Frankie Bridge’s face drops as Loose Women guest swipes at her with ‘backhanded compliment’ – and cringing fans insist ‘she definitely doesn’t like her!’

Loose Women fans have accused Frankie Bridge of ‘not liking’ guest panelist GK Barry after she implied she made a ‘backhanded compliment’ towards her.

Thursday’s show saw GK Barry, 24, make history as the first panelist on the show who was born in the same year loose women started, 1999, with host Kaye Adams mocking Frankie that she’s no longer the youngest.

Throughout the show, Faye and fellow panelist Denise Welch make humorous quips about 35-year-old Frankie’s age, with Frankie seemingly getting riled up with the comparisons.

However, viewers spotted a very awkward moment later in the show where Frankie appeared to snap back at GK, real name Grace Eleanor Keeling, after she recalled loving Frankie’s band The Saturdays and grew up wanting to be the singer.

As GK shared: ‘I didn’t get any GSCE ‘s at school but I thought, that’s OK, I’ll be Frankie!’, Frankie retorted: ‘That felt like a backhanded compliment!’, before laughing that she was ‘stupid’. 

Loose Women fans have accused Frankie Bridge of ‘not liking’ guest panelist GK Barry after she implied she made a ‘backhanded compliment’ towards her

Thursday’s show saw GK Barry, 24, make history as the first panelist on the show who was born in the same year loose women started, 1999, with host Kaye Adams mocking Frankie that she’s no longer the youngest

GK was quick to shut down any inclination that she was making a dig at her co-star but that didn’t stop viewers picking up on the tension between the women.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, fans called out Frankie’s attitude, pointing out she was doing nothing to hide her ‘dislike’ of GK.

They wrote: ‘Frankie being a bit salty today, clearly doesn’t like this GK Barry; Frankie don’t like her 100%’

‘Frankie definitely doesn’t like her, I mean got famous through Ticktock, how dare she lol; So awkward! …. I’m loving it!!”I came to twitter to see if anyone else was thinking the same! seems a bit awkward.’

‘I came to twitter to see if anyone else was thinking the same! seems a bit awkward.’

‘Wow just turn on tv and #LooseWomen is on and wow this “Grace” is not a good look for the show. Very very arrogant! Switched over very fast. Ps Frankie seems to dislike her!’

‘Frankie does because she was told she’s now not the baby of the loose women group . I felt she instantly sent out a vibe that she didn’t like her.’

‘Sorry but Frankie is being so unwelcoming, she’s not hiding the fact she doesn’t like GK Barry.’

Throughout the show, Faye and fellow panelist Denise Welch make humorous quips about 35-year-old Frankie’s age, with Frankie seemingly getting riled up with the comparisons

Viewers spotted a very awkward moment later in the show where Frankie appeared to snap back at GK, after she recalled loving Frankie’s band The Saturdays and grew up wanting to be the singer

As GK shared: ‘I didn’t get any GSCE ‘s at school but I thought, that’s OK, I’ll be Frankie!’, Frankie retorted: ‘That felt like a backhanded compliment!’, before laughing that she was ‘stupid’ 

GK was quick to shut down any inclination that she was making a dig at her co-star but that didn’t stop viewers picking up on the tension between the women

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, fans called out Frankie’s attitude, pointing out she was doing nothing to hide her ‘dislike’ of GK

‘I’m actually liking Grace, she’s funny, relaxed and doesn’t seem to take herself too seriously Unlike Frankie, who is hating sharing the spotlight right now.’ 

Meanwhile, in another awkward moment between the pair, Frankie joked that she was ‘fuming’ after no longer being the ‘baby’ of the show.

GK Barry was quick to make light of the situation, sharing: ‘I know there is a feud now and I was so excited to meet Frankie but now there is a feud!’

With Frankie then sarcastically firing back: ‘I don’t like you yet, go away!’

Loose Women continues weekdays from 12.30pm on ITV.