Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford presents from home in the wake of coronavirus

From Prima

Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford join her fellow panelists from home today (March 18) as she protects herself from the coronavirus pandemic.

The ITV show was down to three hosts in the studio today, which included head presenter Andrea McLean, Janet Street-Porter and Denise Welch. Panelist Brenda Edwards appeared to perform The Beatles classic All You Need is Love to spread some much needed hope and cheer into the studio.

Speaking to Andrea from her home, Gloria discussed why she was adhering to the government's advice to avoid non-essential social interactions and work from home in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

"Well I'm feeling absolutely fine but things all changed for me last Sunday when more and more info came out," the 79-year-old TV star informed viewers.

"You know me and my work ethic, I'd crawl to the studio if I had to. I was carrying on as normal but then with everything that happened, I realised that my grandsons in their 20s are working from home, my sons are working from home, and they had to put a bit of pressure on and Stephen [Way - husband] had a bad medical year last year, he's still in recovery, so we have to be careful.

"I'm a prediabetic, so we had to listen to the research I thought I had to take action."

Loose Women has temporarily put its live studio audience on hold in the wake of the pandemic with a spokesperson releasing the statement: "In order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, ITV has asked all producers to consider whether shows which normally have a live audience can be made without one.

"Although we love to have an audience on Loose Women, we are following this guidance and adapting the show during this period so we don't have an audience on set. This will commence from Monday 16th March."

Loose Women airs on weekdays on ITV at 12.30pm.

The information in this story is accurate as of the publication date. While we are attempting to keep our content as up-to-date as possible, the situation surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to develop rapidly, so it's possible that some information and recommendations may have changed since publishing. For any concerns and latest advice, visit the World Health Organisation. If you're in the UK, the National Health Service can also provide useful information and support, while US users can contact the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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