Loose Women RETURNS for NHS Day special to celebrate healthcare staff amid COVID-19 crisis after spending weeks off the air
Loose Women will return to ITV with a new episode on Thursday for an NHS Day special to celebrate healthcare staff amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The female-led panel show returns to daytime programming for the one-off, after spending weeks off the air due to the global pandemic.
Panelists Christine Lampard, Brenda Edwards, Stacey Solomon and Nadia Sawalha will take part from their homes as part of a day of dedicated programming on ITV to celebrate and thank NHS front line workers.
They’re back! Loose Women will return to ITV with a new episode on Thursday for an NHS Day special to celebrate healthcare staff amid the COVID-19 crisis
The special edition was pre-recorded by the quartet of presenters on Tuesday via video messaging.
Featuring specially themed content across all of the flagship ITV daytime shows and beyond, ITV NHS Day will kick off at 6AM with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid for Good Morning Britain, handing over to Lorraine Kelly at 9AM.
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford will present This Morning at 10AM and the Loose Women will then air the one off special at 12.30PM.
Across the shows, viewers will hear the stories and heartfelt gratitude from survivors of COVID-19 and their families.
ITV NHS Day then continues with bespoke content throughout the schedule including the dedicated Clap For Our Carers ‘pause for applause’ at 8PM.
ITV has partnered with NHS Charities Together #OneMillionClaps for the special day as the official broadcast media partner and will appeal to viewers to donate to the NHS and send messages of support to their staff.
Emma Gormley, Managing Director, ITV Daytime said: ‘Like everyone else in the country we want to say a massive thank you to our NHS heroes.
‘We look forward to a day of extra special programmes in celebration and gratitude for our amazing NHS staff and all they continue to do for us.’
Clare Phillips Director of Social Purpose at ITV said: ‘This appeal is a vital way of helping people who work for the NHS when they need it the most.
‘We’re delighted to partner with NHS Charities Together and put ITV’s full weight behind a campaign that will give back to the heroic NHS staff.
‘I’m incredibly proud that we’ve been able to put this together and play our part in helping the NHS in this difficult time.’