Presenter Carol McGiffin has said that she would be willing to return to Loose Women, but only if “certain panellists” were removed.

Her comment came in response to a question on Twitter as she thanked fans for their messages of support during a difficult time for her family.

Carol McGiffin.
Carol McGiffin leaves the CBB house in 2013 (Ian West/PA)

Carol, 57, last month spoke to the media about the loss of her sister, Tracy, to cancer, months after completing breast cancer treatment herself.

On Tuesday night the star replied to a post by @Susanclarkson10, asking if she would ever return to the show.

However, while her followers speculated over who she was referring to, she did not specify.

Carol was a familiar face on the ITV chat show panel for 10 years from 2003-2013.

Last year she shared her disapproval of the show’s decision to cast Katie Price, telling Woman magazine that creators were “desperate” for viewers.

Earlier on Tuesday night she posted:

Carol told concerned followers that she could not yet explain in more detail, but later wrote: