The Loose Women panellists are now refusing to talk to Christopher Biggins because of his friendship with Celebrity Big Brother runner-up and journalist, Katie Hopkins.

Christopher Biggins

Christopher Biggins

The 66-year-old actor - who was close friends with the late former 'Loose Women' star Lynda Bellingham - has compared the current panellists on the popular daytime talk show to the characters of the hit 2004 comedy 'Mean Girls' and confessed they are no longer in contact with him after he expressed his fondness for the controversial star.

He said: "I've lost several pals over my friendship with Katie - especially the 'Loose Women' lot. None of them will talk to me anymore. But I don't care - they can act like Mean Girls all they want.

"I've been friends with Katie for a long time and she is one of the nicest, funniest people."

The cast of the ITV show famously fell out with Katie last month when she appeared on the show following her stint on the latest series of 'Celebrity Big Brother', in which she came runner-up to Katie Price.

The 40-year-old star has previously come to blows with panellists including Coleen Nolan, Janet Street Porter and Nadia Sawalha - with whom she starred on the Channel 5 reality show.