The ladies have been sharing stories of how they lost their virginities, and we’re not really sure how to feel, to be honest.
Janet Street-Porter and Coleen Nolan both revealed how they popped their cherries during a conversation on Thursday’s (29 September) edition of the lunchtime chat show.
The topic arose as the panel discussed a recent news story about a student in Russia, who has decided to sell her virginity to fund her studies abroad.
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Janet described losing her virginity as like a "transaction"
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Recalling her first sexual experience, Janet told her co-hosts: “It wasn’t romantic, it was just a transaction.
“It was about exciting as getting a bus pass or getting a senior rail card - it’s just something you have to go through.”
She continued: “From the age of 15, I was determined to lose my virginity as quickly as possible so I could get along with real life. Tick the box, get on with it.
“I chose a bloke because he had more leather jackets and was the best looking bloke in this club I used to go to. that had the best leather jacket at the club I used to go to.
“I took his phone number, rung him up, went over there on a bus on a Saturday afternoon, did the deed, got the bus back home.”
She added: “Well it was nice, I’m not going to pretend it wasn’t really nice, but the first time – it’s a bit of a squidge then it’s over, isn’t it? An orchestra didn’t come out of the cupboard and play.”
In contrast, Coleen revealed she had a much more romantic story about losing her V plates.
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Coleen's experience was much more romantic
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“Mine was fabulous,” she said. “It was really was. It’s probably because I did grow up watching those romantic movies.
“It was with a guy I was madly in love with at the time, and there weren’t violins there, but I could hear them in my head - I could hear them.
“I always remember it with such great memories and great fondness.
“The first time is the one you never forget, so it’s nice for me to look back and go, ‘It was fabulous, it was everything I wanted it to be and everything I’d hoped it would be’.
“We didn’t stay together, but never mind,” she joked.
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)