Loose Women has cancelled its live studio audience amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Following a week hiatus for the Cheltenham Festival coverage the ITV daytime show returned on Monday, March 16, only it looked a bit different.
Viewers at home tuned into Loose Women and were met by Andrea McLean, Stacey Solomon, Jane Moore and Saira Khan, but heard no sound from the audience.
Explaining the situation, Andrea said: "We're back but before we carry on you might have noticed that things not only look but they sound very different today.
"That's because our live studio audience they're not here, we're on our own.
"It is, of course, a precautionary measure in light of coronavirus but rest assured we are still here and we're going to be bringing you some light relief this lunch time."
In a statement released to Mirror Online, ITV said: "In order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, ITV has asked all producers to consider whether shows which normally have a live audience can be made without one.
"Decisions need to be made on a show by show basis, in consultation with commissioning teams [at ITV network] and taking into account the role of the audience in each show.
"Although we love to have an audience on Loose Women, we are following this guidance and adapting the show during this period so we don't have an audience on set. This will commence from Monday 16th March."
Loose Women continues weekdays at 12:30pm.
