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Luther star Idris Elba is 47. He
is also successful DJ. Socialite
Pippa Middleton is 36. She is
Kate’s sister. Pink Floyd’s
Roger Waters is 75. He
famously split with the band in
- James Bond actress
Naomie Harris is 42. She
attended Cambridge. And
many happy returns to Mirror
reader John Turner from
Leytonstone, East London,
54 YEARS AGO (1965) who turns 64 today.
Indian troops supported by fighter
jets and tanks crossed the border
into Pakistan in a clash over the
disputed region of Kashmir.
67 YEARS AGO (1952)
A prototype De Haviland fighter jet
disintegrated mid-air at
Farnborough Air Show showering
burning debris on the crowd.22 YEARS AGO (1997)
Our commemorative edition
showed the funeral cortege of
Princess Diana. A record 32 million
Brits watched it on TV.Why do we tell actors to
break a leg? Because every
play has a cast.
Naomie, 42Idris, 47Pippa, 36TODAY: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
I want to
rewind
the TV
& delete
things I
have said
HELP Brenda on the
hit talkshow in 2016NEWEST to the panel is former X Factor
star Brenda Edwards – and she says
joining the show she has loved for years
has been a baptism of fire.
“Sometimes I want to rewind so I can
delete things I’ve said live on telly,”
Brenda says. “Like when I said I
wouldn’t mind leaving my cats at home
if I went on holiday – without explaining
that my kids were looking after them.
“I adopted two kittens who came on
the show, called Tiny and Tempah, and I
love them. They have a better bed than
me and enjoy meals of fresh salmon.
“But people said I was cruel to leave
them home alone and the RSPCA had
something to say about it!”
Transforming from an avid viewer to
panellist has taken some getting used
to. “I’m not meant to be star struck and
know I should be professional. But I
couldn’t help it when Charlie Sheen wasa guest. I stared at him, dumbfounded.
Inside I was screaming.”
She’s known for her infectious laugh
but Brenda has also spoken emotionally
about her breast cancer. “I’ve been
dealt a few bad hands and it’s not easy
to share with people. But I wanted to
talk about my breast cancer to help.
“I ended up saying more on camera
than I ever did to my family because I
hadn’t wanted to upset or worry them.
“That’s what’s wonderful about
Loose – we talk about things openly and
people can relate. I’m three years
cancer free and embracing my body.”
There was one panellist in particular
who Brenda wanted to befriend. “I have
always loved Janet Street-Porter. She
hates cuddles and shoos people away.
“So when she gave me a hug, that
was a real moment for me. I think of my
fellow Loose Women as my BFFs.”If I feel
tears, I
remind
myself
that I’m
at work
GOODY TWO SHOES
Andrea in 2008VIEWERS have seen a funnier, more
rebellious and relatable side of Andrea
since she switched from demure GMTV
weather presenter to Loose Woman.
“When I first joined, Coleen Nolan
thought I was a goody two-shoes and
said, ‘Who do you think you are, Snow
White?’. That stuck. But to quote Mae
West, ‘I was Snow White, but I drifted.’”
In her 12 years on the show, Andrea,
now 49, has married twice and perhaps
shared more of her life with viewers
than any other presenter.
“I’ve experienced the highest highs
and lowest lows, and lived them all in
the public eye,” she says. “I’ve told the
world I was getting a divorce, remarried,
having a hysterectomy and owned up to
having post-natal depression.”
Confessions can take their toll, she
admits. “You brace yourself to say it
and don’t think it’s going to get to you,but it does. But if I feel tears, I remind
myself I’m at work and on live telly.”
Andrea’s knack of seeing both sides
means she is the one to wade in to cool
down any heated arguments.
But she admits to missteps of her
own. “I really regret outing one of my
friends as an internet dater,” she says. “I
used her name. She was fuming. She
called me up afterwards and said, ‘I
didn’t want anybody to know, and now
everyone does’. I felt awful.”
And her worst moment? “Meaning to
call John Barrowman a funny man, but
instead saying he was a fanny man.”
Dirty jokes are common on set, she
says, sharing a backstage secret.
“Just before we come out on set,
we’re squished up behind a screen. A lot
of bottom pinching goes on and
someone usually tells a filthy joke.
That’s why we usually walk on howling.”ANDREA MCLEAN
BRENDA EDWARDS
DAY 1: CHEERS