ITV’s Free Ladies returned to our screens on Monday (21 July), that includes a panel consisting of Charlene White, Janet Avenue Porter, Katie Piper and Brenda Edwards.

The quartet tackled quite a lot of topics, together with the latest infidelity scandal involving Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his Head of HR Kristin Cabot.

The pair had been seen trying reasonably shut at a Coldplay live performance after being caught on the band’s kiss cam throughout a efficiency in Boston. A video clip of the incident shortly unfold throughout social media, resulting in their identification.

The footage has ignited controversy, significantly following Andy’s resignation as CEO of Astronomer, with some questioning the appropriateness of its on-line circulation and the affect it might have had on each households.

This subject was hotly debated on Monday’s episode of Free Ladies, revealing differing opinions among the many panellists, stories Belfast Dwell. 

Brenda contended: “My man (sic) introduced all of it on himself, I am sorry. He purchased that on himself,” however Janet clearly disagreed, retorting: “Why ought to having an affair imply you’ll be able to’t run a really sophisticated AI firm?!”

Brenda continued: “Look, I met my ex companion in work. I feel lots of people meet their companions in work. I am not disputing that. What I am saying is he purchased it on himself, as a result of he knew he was in a spot with any person he should not have been there with!”

“We have now to say allegedly!” Charlene interjected. Brenda argued that the video confirmed the pair embracing, including: “There is no such thing as a alleged! What are you saying?!”

In the meantime, Katie urged viewers to attend for the whole story to emerge, stating “nobody is aware of what goes on behind closed doorways”. She emphasised the necessity to keep away from speeding to judgement in regards to the viral footage and to consider the households affected.

“That is the court docket of public opinion. We do not know what goes on behind closed doorways. We do not know what the state of affairs was of their marriages. We do not know something. We’re already making assumptions,” Katie mentioned.

“That is any person’s life that we have now changed into a meme, right into a joke. But it surely’s not simply these two folks.”

The heated dialogue was minimize quick by host Charlene, who tried to alter subjects however discovered it tough to silence her co-presenters because the row escalated.

“I am unable to get a phrase in!” Charlene protested while ready for her colleagues to quieten down.

Free Ladies airs on weekdays at 12.30pm on weekdays