Loose Women has hit Ofcom with complaints after Denise Welch’s furious spat with Meghan Markle

Loose Women’s Denise Welch has been hit with more than 100 Ofcom complaints following a heated row with former press secretary Dickie Arbiter over her criticism of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. On May 6, the regulator received a total of 103 complaints.

The controversy stemmed from a live broadcast in which Denise passionately defended Meghan Markle during a chat with Dickie, who was on the show talking about the monarch’s battle with cancer.

When the conversation turned to the strained relationship between King Charles and Prince Harry, Denise stepped in to support Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to step back from the Royal Family.

She asked, “If I may say so, don’t you think there is a reason why Harry would do something like that?” She then expressed her thoughts on the couple’s experiences and the scrutiny they faced, reports the Express.

She stated: “Then he has a wife who is completely and continuously destroyed by the media, including your good self. I’m just sick to death of the insult this woman is getting (…) we continuously bite this woman every day,” she concluded. While some members of the audience applauded her stance, the debate triggered a wave of complaints.

Host Coleen Nolan tried to defuse the tension, reminding Denise that a “debate” was not anticipated in the studio as Dickie suggested she might be swayed by “too many tabloids”. Denise replied firmly, “Don’t disrespect me.”

Despite this, Denise’s frustration escalated when she declared: “You don’t have a guest on (…) I can say what I like!” Addressing a social media user who misspelled Julian Clary’s name while comparing her to him, Denise corrected the fan.

Dickie pointed out that the Sussexes had been criticized for their decision to step back from the Royal Family, but Denise claimed it was a clear choice given they were leaving “a country that hated them”.