Loose Women star shocks co-hosts and audience with candid confession

Mariella Frostrup, a journalist and TV presenter left her colleagues and the audience on ITV's Loose Women in a state of surprise with her frank admission on the popular daytime show. Joined on the panel with Nadia Sawalha, Myleene Klass, and Judi Love, Mariella joined the discussion on various topics.

The conversation took a turn when the topic of one-night stands came up, specifically regarding the stigma women face, reports the Mirror. It was then that Mariella made an unexpected revelation.

Discussing her past, Mariella disclosed that after losing her father at a tender age, she might have sought out sex to fill the emotional void. However, it was her next comment that had the audience taken aback.

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She confessed: "My dad died very young, I think I said that before when I was 15. And I spent a few misspent years thinking that was a good way of getting a kind of central male role back into my body."

The studio erupted in laughter as Mariella tripped over her words. Nadia quickly intervened, suggesting the phrase: "Missing the affection," which Mariella confirmed was accurate.

Delving deeper into the subject, Mariella then reflected on the societal views of casual encounters. She continued: "I was trying to replace how you get affection back. But I think the thing that has changed enormously and I'm really happy about it, is that then it was a shameful thing. For a girl, it was a shameful thing to have a one-night stand. For a guy, it was a score.

"And I think that was very much the situation and for a girl you'd be embarrassed. You would sort of go 'Oh I can't believe I did that' and if they wouldn't call you, you'd feel really bad and you'd have the walk of shame but I think that has changed and sex is kind of normalised and boys are girls are much more comfortable."

Nadia continued, highlighting that despite progress, the stigma surrounding women who engage in one-night stands persists. She added, however, that she's heard women are now less likely to shame each other over such encounters, which she views as a positive shift in young adults' attitudes towards sex.