We’ve seen many bizarre things happen on ‘Loose Women’ over the years, but the sight of Janet Street-Porter marrying herself in a ceremony conducted by Frank Lampard is definitely up there.
The panellist, who has been married four times previously, made the ultimate commitment to herself in a bizarre moment on Tuesday’s (21 February) edition of the ITV daytime show.
Janet’s nuptials came after the panel has discussed if finding Mr. Right was getting harder.
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Congrats to the happy couple
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Clad in a white veil and accompanied by Coleen Nolan in a bridesmaid dress, Janet walked down the aisle and laid eyes on her future life partner - a mirror image of herself.
“We are here today to celebrate the coming together of Janet and her favourite person in the world, Janet,” Frank Lampard said.
As the audience struggled to contain their giggles, he continued: “Do you Janet take you Janet to be your lawful wedded Janet?”
“Yeah, why the hell not?” she replied.
“In sickness and in health till death do you part?” he asked.
“Whatever,” she said, before tossing her bouquet into the audience.
Only on ‘Loose Women’, eh?
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Here comes the bride!
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Janet making eyes at her bride
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Frank was a guest on the show as wife Christine Lampard (née Bleakley) took the helm of the panel, and was soon embarrassed when her husband revealed she “had a temper on her”.
Christine confessed: “There was nearly divorce before marriage, the night before our wedding.
“We had the table plans done on one of those sticky boards where you could move the names around. I was out working and I came back and Frank and indeed all of my family who were also to blame thought it was really funny to change all the names around on the seating plan.
“They’d all had a few beers having a great time, I’m stone cold sober. They thought it was funny. I walk in and was like oh my god. Needless to say, if that is a raging temper.”
He laughed: “We put people together who hate each other.”
Long before she was answering to Lord Sugar, The Apprentice star Karren was letting loose on the ITV daytime show.
She was one of the original line-up of ladies, appearing on the first episode in 1999.
And while her stint was short-lived, ending just a year later, Karren returned to the panel for an anniversary special in 2017, along with the rest of the women who appeared on that very first show. (credit:REX)
Kerry Katona(02 of12)
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Back when she was Kerry McFadden (those were the days, eh?), the Atomic Kitten singer appeared as a panelist between 2003 and 2004.
She was only 23 when she joined the show, making her the youngest Loose Woman regular ever, and her sometimes naive outlook on life meant she often clashed with Sherrie Hewson, providing many hilarious moments. (credit:REX)
Nina Wadia(03 of12)
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She's best known for playing the opinionated Zainab Masood in EastEnders, but Nina offered up plenty of opinions of her own when she appeared as a series regular between 2005 and 2006. (credit:REX)
Gillian Taylforth(04 of12)
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Another EastEnder who graced the Loose Women panel was Gillian Taylforth – better known as Walford's Kathy Beale.
The actress enjoyed two stints as a Loose lady, first in 2006 and again in 2008. (credit:REX)
Cilla Black(05 of12)
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While the late Cilla will be remembered for her huge TV hits Blind Date and Surprise Surprise, her last regular TV gig was actually as a Loose Woman.
She appeared first as a guest anchor in 2009 and was invited back as a regular panelist between 2010 and 2011, returning for a final appearance in 2014. (credit:REX)
Sarah Millican(06 of12)
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In our humble opinion, Sarah's tenure as a Loose Woman was simply not long enough.
The comic only appeared as a panelist for less than a year in 2011, before leaving to concentrate on her stand-up career. (credit:REX)
Beverley Callard(07 of12)
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During one of her many breaks from Coronation Street, Beverley (aka Liz McDonald) took up a seat behind the famous desk in 2010. (credit:REX)
Kym Marsh(08 of12)
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While Kym has recently enjoyed a few turns as a guest panellist, many have forgotten her original stint as a regular on the show in 2005, back when she sported an interesting (if that's the right word?) set of hair extensions. (credit:REX)
Claire Sweeney(09 of12)
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The former Brookside actress enjoyed over two years on the panel back in 2003, and later returned for six episodes in 2010, and a further two in 2012. (credit:REX)
Sheree Murphy(10 of12)
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Sheree was a welcome addition to the panel in 2006, after she finished playing Emmerdale's much-loved Tricia Dingle. While she left in 2007, she later returned as a guest panellist for an episode in 2015. (credit:REX)
Claire Richards(11 of12)
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After the departure of many of Loose Women's biggest names in 2013 and 2014, Steps singer Claire made a string of guest appearances. She impressed bosses so much, she was soon promoted to a regular.
However, a massive revamp of the show in the September of 2014 saw her leave the show with no explanation. (credit:REX)
Jenny Powell(12 of12)
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The Wheel Of Fortune assistant was finally given a break from turning around letters on a board in 2004, when she joined the Loose Women panel for a year. (credit:ITV)