“We’ve all gone through different things and we all support each other. I’m 67 this year and It’s the only show on television, I believe, that truly celebrates women and ageing.” She added with a laugh, “I’m quite gobby. My opinions aren’t going to change!”

It comes after Denise opened up about a toxic relationship she went through during an episode of Loose Women last week, which saw the panel celebrating the first anniversary of their Facing It Together campaign.

Talking about the relationship, without naming the partner, Denise said: “I fell in love with this incredibly charismatic man, very, very good-looking, and I thought that my whole life had aligned and this was the person for me.

The star lauded her fellow panellists for their support, admitting she’d leave if they didn’t get along

“Then, of course, you don’t realise what’s happening, so he started to chip, chip, chip away at my personality. Personality traits that I thought made me quite popular suddenly became detrimental, and he would say things like, ‘You know your friends aren’t laughing with you, they’re laughing at you.’

“You know, when you told that joke that they all laughed at, why did you tell that joke? It was rude. They were all rolling their eyes at each other,’ and you start to slowly believe.”