TV presenter and singer Jane McDonald appeared on Loose Women for 10 years before quitting in 2014.

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Jane McDonald quit Loose Women in 2014 (Image: ITV)

Jane McDonald was a regular face on Loose Women for more than a decade, but decided to bid farewell to the ITV programme in 2014.

The presenter, 61, joined the panel in 2004 amd worked alongside the likes of Andrea McLean, Carol McGiffin and Sherrie Hewson, all of whom have pursued new endeavours.

Throughout her time on the show, Jane took several breaks to focus on her music tours and travel programmes.

In January 2014, she announced she was leaving the show for good to focus on her singing career.

“It has been an incredible 10 years for me on Loose Women and I’ve loved every minute of it,” she shared on social media.

Jane was set to release a new album and had a national concert tour on the horizon, leaving her feeling like it was the right time to quit Loose Women.

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She quit Loose Women to focus on her singing career (Image: Ken McKay/ITV)

She added: “I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again on tour and I thank you all for your continued support, loyalty and best wishes.”

Despite making a number of guest appearances on the programme in the years after her departure, Jane made it clear that a permanent return was never on the cards.

She told Woman Magazine: “Never say never. But it was a period in time when everything was different. We could get away with things that we could never do now.

“And it was an era of girls who were not just colleagues – we were a force to be reckoned with. We were like Sex And The City when we hit the town. We’d have taken a bullet for each other.”

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The presenter shut down a permanent return because her friends are no longer on the panel (Image: ITV)

The star added: “I don’t think I could go back without my friends on the same panel.”

A representative for Jane also shut down any reports of her going back on the show, saying: “There are no discussions taking place with regards to Jane returning to Loose Women whatsoever.

“She always thoroughly enjoys going back as a guest and catching up with the ladies but there’s no plans to go back as a panellist.”

Loose Women now features a wide range of women including Ruth Langsford, 64, Coleen Nolan, 59, Christine Lampard, 45, Charlene White, 44, Olivia Attwood, 33, and GK Barry, 25.