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Denise Welch Recalls Walking Off Set After ‘Patronising’ Remark, Says She Demanded Apology

She revisited the decades-old exchange on Loose Women’s Just Between Us podcast to advise a listener without HR support to seek help from Citizens Advice.

Overview

  • On the podcast, the 67-year-old said a director told her, "Don't you worry your pretty little head," during rehearsals on an unnamed show about 30 years ago.
  • She said she left for her dressing room and told him to apologize before she returned.
  • According to her account, the boss later offered a minimizing apology, saying she had taken the remark the wrong way.
  • She noted that reports at the time framed it as her having "stormed off," which she disputes, adding that she does not regret taking a stand.
  • She used the story to suggest contacting Citizens Advice when dealing with a difficult boss at a workplace without formal HR.