Loose Women have shared a first look at their Christmas Eve special, which is happening for the first time in the programme’s 21 year history.
The festive extravaganza is anchored by Ruth Langsford, who will be joined by Stacey Solomon and Janet Street-Porter in the ITV studio.
Tuning in from her garden shed will be Brenda Edwards, while Coleen Nolan is due to dress up as a snowman and Christmas Tree in her very own ‘Grotty Grotto’.
Christmas special: Loose Women have shared a first look at their Christmas Eve special, which is happening for the first time in the programme’s 21 year history
During the episode which airs on Thursday, the ladies will be joined by special guest Jonathan Ross, who chats about his traditions and new addition.
Introducing the panel to his new puppy, a Brussels Griffon named Spooky, he reveals: ‘We are so in love with him. I even bought him his own Christmas present. I had some candles made that say his name on it and it says “Happy Christmas from mummy and daddy.”
Teetotal Jonathan also discusses his favourite Christmas drink and what some of his traditions are for the festive season.
Special appearance: Tuning in from her garden shed will be Brenda Edwards, while Coleen Nolan is due to dress up as a snowman and Christmas Tree in her very own ‘Grotty Grotto’
Hostess with the mostest! The festive extravaganza is anchored by Ruth Langsford, who will be joined by Stacey Solomon and Janet Street-Porter in the ITV studio
Feeling festive: During the episode which airs on Thursday, the ladies will be joined by special guest Jonathan Ross, who chats about his traditions and new addition
Asked about his Christmas tipple, Jonathan holds up a glass and says: ‘Well, I don’t drink booze, but I really like non-alcoholic pale ale so I will have one to start in the morning and then I feel like I am joining in with everyone else.
‘The nice thing is I stay sober all the way through, so I can be the person in charge of the turkey.’
That said, Jonathan won’t be tucking into the turkey himself, revealing: ‘This year we went vegan, so this is my first year as vegans, me and Jane, to try and help save the planet.’
Ha! Coleen dresses up as a Christmas Tree while sat next to the real deal in her ‘grotty grotto’
Sequinned sensations: Stacey and Janet both opted for dazzling sequin numbers
On making a big fuss for Christmas, he says: ‘I go fairly all-out. Halloween is our big holiday really in our house but it is such a lovely time.
‘Especially now the children have left home, normally it is such a great year when everyone has to get back together, that’s what we love about it most is having all the children back here.
‘This year we can’t do that, we have got my wife’s father here, he lives down the end, he is in the bubble with us.’
Jonathan also talks about the new series of The Masked Singer which starts on Boxing Day, and whether he fancies being behind the mask himself one day.
Panellists! The ladies all enjoyed a festive tipple while filming the special
Starry night: Ruth looks lovely in a navy top with silver stars complete with reindeer ears
He explains: ‘The weird thing about all those reality shows is, I am getting older now, I turn 60 this year and you do get more conscious of the time you have got to spend with your family and the time you have got for yourself to do stuff.
I have worked pretty solidly all my life so I don’t know whether I would feel I had the time to commit to any big reality show, including The Masked Singer… Also I am not blessed with the best voice in the world so I don’t know whether it would be that much of a treat.’
Elsewhere in the show, the panel don festive headgear, while sharing their favourite Christmas traditions.
Stacey reveals: ‘This is going to sound really weird… my mum every Christmas morning used to cut a grapefruit in half, put some sugar on it and that was our breakfast’
She said: ‘Stacey reveals: ‘This is going to sound really weird… my mum every Christmas morning used to cut a grapefruit in half, put some sugar on it and that was our breakfast’
Mother Christmas: Over in her grotto, Coleen reads out some special viewer messages while dressing up in various guises, including a Christmas tree, a snow woman, Santa and a Christmas fairy
Stacey reveals: ‘This is going to sound really weird… my mum every Christmas morning used to cut a grapefruit in half, put some sugar on it and that was our breakfast.
‘None of my kids will eat it, Joe won’t eat it, it’s not even that great but I just have to every single Christmas. I don’t eat grapefruit all year but on Christmas morning I sit there with my half a grapefruit and sugar and I really enjoy it.’
Over in her grotto, Coleen reads out some special viewer messages while dressing up in various guises, including a Christmas tree, a snow woman, Santa and a Christmas fairy.
Janet then shows viewers how to make the perfect Christmas sprouts, before Ruth and Stacey share their Christmas wrapping hacks (hint: one involves an ironing board).
The jam-packed hour concludes with the group playing a game of Speak Out, where they must guess what each other is saying while wearing a comedy mouthpiece.
Playful: The jam-packed hour concludes with the group playing a game of Speak Out, where they must guess what each other is saying while wearing a comedy mouthpiece