Loose Women dedicated the opening of Wednesday’s show to an ITV weather presenter, who received an OBE from King Charles
Monde Mwitumwa TV and Celebrity Reporter
13:52, 10 Dec 2025
Christine Lampard(Image: ITV screengrab)
Loose Women’s Christine Lampard kicked off the programme with a touching tribute to a fellow ITV star, who was given a special honour after bravely speaking out about domestic abuse.
During Wednesday’s (December 10) instalment of the beloved ITV chat show, Christine was accompanied by panellists Coleen Nolan, Myleene Klass and Jane Moore as they explored the day’s hot topics.
Yet before delving into the programme proper, Christine delivered a warm message to ITV Cymru Wales weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth, who has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) from the King for services to survivors of domestic abuse.
King Charles presented her with the honour at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, 9 December. The broadcaster suffered nearly ten years of coercive control from her former husband, who was imprisoned in 2021 for three years for stalking and coercive control.
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Breaking the news to viewers and the live studio audience, Christine announced: “Firstly we are starting the show with a huge congratulations to ITV weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth, who received an OBE from the king yesterday for her services to victims and survivors of domestic abuse.”
Directing her focus to Jane, she added: “She is an incredible woman. Jane, you spent a bit of time with her just last month.”
Jane revealed: “I spent a lovely afternoon with her and she is an amazingly brave woman. She went through hell and back with an ex and she now very bravely talks about it a lot to help other women.
“I think a lot of the time people who are in these situations sort of thing this is a thing I have to bare alone and if they see someone with a public platform talking about it sometimes it just pushes through and they go, ‘Omg this is a thing, I should not have to put up with this.'”.
She continued: “I think Ruth’s work and speaking out has been very, very important so it is very well deserved.” Christine added: “Huge congratulations to her.”
Christine Lampard opened the show with a heartfelt tribute(Image: ITV)
Ruth has since become a vocal campaigner for domestic abuse survivors, working closely with several domestic abuse charities to encourage other survivors to come forward, reports the Express.
Following her recognition in the King’s Birthday Honours list, Ruth remarked: “It feels all a bit surreal and completely unbelievable, and I’m over the moon. It’s just the biggest honour I think I have ever had in my entire life.
“This is not just for me this is for my family, my friends and everybody who has been on this very strange journey that I’ve been on, everybody who has supported me.
“And this is for everybody who is going on journeys of their own as well because it’s not easy and domestic abuse is out there and it’s everywhere.
“That’s why this honour is also so important because it allows me to keep that conversation going. I’m going to use it wisely and then hopefully one day we won’t have to talk about domestic abuse because it won’t be an issue anymore. But until that point, this honour is for everybody who has been affected by domestic abuse and I’m just so proud.”
Loose Women broadcasts on weekdays from 12:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
