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- By ED GLEAVE TV Editor edward.gleave@dailystar.co.uk

POLITICIAN­S are run scared of the Loose Wom

Producers on the daytime regularly ask MPs to join the pa

But they keep getting turned because the panellists are famou being so ballsy.

Jane Moore, 56, said: “We try to ge ticians on all the time, but they mile. Years ago when Tony Blair Prime Minister, Alistair Campbel me Loose Women was a ‘no no’.”

Andrea McLean, 49, added: “If th on Newsnight or Question Time know what they’re up against.

“They’re going to have a political ment and can bolster and bluster. B you come on Loose Women you bolster and bluster four aunties.

“And you don’t know what dire we’re going to go in.”

Jane added: “We might ask what u pants they wear. And then they’ll circuit!”

Nadia Sawalha, 54, said: “We migh if they know how to stack a dishw These things matter. Little thing that can have a huge impact.”

Andrea added: “We represent constituen­ts. We’re normal wome we might ask a question they abso don’t want to answer.”

Saira said: “The show is succ because people can relate to the topi talk about.”

In showbiz circles, Loose Wom known for being a nerve-racking gi

Nadia said: “Celebs often tell drivers that Loose Women is the they are most scared of doing.”

Saira Khan, 48, said: “This is the show on TV that is dominated by wo We can talk about breast-feeding Brexit in one show.”

PM Theresa May is among those have refused to appear.

Nadia said: “The thing is, we’d w know the woman, not the politician that’s scary for her.”

Jane added: “Only Nigel Farage Nicola Sturgeon have agreed come on.”

The no-nonsense approach has m one of our longest-running show this year it celebrates 20 years on T

Nadia, who was on the first sho 1999, said: “I just can’t believe we’r doing it. I’m actually in shock.

“I remember wondering if it woul But then someone pointed out tha show is like a friendship for the vie That’s what has kept it going.”

 ??  ?? THE FAB FOUR: Jane, Nadia, Saira and Andrea. Right, with our Ed
THE FAB FOUR: Jane, Nadia, Saira and Andrea. Right, with our Ed

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