Nadia Sawalha sues ITV after being axed from Loose Women over pro-Palestine views

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Russell, T., & Kemp, O. (2026, October 25). Nadia Sawalha sues ITV after being axed from Loose Women over pro-Palestine views. Daily Mail. 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

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-25 · by Tara Russell, Olivia Kemp

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Nadia Sawalha, a 61-year-old British-Jordanian presenter, announced at the Ethnicity Awards in London that she is taking ITV to court after being removed from Loose Women due to her support for Palestine. At the event, Sawalha made clear her stance on Palestine and criticized ITV’s handling of the situation as unlawful discrimination based on her protected beliefs. ITV has received a legal letter but claims they are unaware of any formal court action; however, Sawalha's representatives confirmed she had sent a pre-action letter alleging direct and indirect discrimination and harassment by ITV because of her anti-Zionist views.
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Nadia Sawalha, a British-Jordanian presenter, has filed a lawsuit against ITV after being fired from the show *Loose Women* due to her support for Palestine. This decision comes four weeks after she was removed from the show. During an awards ceremony in London celebrating ethnic minority communities, Sawalha announced her legal action and emphasized that the network treated her unlawfully regarding her protected beliefs. The presenter highlighted her stance on Palestine during her acceptance speech at the Ethnicity Awards, stating, "How many dry awards ceremonies have we been to?" A source confirmed that Sawalha did not attempt to keep her lawsuit quiet, speaking loudly about it just outside the press room and further elaborating during the event.

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📰 Nadia Sawalha Sues ITV
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Tara Russell
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🔮 Michael previously described Adam, 31, as one of his greatest allies and said he ‘wouldn’t be standing here’ without his support. However, he was reportedly uninvited from Adam’s wedding to Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Holly at Bath Abbey in December, amid claims he was considered ‘too close’ to the swimmer’s mother Caroline.
🔮 I needed to be with people with like-minded hearts and souls and with many who would also like to free Palestine, I imagine.'
🔮 Mr Tindall, 47, told the Henley Literature Festival: 'Even if it's just a race upstairs to bed, there will be ankle taps.
🔮 Harry Sparkes will voice the little blue engine in a reboot of the children's classic.
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Olivia Kemp
7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Michael previously described Adam, 31, as one of his greatest allies and said he ‘wouldn’t be standing here’ without his support. However, he was reportedly uninvited from Adam’s wedding to Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Holly at Bath Abbey in December, amid claims he was considered ‘too close’ to the swimmer’s mother Caroline.
🔮 The previous Friday's episode ended during a murder in plain sight after Traitors Maya Jama and James Acaster attempted to make either Ross Kemp or Jerry Hall yawn in a room sprayed with 'sleeping powder'.
🔮 I needed to be with people with like-minded hearts and souls and with many who would also like to free Palestine, I imagine.'
🔮 The comedian, 53, was killed by Traitors Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny after they feared she was getting too close to the truth.
🔮 you always believed that I could do something better and every Saturday I always did the very best dance of the week and I got to do it twice tonight which was amazing.'
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Ethnicity Awards ITV London Palestine The Mail on Sunday

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ITV ORG · 12× Sawalha PERSON · 9× Palestine GPE · 6× Nadia PERSON · 4× Charlene White PERSON · 2× Nadia Sawalha PERSON · 2× The Mail on Sunday ORG · 2× British NORP · 1× London GPE · 1× White PERSON · 1×

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Nadia Sawalha has said she is taking ITV to court after being axed from Loose Women over her support of Palestine (Pictured: Ms Sawalha on Loose Women in 2020) Ms Sawalha at The Ethnicity Awards last week, where she was nominated for a Broadcaster, Journalist or Host award but lost out to her former Loose Women colleague Charlene White '
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🔮 I needed to be with people with like-minded hearts and souls and with many who would also like to free Palestine, I imagine.'

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Nadia Sawalha says she is taking ITV to court after being axed from Loose Women over her support of Palestine. asserted
she → say → Palestine
Describing the dispute as a 'mountain of tension', the presenter, 61, claims the television network treated her unlawfully over her 'protected beliefs'. uncertain
network → describe → beliefs
At Thursday night's Ethnicity Awards in London, which celebrates individuals and organisations that support ethnic minority communities, she told guests: 'I'm officially not on Loose Women any more, as of four weeks ago. asserted
I → celebrate → Women
I'm taking ITV to court. asserted
I → take → court
A source told The Mail on Sunday: 'Nadia was not trying to keep it quiet. asserted
Nadia → tell → it
She was speaking loudly just outside the Press room about taking ITV to court and there was no mistaking what she said. asserted
she → speak → what
'She then went on stage and made her feelings about Palestine clear in front of the entire room.' asserted
feelings → go → room
Ms Sawalha, who is British-Jordanian, referred to her support for Palestine while presenting one of the prizes, telling the audience: 'How many dry awards ceremonies have we been to? asserted
we → refer → ceremonies
Nadia Sawalha has said she is taking ITV to court after being axed from Loose Women over her support of Palestine (Pictured: Ms Sawalha on Loose Women in 2020) Ms Sawalha at The Ethnicity Awards last week, where she was nominated for a Broadcaster, Journalist or Host award but lost out to her former Loose Women colleague Charlene White ' asserted
she → say → colleague
The food was spicy, the jokes were spicy, I needed this tonight. asserted
I → need → this
I needed to be with people with like-minded hearts and souls and with many who would also like to free Palestine, I imagine.' asserted
I → need → Palestine
Ms Sawalha was nominated for the publicly voted Broadcaster, Journalist or Host award alongside her former Loose Women colleague Charlene White, with the seating plan placing the pair next to one another. asserted
plan → nominate → one
Ms White, 46, did not attend the ceremony but nevertheless beat Ms Sawalha to the prize. asserted
White → attend → prize
Despite Ms Sawalha's statement, an ITV source told The Mail on Sunday the broadcaster was 'not aware' of any court action, although it confirmed that it had received a legal letter. asserted
it → tell → letter
The source said: 'She sent a legal letter to us and we have responded.' asserted
we → say → us
When this newspaper contacted Ms Sawalha's representatives, it was directed to an interview with online news outlet Zeteo from last month. asserted
it → contact → month
In it she said she believed taking ITV to court would end her television career. asserted
taking → say → career
She added: 'I know that taking ITV to court means I will never work on television again. asserted
I → add → television
And I accepted that is what I had to do.' asserted
I → accept → what
Ms Sawalha also compared her dealings with ITV to being in a relationship with a 'coercively controlling boyfriend'. asserted
Sawalha → compare → boyfriend
In an Instagram video in August, she said: 'My legal team at [the European Legal Support Centre] have today written to ITV alleging that I have been treated unlawfully due to my protected beliefs.' asserted
I → say → beliefs
Her lawyers said: 'In our pre-action letter, we allege that ITV subjected Nadia to direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment because of her protected philosophical beliefs, namely her anti-Zionist beliefs, which are protected under the Equality Act 2010.' asserted
which → say → Act
'We argue that Nadia was treated less favourably than other ITV presenters who faced significant public complaints, raising serious concerns about equality in the workplace, and the treatment of those who speak out for Palestinian rights.' asserted
who → argue → rights
They added: 'Nadia is calling on ITV to apologise and provide assurances that she will not be removed from future programmes because of her lawful speech on Palestine.' asserted
she → add → Palestine
After rising to fame on EastEnders in 1997, Ms Sawalha first appeared on Loose Women when it launched in 1999 and remained on the panel until 2002, before returning in 2013. asserted
it → rise → 2013
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