Loose Men returns with eye-popping line-up including footballing legend

11 November 2023 , 00:01

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Loose Men returns with eye-popping line-up including footballing legend

Loose Men will see a very fresh face as it returns to screens in just a number of days.

Over the course of the history of Loose Women, a string of panellists have come and gone but in November 2020, the show made the decision to dedicate episodes specifically to men. Previously, the likes of singer Marvin Humes, royal Mike Tindall, Roman Kemp, Ronan Keating and Vernon Kay have sat on the panel.

The Mirror can reveal that the show will return on November 17, with familiar faces as well as footballing legend Harry Redknapp making his debut alongside Keating, Kay and Strictly Come Dancing star, Ore Oduba.

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Aside from the return of the show, Loose Men will also launch the show's first campaign, Half-Time Team Talk – prompting men to open up about their mental health. The show will work alongside the mental health charity, Mind, and will hope to break the stigma around mental health.

With Redknapp, 76, joining, the campaign will encourage football fans to open up during the half-time break in between matches and have crucial conversations about what is bothering them, while the players break for crucial team talks. Ore tells his co-stars that Loose Men "changed his life" as Harry admits it can "happen to anyone"

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Speaking previously on This Morning, the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! champion said: "We never made arrangements on Saturday night to go out with anybody. If we got beat – you don't realise, I spoke to someone the other day, you talk about mental health issues. I used to get so low. People would be like, 'Oh Harry's always upbeat, always happy', but when you're on your own, after a defeat – when I look back on it, it was scary how low I would get."

Vernon Kay will return to anchor the show (ITV)

The former midfielder-turned-manager went on to explain he'd feel pressure from "the club" and "the fans" and would often feel as though "everybody's talking about you". Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright will also feature on the programme, visiting West Ham United, his former youth team before he found reality fame.

During his trip to London Stadium, the star will meet with Carlton Cole and Anton Ferdinand, former players, about their own experiences of battling mental health within the footballing business.

Meanwhile, telly star Vernon Kay will be telling blokes to "check in and connect, share not store," with their mates in a bid to "lighten the load." Former West Ham and Bournemouth star Harry has previously opened up about his own struggles with mental health and credited his wife Sandra for being his rock.

Loose Men airs Friday 17th November from 12:30pm on ITV1 & ITVX

Daniel Bird