Loose Women's Charlene White sparks exit rumours after warning

Loose Women's anchor Charlene White raised eyebrows among viewers regarding her future on the programme after she was humorously reprimanded for being late on live TV.

The discussion panel, with Brenda Edwards, Coleen Nolan, and guest Natalie Cassidy from EastEnders, were in the middle of a debate about time-keeping when Natalie confessed to being one for early starts.

Getting the ball rolling, Charlene remarked: "First Natalie, apparently, was early for our morning meeting today. I say 'apparently' because I was late! But you're always on time for everything, right?"

Natalie's response, "on time for me is early," drew giggles from both the studio audience and her fellow panellists. Yet when Coleen Nolan weighed in with: "If you're late for work, for me, that's really unprofessional," reports the Express.

In her defence, Charlene responded: "It was out of my control, just saying! " to which Coleen issued a light-hearted rebuke: "Well I'm going to take a note. That's your first warning, live on-air." Charlene light-heartedly enquired: "Three strikes and I'm out?"

Later in the show, Charlene's composure was put to the test again due to Brenda's relentless chuckling over a conversation on her "mystery man". In playful retaliation, Charlene threatened to temporarily exclude Brenda from the show unless she curtailed her laughter, jokingly stating: "I'm actually gonna ban Brenda from this programme if she doesn't stop giggling. I love you though."

In a startling admission, Brenda announced that her supposed partner was nothing more than a creation of her mind, "manifested" to lure the ideal man into her life. She explained that attractive men seem to appear only when she's already "taken," leading her to invent a boyfriend in the meantime.

Wrapping up their captivating conversation, Charlene said: "I'm going to end it there, because I really don't know where else I can go with that one," abruptly concluding the segment on the ITV daytime programme.