Frankie Bridge Breaks Her Silence On Loose Women Feud
The Saturdays singer, 36, is believed to be in a 10-year feud with Myleene, 47, after Myleene is said to have believed she was being 'blanked' by Frankie and confronted her at the 2013 Glamour Women of the Year awards.
The tension has reportedly led to ITV having
to step in to avoid any conflict during the daytime TV programme, Loose Women,
where both stars regularly appear
But now Frankie Bridge has opened up about
the rumours and her relationships on the show.
Answering a fan question on Instagram Frankie
Bridge gushed: 'I love it! The women are all so funny and supportive.
Behind-the-scenes team are just as amazing and integral to the show. I'm very
lucky.
'I've consistently worked with amazing women
for the best part of my career and I wouldn't have it any other way.'
Myleene is said to be at loggerheads with Frankie and her The Saturdays
bandmate Rochelle Humes —
both former clients of her bodyguard ex-husband.
According to claims, ITV have been forced to step in to
help smooth things over in the decade-long feud, which is just now coming to
light.
The trio all used to hang out together, with
Loose Women hosts Myleene and Frankie attending fellow ITV star Rochelle's hen
do in 2012.
Yet the following year, Myleene is said to
have believed she was being 'blanked' by Frankie Bridge and confronted her at
the 2013 Glamour Women of the Year awards - which is when the pair requested
not to work together.
However, due to a staff shortage around Christmas last year, Myleene and
Frankie ended up on the same Loose Women panel - resulting in an 'awkward'
episode with 'minimal interaction'.
They were joined by panellists Kaye Adams and Linda Robson, who
sat between them, the camera flashed to Myleene as Frankie discussed her
dislike for the drawn out days between Christmas and New Year.
Myleene flashed a vacant smile, as Frankie
Bridge explained that she 'feels a bit lost' during the period between the two
festive holidays.
Meanwhile Myleene's feud with Rochelle is
said to have been sparked after The Saturdays star recently shared a
picture of herself on holiday in Ibiza with husband Marvin and Myleene's
ex-husband Graham Quinn.
Graham used to work as JLS' tour manager and
last week Myleene accused him of cheating on her with an unknown star.
According to insiders close to the situation,
Rochelle sharing the photo on Instagram the same week she made the revelation
was 'game over' for Myleene.
It's the latest twist as it's been reported
that there has been an underlying conflict between Myleene, Rochelle and
Frankie, who all work at ITV.
Last week, Frankie sparked frenzied
speculation by posting a cryptic video, saying somebody was 'dead to me', with
fans wondering if she was talking about Rochelle.
It was claimed they snubbed each other when attending Wimbledon last month.
A source told The Sun: 'They
don't seem to be getting on and that's making things more complicated for
bookers who are keen to keep everyone happy.
'They've been competing since they were 12
when they joined S Club Juniors and now it appears they're competing for top
jobs on ITV. While Rochelle rose in the ranks to present This Morning, her
appearances have become few and far between since other famous faces have been
brought in.
'Meanwhile Frankie has been a regular
panellist on Loose Women since 2020 and has the ear of ITV producers who she's
become close friends with. Now ITV bosses do everything they can to avoid
awkward run-ins. If Rochelle is on This Morning and has to pass over to Frankie
on Loose Women, it's kept as brief as possible.'
The former bandmates became friends in childhood, both finding fame in S
Club Juniors before joining Rochelle Humes, Una Healy, Mollie King and Vanessa White in The Saturdays.
Yet in recent months, their relationship is said to have soured, with
the pair reportedly snubbing each other when they attended Wimbledon last month.
The pair were both pictured enjoying the
hospitality at the tennis tournament but it is said they kept their
interactions to a minimum.
An onlooker claimed: 'It was clear the women
were keeping their distance. They sat on opposite sides of the suite and kept
to themselves.'
They added to The Sun: 'While
Frankie posed for pictures with S Club's Rachel Stevens, Rochelle took selfies
with her husband Marvin and his I'm A Celebrity campmate Sam Thompson.
'Even though they were pleasant to each other
when they did brush shoulders, they didn't spend any extra time together than
they had to, in between being amicable while passing each other en route to
watch the tennis.'
Frankie's representatives have told the Daily
Mail that there is 'absolutely no feud' between the pair, while those close to
Rochelle insist there is 'no feud'.
Myleene's representative declined to comment
on the situation.
Yet that didn't stop Frankie posting a
cryptic social media post that was captioned: 'You're so quiet… Thanks, you
said something five years ago and I've just realised you're actually dead to
me.'
The TikTok video
showed Frankie sipping on a glass of wine and was set to the music of Avril
Lavigne's What The Hell.
Frankie then added below: 'Takes me a while,
but once you're dead you're dead.
She didn't specify who or what incident she
was talking about in the post.
While Frankie and Rochelle found fame as singers they have since
both turned their hand to the world of TV - with Frankie a regular panelist
on Loose Women, while
Rochelle is a stand-in presenter for This Morning.
As for Myleene, she hit headlines last week
when she publicly addressed ex-husband Graham's cheating scandal.
Graham, 47, started dating Myleene in 2001,
having met when he worked as security guard for her pop group Hear'Say.
The couple went on to welcome
daughters Ava, 17, and Hero, 14, and tied the knot in 2011 after a decade
together - only to separate six months later.
Speaking on Paul Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast,
the mother-of-two said: 'I walked in on him with a famous person on my birthday
on a balcony.'
Turning her thoughts towards the other woman,
Myleene said: 'I've made peace with that situation now, but for a long time, it
was very difficult to see their life.
'My life literally just broke apart very,
very publicly and their life, they've managed to continue building a family
brand on it. I have to take some accountability.
'Look, you know, first and foremost to my
children. My children have asked enough questions and it's never been a case of
laying out my stall now.
'It's got to be as and when. But here's the
funny thing - school mums, people who just want to gossip, will go to your
children before anybody else.'
According to the TV presenter, the pair tried
to claim that it wasn't what it looked like and she continued: 'I'm in my
house, it's my party. They weren't having sex, but they were unzipping each
other.
'It's not what you think'. But I'm like, 'It
is what I think'.
'It's the first thing they both said. I
kicked everyone out of the party, including his mum and dad. They went back to
Ireland and his dad said: 'He doesn't get it from me'.
'I remember thinking that was quite a weird
thing to say,' she told the love expert.
Graham tried to blame the affair on being
drunk.
Myleene admitted the whole ordeal was a
'pretty big red flag' but still went through with their wedding in October
2011.
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