Loose Women's Charlene White issued stern warning as she says 'three strikes and out'
Loose Women's head honcho Charlene White sparked concern among viewers about her future on the popular chat show after receiving a live on-air warning for tardiness.
The panel, featuring Brenda Edwards, Coleen Nolan, and EastEnders icon Natalie Cassidy, were in the midst of a lively debate about punctuality when Natalie admitted to being an early riser. Charlene opened the discussion with a quip: "First Natalie, apparently, was early for our morning meeting today. I say 'apparently' because I was late! But you're always on time for everything, right?"
Natalie's admission, "On time for me is early," elicited laughter from the audience and her co-stars, but Coleen Nolan didn't hold back, chiding: "If you're late for work, for me, that's really unprofessional."
Despite Charlene's protests that her lateness was beyond her control, Coleen issued a stern caution: "Well I'm going to take a note. That's your first warning, live on-air." A visibly anxious Charlene responded with a nervous chuckle: "Three strikes and I'm out?"
However, Charlene wasn't the only one feeling the heat; she later jokingly reprimanded Brenda for her incessant giggling during a segment about Brenda's "mystery man", threatening to ban her from the show if she didn't compose herself, though quickly adding, "I'm actually gonna ban Brenda from this programme if she doesn't stop giggling. I love you though."
It turned out Brenda's man wasn't even real she'd "manifested" him to attract a genuine Mr. Right into her life. Brenda insisted that decent blokes only seem to pop up when she's taken, so she's conjured up an imaginary beau for the time being.
"I'm going to end it there, because I really don't know where else I can go with that one," Charlene quipped, wrapping up the segment on the ITV daytime show rather abruptly.
In another part of the programme, Natalie was eager to share the pearls of wisdom the late Dame Barbara Windsor imparted during their time on EastEnders. However, the mood shifted when Charlene accidentally spilled the beans on a "private" conversation they had backstage.
Charlene remarked: "She could be tough with you without saying a word. Like, if you'd had a night out when you were working the next day?" Natalie retorted: "Thank you for that! It was a private conversation in the green room! But I remember going out with H from Steps one night - it was early 2000s, maybe very late 90s."
"I came into work and it was in the days when EastEnders stars were on the front of papers, it was a big thing back then. I remember walking in and me and H from Steps were on the front of The Sun. I remember walking past and seeing Barbara with a paper. I was like, 'I have been out but I am on time! ' but I don't think I ever did it again!"
