Loose Women fans have accused Frankie Bridge of ‘disliking’ guest panellist GK Barry after suggesting she made a ‘backhanded compliment’ to her.
On Thursday’s show, GK Barry, 24, made history as the first panelist on the show to be born in the same year Loose Women started, 1999. Presenter Kaye Adams mocked Frankie by saying she was no longer the youngest.
Throughout the show, Faye and fellow panelist Denise Welch make funny comments about 35-year-old Frankie’s age, with Frankie apparently getting angry at the comparisons.
However, viewers saw a very awkward moment later in the show, when Frankie appeared to attack GK (real name Grace Eleanor Keeling) after remembering that she loved Frankie’s band The Saturdays and that she wanted to be a singer as a child.
As GK shared: ‘I didn’t get any GSCEs at school but I thought, that’s okay, I’m going to be Frankie!’ Frankie replied: ‘That felt like a backhanded compliment!’, before laughing and saying she was ‘stupid’.
Loose Women fans have accused Frankie Bridge of ‘disliking’ guest panelist GK Barry after she suggested she made a ‘backhanded compliment’ to her
On Thursday’s show, GK Barry, 24, made history as the first panelist on the show to be born in the same year Loose Women started, 1999, with presenter Kaye Adams ridiculing Frankie for no longer being the youngest
GK immediately denied any suggestion that she was mocking her co-star, but that didn’t stop viewers from noticing the tension between the women.
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to respond to Frankie’s attitude, pointing out that she did nothing to hide her “disgust” for GK.
They wrote: ‘Frankie is a bit salty today, he clearly doesn’t like this GK Barry; Frankie doesn’t like her 100%’
‘Frankie absolutely does not like her, I mean she got famous from Tick Tock how dare she lol; So awkward! …. I love it!!’ ‘I got on Twitter to see if anyone else felt the same way! Seems a bit awkward.’
‘I’ve taken to Twitter to see if anyone else feels the same way! Seems a little awkward.’
‘Wow, turn on the tv and #LooseWomen is on and wow, this “Grace” is not a good look for the show. Very arrogant! Switched very quickly. Ps Frankie doesn’t seem to like her!’
“Frankie does that because she’s been told she’s no longer the baby of the loose women’s group. I felt like she was sending a message right away that she didn’t like her.”
“I’m sorry, but Frankie is so unfriendly. She doesn’t hide the fact that she doesn’t like GK Barry.”
Throughout the show, Faye and fellow panelist Denise Welch make humorous comments about 35-year-old Frankie’s age, with Frankie apparently angered by the comparisons
Viewers saw a very awkward moment later in the show where Frankie appeared to insult GK, after she recalled loving Frankie’s band The Saturdays and wanting to be the singer as a child
As GK shared: ‘I didn’t get any GSCEs at school but I thought, that’s okay, I’m going to be Frankie!’, Frankie replied: ‘That felt like a backhanded compliment!’, before laughing and saying she was ‘stupid’.
GK was quick to suppress any urge to ridicule her co-star, but that didn’t stop viewers from noticing the tension between the women
Fans of X, formerly known as Twitter, criticized Frankie’s attitude, pointing out that she did nothing to hide her ‘dislike’ of GK
‘I actually like Grace, she’s funny, relaxed and doesn’t seem to take herself too seriously. Unlike Frankie, who hates being in the spotlight at the moment.’
Meanwhile, in another awkward moment between the two, Frankie joked that she was “furious” that she was no longer the “baby” of the show.
GK Barry immediately joked about it: ‘I know there’s a feud now and I was so happy to meet Frankie, but now there’s a feud!’
To which Frankie sarcastically shot back, “I still don’t like you, go away!”
Loose Women is on ITV every weekday from 12.30pm.