Denise Welch has claimed that Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann, turned down an invitation to watch Dancing on Ice as they are “trolled beyond compression” if they are seen to be smiling in public.
Healy had reached out to Welch after she hit back at claims that the McCanns were involved in their daughter’s disappearance.
Appearing on Loose Women, Welch said that years ago she struck up a friendship with Susan Healy, who is grandmother to Madeleine.
The invitation was declined, however, with Healy informing Welch that appearing on the series would bring negative attention to the pair.