Saira Khan says she quit Loose Women when bosses tried to make her join OnlyFans

2022-10-09

FormerLoose WomenstarSaira Khansays the real reason she quit the show was after she claimed bosses tried to make her join OnlyFans as a PR stunt.

Speaking toThe Mirror, Saira, 52, told how the “shocking” request was the final straw in what she says was a string of desperate bids to get publicity for the ITV show as ratings dropped.

Saira added bosses cared more about viewing figures than her mental health and said that she was asked to have a mould made of her vagina for a Body Stories campaign.

Since the allegations came out, ITV have denied the claims and told The Mirror that “duty of care is of paramount importance for all of our panellists”.

Saira told the publication: “The straw that broke the camel’s back was when one of the young producers was sent running after me to ask whether I would be prepared to open an OnlyFans account.”

OnlyFans is a site where some users post soft porn images of themselves for cash. “To say I was shocked was an understatement,” Saira added.

“I could see she herself was mortified to ask me. I replied, ‘You’re asking an Asian woman who has a husband and kids and comes from a Muslim family to open an OnlyFans account?"

“She said, ‘It’s just on your social media you’ve been posting images in your underwear and we thought if you could go undercover to see the kind of response you get from men, it would make a great story’.

“There and then, I knew my time was up on the show. I felt humiliated, angry, disappointed and like fodder.”

A spokesperson for Loose Women toldMailOnlineand Mirror: “We strongly refute all of these claims. Duty of care is of paramount importance for all of our panellists. Saira left the Loose Women panel almost two years ago and we wish her well.”

OK! has reached out to representatives of Saira Khan and ITV for comment.

In February 2019, she said her role on Loose Women was “the best job”, as she posted a snap of herself on the show.

Saira wrote: “The best job in the world @loosewomen – I get to meet and interview wonderful guests and most importantly have made lifelong friends who work infront and behind the camera.

“I am so grateful for this opportunity and still pinch myself that I am working on a show that has women at it’s heart”.

In January 2021, she announced her departure from Loose Women, so she could "focus on her skincare business, SairaSkin, and other media projects".

Saira had appeared on the show since 2015 as a regular on the panel.

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