The Loose ladies stopped by to chat to the Mirror at the RTS Awards about dating, sisterhood and the panellist they think should give Celebs Go Dating a go next
The telly trio were on top form as they opened up about life and love(Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
The Loose Women were out in force – and looking extremely glamorous – at Tuesday night’s RTS Programme Awards, where the ITV daytime show was nominated for Best Daytime. Alas, the ladies may not have won (the gong went to BBC Breakfast for ‘Our Girls: The Southport Families) but when we caught up with them, its stars were clearly having a ball.
Lady in red Coleen admits filming Celebs Go Dating has ‘already changed her, in lots of ways’(Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
George Clooney is Coleen’s main man – and she ‘doesn’t mind that he’s short’(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Coleen agreed, adding, “Also it’s the fact that, contrary to what people say sometimes, it is like coming to work with your sisters and your family.
“And for me, coming from such a big family, I feel like I’ve gained another big sisterhood. Like Brenda said, just being yourself, having fun, and sharing life experiences with them and feeling safe to do that is why I love it.”
There are often rumours of ‘feuds’ and fallouts behind-the-scenes, but the Ladies shake their heads in disagreement.
Asked if it annoys them when they see women pitted against each other, former Eternal singer Kéllé says, “We’ve been chosen because we come from different places and have different opinions.:
She adds, “It’d be a really boring show I think if we all just agreed on everything, wouldn’t it?! The fact that we all have different opinions is what truly makes the show.”
Brenda tells us her big celeb crush is Idris Elba(Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
He’s ‘gorgeous – and very tall’, laughs the TV star(Image: Getty Images)
Coleen – who split from former boyfriend of three years, Michael Jones last April, has also been busy filming for the next series of Celebs Go Dating, which hits our screens this summer, hoping that she might find The One, with the help of the show’s dating gurus.
Though she admits coyly that she can’t tell us much, she will concede that filming is ‘intense’. “It’s like 14/15 hour days filming, so it’s really intense. But I have never – apart from Loose – enjoyed or laughed so much in twelve weeks. I loved every single second of it!”
“But I also learned so much about myself. Some of my favourite moments are when you go in and sit with the agents because it’s a therapy session. I learnt a lot about myself, and I think it’s changed me in a lot of ways.”
Asked who of their fellow Loose Women who’s single that they would choose to go on the reality show next, Kéllé – who came runner up on the second series of Celebrity Love Island in 2006, laughs, saying, “I’ve been in the villa, I’m alright.”
Brenda adds, “I can’t wait to watch Coleen on the show, I think it’s going to be amazing. Ruth? She;s single. And she deserves it. She’d be great.”
Kelle, who came runner up on Celebrity Love Island 2026, says she’s done with looking for love on TV(Image: PA)
The girls all agreed that their pal Ruth Langsford should sign up to Celebs Go Dating next(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
As we’re on the topic of romance, who are the ladies’ celebrity crushes? Giggling, Coleen says, “Ooh I’ve got loads, where do I start?!”, while Brenda reveals her dream A-lister is Idris Elba, who she’s also met. “He’s an absolute gent, he’s a lovely, lovely man – and he’s very tall.”
Coleen tells us she also met the star, confessing, “Yeah, he’s gorgeous, actually. It’s always been George Clooney for me, just because he’s funny and apparently he’s charming and a little bit small but that’s alright! I’m good with small.”
For Kéllé, it’s Sir David Beckham that gets her weak at the knees, telling us, “I’ve always liked a bit of Beckham. I mean, Bend it like Beckham and all that, that’s the one”, as Coleen chips in, “Sorry Victoria!” before Kéllé adds, “Nah, she knows that’s definitely hers. He’s hers all day, every day.”
Hosted at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel by comedian and presenter Tom Allen, the glitzy RTS Awards celebrate the best of UK television across all genres. Among the attendees yesterday evening were Erin Doherty, Steve Coogan, Stephen Graham, Lucy Punch, Davina McCall and Alison Steadman.
