SHE'S BACK!
ITV presenter who quit after row with bosses makes TV comeback after three years off air
She was known for her brash opinions and was never afraid to say it like it was on air
A BIG-name presenter who quit ITV after a huge row with bosses has made a whopping TV comeback.
She has been mostly off our television screens for three years after she left the departed the commercial broadcaster.
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Saira Khan, 53, was best known for her role as a regular panellist on the daytime debate show Loose Women.
The former Apprentice contestant played a starring role on the chat-focussed programme from 2015 until 2020.
But now, the former Celebrity Big Brother personality made her mainstream television comeback on the popular Channel 5 daytime show Jeremy Vine.
True to form, she was invited onto the show as a panelist for the duration of the programme to clash with an opposing panelist to much acclaim.
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Speaking to The Sun, Saira explained: "After taking a few years off the telly, it was nice to be back and I didn’t realise how much I missed it.
"It was Jeremy [Vine] who persuaded me to come back."
She added:"I think it’s good to have a break and I feel more confident now about who I am and who I what I want to say."
Saira posted a screenshot of the programme onto her Instagram grid page along with a lengthy caption, gushing how good it felt to be back on the small screen.
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She wrote: ";So after a few years off the telly, it was lovely to come back - @thejeremyvine persuaded me to do it and I’m not gonna lie…. I really enjoyed it.
"So thank you @jeremyvineon5@thejeremyvine @owenjones84 for making my first day back lots of fun.
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"Thanks to the @jeremyvineon5 team who put the show together - all very lovely and I felt so looked after."
She added: "It was good to have a little rant and let off some steam!"
It was also noticeable that the star also reunited with familiar off-screen faces too.
The production team of the Channel 5 debate show also features former Loose Women producer Katie Storry in a senior role.
Saira originally announced the news of her Loose Women departure at the start of 2021 in her column for .
She later opened up on why she quit the show, when she said she wanted to have more fun on the show, but implied that bosses wanted that role to be filled by Stacey Solomon
The TV star told Closer magazine: "On Loose Women you saw me being quite passionate, heated and feisty, but that's the silo they put me in.
"I wanted to have a bit of fun, but that wasn't for me, that was for Stacey Solomon.
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"Stacey was the fun one, but I had to be the loud, gobby one."
Her decision came shortly after Andrea McLean broke down in tears as she announced her own departure from the programme in November 2020.
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