Denise Welch has revealed that her colleagues on Loose Women begged her to make a change after she was pictured in “embarrassing” paparazzi photos.

On an episode of Loose Women: The Podcast, the actress, who is about to mark 13 years of sobriety, spoke candidly about a certain habit she used to indulge in during her partying days.

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In a frank confession about what she described as a “medical issue”, Denise admitted that she found it “hilarious” at the time. However, she acknowledged that she was “usually the only person in the world ” who was laughing.

As a result, Denise ended up in “embarrassing” paparazzi shots, prompting her Loose Women colleagues to offer her some advice for one “terrible” reason.

Denise revealed that she found the habit “hilarious”(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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Denise explained: “I always had what I considered to be a medical issue, which I named ‘compulsive flashing disorder’, that when I was out on a night out, I, usually the only person in the world, thought it was hilarious to flash my boobs.”

“And there are many pap shots, embarrassing now, of me flashing my bra, and the girls here at Loose Women used to say, ‘Denzy, because of your compulsive flashing disorder, would you please just invest in some good underwear because it was always really terrible.”

The ex-Coronation Street star went on to say that her bras were typically “grey, beige,” and while she sees herself as someone who wears Agent Provocateur lingerie, she’s “sadly” not, in reality.

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Denise, who reportedly started drinking after suffering from clinical depression, has been open about her battle with alcohol in the past, revealing last year that she almost broke her sobriety due to a health incident.

Denise appeared in “embarrassing” paparazzi photos(Image: ITV)
Speaking to the ADHD Chatter podcast, she explained that she’d taken tablets for ADHD, expecting to feel more focused, but the expectations didn’t match the reality, reports the Mirror.

Describing her experience, she explained: “So, I thought I’m going to take this tablet and by the time I leave our London apartment, I’m going to have vacuumed everywhere and I’m going to have thought, right, for once I really want to settle down to that bulk of affairs that I’ve ignored since I was 18-years-old.”

Denise further admitted the unfortunate aftermath: “An hour later I wanted a drink and a cigarette for the first time in 11 years and it was horrendous how it affected me. Had I not been so many years into (it) and so secure managing my sobriety it would have been a very, very dangerous tipping point for me.”

Separately, the Soldier Soldier star shared her thoughts with Heat magazine regarding Loose Women’s new competitor ‘Vanessa’, the Channel 5 show led by ex-This Morning host Vanessa Feltz.

Denise extended her best wishes to Vanessa, albeit confessing that she hadn’t yet watched the show.