18/11/2011 18:05 | By Lorna Cooper, editor, MSN TV

Loose Women annoyed over ageism in TV

When MSN spoke to the Loose Women about their Christmas with the Loose Women DVD, they also talked about ageism.


Loose Women's Carol McGiffin, Lisa Maxwell and Andrea McLean (© MSN)

Loose Women's Carol McGiffin, Lisa Maxwell and Andrea McLean

Carol McGiffin, Lisa Maxwell and Andrea McLean were busy promoting Christmas With The Loose Women, their forthcoming release, when I went along to meet them.

The Loose Women were as frank and honest with their views in real life as they are on their show, especially on the topic of ageism in TV, featured in the video below.

In addition to DVD-talk, I asked the ladies about the so-called 'cougar phenomenon', X Factor and more. In this first snippet of my time with the Loose Women, they talk about a subject close to their hearts; ageism in TV.

Carol McGiffin: "There isn't another show on British television like it. Because women do tend to get retired."

Lisa Maxwell: "It's character and experience on their faces and it's just wrinkles on ours."

Carol McGiffin: "Men can die on screen, they'll be so old and nobody cares!"

Andrea McClean: "There are so few programmes out there with women over 40."

Christmas With The Loose Women is released on 28 November (details here)

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