Linda Robson has claimed that her friend Katie Price is eager to return to ITV’s Loose Women. Despite expressing concern for the former model, she candidly told her: “Katie, you can’t f***ing behave yourself, can you?”.

In an extract obtained by The Mirror, Linda shares in her new book Truth Be Told: “I love Katie Price but sometimes I think she deliberately tries to shock. I did an awards show with her once where we were both supposed to be presenting together but no one could find her anywhere.”

“She finally showed up just in time. When we got out on the stage, she started talking about herself and I had to tell her, ‘Oi! It ain’t about you today.”

“Now, whenever I see her, she tells me how much she wants to come back to Loose Women. And I say, ‘But, Katie, you can’t f*** ing behave yourself, can you?'”

Linda, 65, famous for her role as Tracey Stubbs in the TV show Birds Of A Feather, has been a familiar face on Loose Women since 2012. She’s a regular panellist and admittedly loves the job.

When chatting about any arguments on the Loose Women panel, Linda said: “There’s never been anyone I’ve refused to sit on the panel with, although I can’t speak for others on the show in the past. No, I’m not mentioning any names!”

Linda is happy she joined Loose Women and doesn’t regret it at all.

She shared: “Signing that permanent contract just over a decade ago was the start of a wonderful new chapter and the team has been right by my side both on and off screen as the most supportive group of friends you could wish for.”

Meanwhile, Linda has tipped to star in the new series of Celebrity Big Brother which launches next month with her odds at 11/10, according to Ladbrokes.

A spokesperson for Ladbrokes told Express.co.uk: “Fans can’t wait for the latest batch of celebs to settle into Britain’s most famous bungalow, and the latest odds suggest we could well be set for the strongest line-up yet.”

ITV is said to have secured a must-see group of stars for the reboot of the show, which was last on screens in 2018 on Channel 5. They are said to have forked out £2 million on big names.