‘We can all BE FEISTY'

Saira Khan reveals what really goes on backstage at Loose Women as she discusses the effect the show has had on her life

- GEORGIA FARQUHARSON

Saira Khan has come a long way from her first appearance on our TV screens 15 years ago in The Apprentice to becoming a panelist on the ITV lunchtime chat show, Loose Women.

Part of the huge success of that show comes from its ability to break down taboos by talking about topics such as sex, relationships and the menopause – which doesn’t always go down well with Saira’s family.

‘You have to realise not everybody is as open or comfortable and my family are embarrassed,’ she admits.

While mum-of-two Saira might have previously let this bother her, now she’s approaching 50 she cares less about what other people think.

Here, Saira tells us the other ways in which her life is changing as she prepares to enter her next chapter…

Hi, Saira! What do your family think of how openly you talk about things on Loose Women?