# Nadia Sawalha challenges ITV over Loose Women departure and Palestine support

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nadia-sawalha-sues-itv-after-being-axed-from-loose-women-over-pro-palestine-views/
- Published: 2026-10-25T09:42:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T10:02:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16235969/Nadia-Sawalha-sues-ITV-axed-Loose-Women-Palestine-views.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Nadia Sawalha says she is taking ITV to court after leaving Loose Women.
- Her lawyers allege discrimination over her protected beliefs.
- ITV says it has answered a legal letter but knows of no court action.

## Summary

Nadia Sawalha says she is taking ITV to court after being dropped from Loose Women, alleging the decision was unlawful and linked to her support for Palestine. The dispute raises questions about workplace equality and whether presenters can face discrimination over lawful political beliefs.

Sawalha said she had left the programme four weeks earlier and described the dispute as “a mountain of tension”. Her lawyers allege direct and indirect discrimination and harassment over her anti-Zionist beliefs, which they say are protected under the Equality Act 2010; they want an apology and assurances about future work. ITV says it has received and answered a legal letter but is not aware of court action. Sawalha joined Loose Women at its launch in 1999, left in 2002 and returned in 2013.

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