The truth about Loose Women stars behind the scenes revealed

Sophie Morgan has opened up about her time on Loose Women, revealing one of the most interesting things she noticed about her co-stars behind the scenes. The disability activist and presenter, 41, was a panelist on the ITV programme between 2021 and 2024. Reflecting on her time on the programme, Sophie described being given the opportunity as "such a privilege", explaining how the platform allowed her to speak about issues affecting disabled people. Sophie, who fronts the new Channel 4 documentary The Experiment, was left paralysed in a car crash when she was 18, and is now a wheelchair user.

"It was such a privilege because I've always wanted to find platforms to voice the things that were happening to me and others like me," Sophie told the Daily Express.

"You shout and no one's listening. You don't know who's going to pay attention.

"And so often as a disabled person, and certainly as a disabled woman, you don't necessarily get listened to."

"I was really grateful to be part of that because they did give me a voice.

"They allowed me to talk about some of the challenges I was facing in my own life, but also that were in the media at the time."

Sophie revealed that one of the highlights of her experience was sitting on the panel alongside Janet Street-Porter, whom she described as a "powerhouse".

She was equally complimentary of her fellow panellists, suggesting that their commanding personalities and strong presence perhaps didn't always translate on screen.

"I think they're probably more powerful in person than they come across on camera, which is an interesting thing to be around," Sophie reflected.

"I loved Janet Street-Porter. Any side of her is fun. She's a powerhouse. I kind of grew up around women that were like that, so I just found her a breath of fresh air.

"I really like the women that were just so steadfast in their perceptions and perspectives. It was a privilege to work with them."

Sophie is the face of Channel 4's bold new documentary, The Experiment.

The documentary uses a "meticulously constructed experiment to ask a disturbing question: would you recognise cruelty if it was dressed up as care? Could members of the British public be persuaded by ideas drawn from Nazi ideology if they were presented as progressive solutions to a modern social 'problem'?"

The synopsis continues: "At the centre of the documentary is SegriLife House, a new residential facility that appears to offer a radical model of supported living.

"Complete with professional branding, corporate messaging and convincing promotional materials, the space offers a seemingly compassionate and practical solution to the financial costs associated with supporting disabled adults to live and work independently.

"But there is a catch. SegriLife House is not real."

Disabled and neurodivergent actors feature as residents, while members of the public are invited to meet them and tour the facilities.

"But the truth behind the ideas is drawn from one of the darkest chapters in modern history: the segregation, devaluing and systematic extermination of disabled people by the Nazi regime, which had harrowing consequences," the synopsis adds.

Explaining what attracted her to the project, Sophie said: "I had just been living in the States when I got approached by Channel 4 about presenting it. At the time the eugenics conversations were rearing its ugly head and it was just disturbing.

"I remember thinking it's so great to be living in a country, when I came back to the UK, that would look at these subjects sort of more head-on and be brave enough to explore them.

"So I thought, firstly, I really want to be part of a project that feels so brave. The other part was I wanted to learn about the history. I got sent a book called Hitler's Forgotten Victims and I read it, and after that, I thought this is really fascinating and so important. I felt very much like that's it. I've got to be part of this programme."

The Experiment can be streamed on Channel 4 now.