Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter 'could not have written' her memoir when her mother was alive

Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter admitted that she could never have written her 2004 memoir if her mother was still alive.

During Monday's (September 15) installment, Ruth Langsford was head of the panel and joined by Coleen Nolan, Janet Street-Porter and Mariella Frostrup.

As they spoke about airing their dirty laundry after Prince Harry's "controversial" book, Janet admitted that she couldn't have written her memoir if her mother was still alive.

The 78-year-old broadcaster became a regular panellist in 2011, but after 13 years she had to depart from the show briefly to undergo and recover from a hip replacement.

It's since been reported that Janet will be taking a short break from the daytime show as she undergoes knee replacement surgery for a second time.

Her memoir, Baggage: My