Loose Women star issues health update after concerns over gruelling surgery
A Loose Women panellist has informed fans of her current health after worries following the announcement that she required brutal surgery on her leg16:25, 30 Jul 2025A Loose Women star has given an update on her health.Janet Street-Porter, who has been a regular on the panel since 2011, recently took a break from the ITV programme to recover from hip replacement surgery.During her time off she said: “I’m having my hip replacement operation at last and I can’t think about anything else. As I’m sitting here, I’m shaking and my hands are freezing cold.”Now, Janet is preparing to have a second knee replacement and recently spoke to Metro her thoughts on ageing: “I’ve got a lot to say about how pensioners get talked about. There are things about getting older that are annoying.”Janet has undergone a hip replacement(Image: Karwai Tang, WireImagevia Getty Images)”I had a hip replacement last year, sailed through that, got back to work. Before that, I’d had a knee replacement… and now I’ve got to have another knee replacement. I get annoyed that my body isn’t bionic,” reports the ExpressReflecting on her past fitness regime, she said: “In my 20s and 30s I was fit and then I over-exercised. I overdid it and the result has been my joints [have worn out]. Saying to people of my generation: ‘Listen, if you can walk and get a newspaper, that’s good enough.’ For f***’* sake, stop counting steps.”The panellist is preparing to have a second knee operation(Image: ITV)After her hip replacement, she told her Loose Women co-stars that she felt “mentally much better” following the procedure.During a 2024 episode of the daytime show she said: “It was really depressing me, I lost weight through the stress of it, I wasn’t eating very much. I was a complete mega misery-wad and my normal misery face.The Loose Women star is a regular on the panel(Image: ITV)”Now it is up to me to really try to stick to physio and do all these exercises. Sleeping is not that easy, but mentally I’ve come out better. I took the decision five days ago to stop the heavy-duty painkillers because otherwise you are cocooned.””Just last week I went to my house in Whitstable and had two sets of physio, I’m putting myself in the hands of professionals, but you know me, I’m stubborn, but I’ve got to do the exercises.”Join the Daily Star’s WhatsApp for the sexiest headlines, showbiz gossip and lots moreThe Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us!Through the app, we’ll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens…along with the latest breaking news of course.To join our community, all you have to do to join isclick on this link, select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in!No one will be able to see who has sign up and no one can send messages except for the Daily Star team. We also treat our community members to competitions, special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.CLICK HERE TO JOINArticle continues belowHave you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz hereWant all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter More