Loose Women’s Frankie Bridge was left up in arms as she addressed a surprising “feud” with her co-star.
During Thursday’s visit (August 8) to the ITV studios, anchors Kaye Adams, Denise Welch and Frankie returned to the stage alongside celebrity guest and TikTok star GK Barry. The former Strictly Come Dancing star kicked off the show by giving fans an insight into what they could expect from the daily programme.
But minutes into the show, the TV star couldn’t help but point out that Frankie is no longer the youngest panellist on the show. Introducing the 24-year-old internet sensation, Kaye gushed: “She is making Loose Women history as our first ever panellist born in the same year when Loose Women started in 1999.
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“Frankie, you are no longer the youngest. You’re not the baby anymore.” And it’s fair to say the mum-of-two, 35, was not impressed, replying: “I’m fuming.”
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Turning to the starlet – whose real name is Grace Keeling – Kaye chuckled: “Well we are delighted to have you here, well me and Denise” as Frankie pulled an uncomfortable face to the camera. Grace admitted: “I know there is a feud now and I was so excited to meet Frankie but now there is a feud.”
The studio erupted into laughter as Frankie said: “It’s alright, I don’t like you yet, go away.” Elsewhere in the show, Grace opened up about her struggle with bullying when she was in school.
She confessed: “When I was in school, I won’t say I was popular, I was a bit of a beast.” It was at this point that a picture of Grace from her high school years popped up on screen.
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Frankie shouted: “No you weren’t, look at you. You look lovely.” Grace was less than impressed with the image and huffed: “Anyway you can take that off the screen. When you are popular at school it’s easy for you, but when you’re not it’s not an easy time.
“The people that were ever horrible to me, I don’t know what they’re doing now, they’re so irrelevant to me now. And that’s amazing.
“I think the only reason that I became – some would argue – funny, was because I thought, ‘I’ve got to have something here. I need something’.”
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Grace’s appearance on Loose Women was met with positive reactions from viewers online. One user penned: “I’m actually liking Grace, she’s funny, relaxed and doesn’t seem to take herself too seriously.”
Another gushed: “Who the hell is the other young lady in the middle? I have never seen or heard of her before, she is a good-looking lass and I love her Essex voice, she will attract a lot of blokes watching Loose Women now.”
The blonde bombshell rose to fame during the first UK lockdown in 2020 after amassing over one million followers on TikTok in a year. The podcast host is known for her skits and short vlogs showcasing her day-to-day life, which soon saw her gain over 4.5million followers across her social media platforms.
Loose Women airs on weekdays from 12.30pm on ITV1.
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