Jane Moore has been caring for her mother and dealing with her divorce, something she says has given her a ‘push on attitude’ as she navigates her sixties
Loose Women star Jane Moore is “suffering constant pain” as she cares for her mother. It comes as Jane’s 94-year-old mum is living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Jane, 63, says her being the power of attorney for her mother and her divorce from ex-husband Gary Farrow has given her a “push on through” attitude as she approaches the “third age”. But she has also felt the physical struggles from the stresses.
Writing in Platinum, she said: “To put it mildly, it was a lot and I found myself suffering from constant abdominal pain (probably stress related) and struggling to sleep after decades of being able to nod off at the drop of a hat.”
Jane says her struggles meant she was low on energy and had a general feeling of fatigue. It meant when she was given the chance to join I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, she saw the chance for an “all-expenses paid reset”.
While she admits the decision could have been seen as a touch “selfish,” Jane admits the idea of a month away felt “appealing”. The Loose Women star was the first eliminated in last year’s series.
And while some of the campmates around Jane struggled to adapt to life in the jungle, she admits she enjoyed the experience. She added: “It felt more like a spa break to me.”
Jane says she enjoyed tending to the fire, completing her chores, and spending time “sitting on a log and prompting people to tell their life stories”. Jane says the jungle had “zero stress,” which meant she “loved” her time on the show.
Fifteen days after she entered the I’m A Celeb camp, she says she left feeling “refreshed”. It also taught Jane that it was okay for her to leave her mother with her adult children.
Her spell away from home led Jane to realise that it is important to “take time for yourself”. She says that could be a long walk, chilling with friends, or even merely sitting in your garden.
Jane’s professional career saw her starting life as a journalist, rising through the ranks to become the news editor for the Sunday Sport. She began appearing on Loose Women in 1999, leaving three years later.
However she returned in 2013 and has remained on the show ever since. Since 2018 she has regularly anchored the programme.
During her time away from the show she regularly appeared on a host of BBC programmes such as Question Time, The Andrew Marr Show and This Week. She announced her split from ex Gary on Loose Women in 2022.
At the time she revealed he had a fall and she was acting as his carer. “I didn’t push him,” she joked, as she opened up about her ended marriage.
Loose Women will return on ITV One at 12.30pm today.