Janet: Elton told me not to be a grumpy loose woman!

LOOSE Women host Janet Street-Porter says she was even grumpier when she began her TV career - until Sir Elton John told her she was being “a nightmare”.

- By Sue Crawford

And the notoriously outspoken broadcaster, who has been friends with the Rocket Man singer for more than four decades, has revealed she changed her ways after his intervention.

“When I was in my 40s and I was really a whingey cow, Elton wrote me a letter and told me I was absolutely a nightmare, and I had to lighten up,” said Janet. “And I think I took that on board. I stopped moaning.”

Speaking on Loose Women: The Podcast, the 78-year-old added: “I've had other people tell me, ‘you crossed the line, you said too much’.

“But I probably do it less now than I used to. That makes everyone feel a little bit happier and more comfortable.”