Loose Women’s new anchor is REVEALED as journalist Charlene White

Charlene White has been unveiled as Loose Women‘s newest anchor. 

Following the shock departure of show favourites Andrea McLean and Saira Khan, the journalist, 40, was introduced to the panel on Monday. 

Speaking about the signing, she said: ‘I’m absolutely stoked, I’ve been buzzing all this time to reveal that I’m the new anchor on Loose Woman’, before they showed her best bits from her previous appearances.

It was revealed earlier this month that Saira was leaving after five years on the panel, just two weeks after fellow panellist Andrea departed from the show.

The TV personality, 50, explained her ‘difficult’ decision in her column for The Mirror on Saturday, saying the coronavirus crisis made her ‘reassess her priorities’.

Detailing how she felt she had ‘nothing left to share’, Saira claimed she now wants to focus on her skincare brand and other projects.

Saira wrote: ‘Many people, including myself, have rediscovered the importance of putting our lives into perspective. 

‘We’ve been able to look at what’s really important to us. It has certainly made me assess my priorities, values and how I want to move forward with my life.

‘So I start this new year by saying goodbye to Loose Women. After five years of being a regular panellist, I’ve decided to give up my seat to another woman who will benefit from the platform as I did.’

Andrea, 51, was left struggling to hold it together as her co-stars Coleen Nolan, Janet Street-Porter and Judi Love hosted a special edition of the ITV show saying goodbye to her after 13 years.

And it wasn’t just Andrea who was left teary during her last day as viewers at home were also emotional, with one fan claiming they were ‘bawling their eyes out’.

After managing to keep her composure throughout the show, it was a compilation of her best bits that set Andrea off, as she looked back on all of her big moments.