Loose Women will dedicate its lunchtime programme on Monday to a special episode marking the first anniversary of its domestic abuse awareness campaign, ‘Facing It Together’.
The episode, airing at 12.30pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV, and STV Player, will feature Charlene White in conversation with two grieving mothers whose daughters lost their lives after experiencing domestic abuse, MailOnline can reveal.
The broadcast comes as the show is nominated for an RTS Programme Award for its original campaign launch last year.
In a moving film to be shown during the episode, White will explore the link between domestic abuse and suicide.
Sharon Holland’s daughter, Chloe, died by suicide after enduring coercive and physical abuse, while an inquest into the death of Phyllis Daly’s daughter, Jessica Laverack, concluded that domestic abuse had contributed to her vulnerable state.
‘My daughter wanted to live, but she didn’t want to live the life of domestic abuse,’ Daly tells White in the programme.
Loose Women will dedicate its lunchtime programme on Monday to a special episode marking the first anniversary of its domestic abuse awareness campaign, ‘Facing It Together’
Sharon Holland (left), from Portsmouth, is speaking out to raise awareness of domestic abuse. Pictured with her late daughter Chloe, who died by suicide after enduring coercive and physical abuse
Denise Welch said: ‘Loose Women’s “Facing It Together” campaign is about showing anyone currently facing domestic abuse, and survivors, that they are not alone’
Cherie Blair, the human rights lawyer and long-time domestic abuse campaigner, will also appear on the show to discuss her work with survivors, including her involvement with the charity Refuge
Both mothers will speak about their experiences and campaign for tougher sentencing for perpetrators of abuse.
Denise Welch, a Loose Women panellist who will feature on the panel, said: ‘Loose Women’s “Facing It Together” campaign is about showing anyone currently facing domestic abuse, and survivors, that they are not alone.
‘This special episode will continue this important conversation and highlight the help available to those living with domestic abuse, as well as the ways friends and family can support a loved one.
‘It’s a subject particularly close to my heart and I hope that anyone watching will realise we can face this together.’
Cherie Blair, the human rights lawyer and long-time domestic abuse campaigner, will also appear on the show to discuss her work with survivors, including her involvement with the charity Refuge.
The ‘Facing It Together’ campaign launched in March 2024, with Loose Women panellists Olivia Attwood-Dack, Kelle Bryan, Frankie Bridge, Charlene White, Denise Welch, Brenda Edwards, Judi Love, and Sunetra Sarker uniting for a striking photoshoot and short film, declaring: ‘Whether you are a survivor or a friend, we are facing it together.’
The campaign had an immediate impact.
Respect, an organisation supporting male survivors of domestic abuse, reported an 81% increase in traffic to its Men’s Advice Line website on the day of the launch.
Refuge, which operates the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, said it had to bring in extra staff to manage a surge in calls and live chat requests.
Join Loose Women on Monday 17th March, from 12.30pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV, and STV Player, one year since the launch of the show’s ‘Facing It Together’ campaign.
