incredible because I am her favourite."

Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV.

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