Read our Privacy noticeNadia Sawalha has threatened legal action against ITV after claiming she’s been removed from Loose Women due to her vocal support for Palestine. She claimed the channel’s decision arose from “escalating campaign of smears, complaints, hostile media coverage and targeted calls to have me removed” from the series. open image in gallery Nadia Sawalha said she was removed from the programme in July 2026 ( ITV )In a video shared on Instagram, Sawalha said: “I want to say how sad I am that it’s got to this. Alongside the lawsuit, Sawalha has launched a petition demanding a public apology from ITV and her reinstatement. Sawalha joined the ITV show in 1999 as one of the original panellists alongside Kaye Adams, Jane Moore and Karren Brady.