Sherrie Hewson has quit Loose Women, after 14 years as a panellist.
The actress joined the famed panel back in 2003, but has sadly announced her departure this afternoon live on air.
“I’m going to be leaving Loose Women because it’s kind of time. I’ve kind of said everything there is,” she said tearfully.
“And so I’m leaving this seat so that someone else can sit on this seat for 14 years and tell all their stories. But I have to say, like Arnold Schwarzenegger said, I’ll be back!”
The blonde thanked the show and her fellow Loose Women panellists for helping her through tough times over the years, citing losing her hair and declaring herself bankrupt.
“I think Loose Women is one of the most important shows on the television. Everybody relates to it and when I work in Benidorm – and I’m there five months a year – there’s thousands of women that come up to me every day that say thank you.”
“It’s been incredible, I’ve been here 14 years. And when I came here, I was not in a good place, my husband had gone and I was not happy.
“These girls have been amazing. They’ve got me through everything and it’s been wonder but I just want to say when I first came, I was in a very stressed condition and I lost all my hair and I wore a wig, which was just awful, and I got through that and then I was declared bankrupt, I got through that and all the time these girls were with me.”
Sad: Sherrie got tearful while announcing her departure | YOUTUBE
While Sherrie insisted that she will return to the show some day, her place will have to be filled on the panel – but Coleen Nolan reassured her that no one will ever be able to replace her.
“Can I just say no matter what panellist comes on the show, now, in the future or whenever, there will never be another Sherrie Hewson,” she said.
Sherrie’s last day will be on September 5 – she will then focus on her acting career as she stars in Benidorm and Are You Being Served?
Catch Loose Women weekdays on ITV at 12.30pm.
