Loose Women star announces show exit after 13 years on the panel
LOOSE Women star Janet Street-Porter has announced her show exit after 13 years on the panel.
Janet, 77, told ITV1 viewers today that she’s set to leave the programme while undergoing and recovering from a hip replacement.
The broadcaster was supported by her co-stars as she revealed her plans to have the op this coming Friday.
In 2011, it was announced that Janet has joined Loose Women as a panellist.
She is known on the show for her no-nonsense attitude and straight talking opinions.
Unlike some of the other panel members, Janet has been consistent on the show since she joined the ITV lunchtime show.
The journalist started her television career at London Weekend Television in 1975, first as a presenter of a series of mainly youth-oriented programmes.
However, her TV career has moved on massively since then, and she has become a very familiar face on the box.
Janet’s competitive nature has been brought out on several reality shows, as she finished I’m A Celebrity in fourth place (2004) and came third on Celebrity MasterChef (2013)
The TV personality has also appeared on QI, Question Time and Have I Got News For You.
But away from the cameras, she’s had a very interesting career too.
After dropping out of college, Janet took up a job at Petticoat Magazine.
She became the deputy fashion editor of the Daily Mail in 1969 and fashion editor of the Evening Standard two years later.
Janet has also worked for LBC local radio station, Sell Out and the Independent on Sunday.
Thanks to her very long career as a broadcaster and journalist, Janet has amassed a huge fortune.
Her net worth is estimated to be £4M.
This is topped up thanks to her regular gig on Loose Women.