It's not the first time she's opened up about her strict childhood.

And Loose Women panelist Saira Khan has revealed another shocking detail of her youth - claiming that her father used to beat her with a wire coat hanger until she bled.

The topic came up when she was made to watch a video of a mother aggressively destroying a child's Playstation in a fit of rage.

'I was hit on my legs until I bled!' Saira Khan has claimed that her late father would beat her with a wire coat hanger as a child for wearing ankle socks

'Any mother who can hear their child screaming like that...' she remarked, before trailing off contemplatively.

The 47-year-old then explained how close to home this clip was for her.

'I was caught wearing ankle socks when I was little and - I love my dad dearly - but my dad didn't know anything else about discipline other than smacking,' she revealed.

'And I got home and I was hit on my legs until I bled with a wire coat hanger. And there were many occasions where we were disciplined like that,' she added.

Saira's father died when she was 28, and she has spoken about her turbulent relationship with him before.

'I lost my dad when I was 28 and we had a bit of a troubled relationship. And - I mean, I know he loved me,' she said last year.

Troubled times: It's not the first time she's opened up about her strict childhood

'My dad never said "I love you" ever. And I think the production company here are asking me, "Have you got a photo of you and your dad?" And I don't even have a photograph of me and my dad.

'He just had this barrier. You know, he was snatched away from me really quickly and he was just getting to the stage in his life when our relationship was getting better and really good because I'd grown up and I was showing him I was capable of looking after myself.'

The former Apprentice and Celebrity Big Brother star was born in in Long Eaton, Derbyshire and grew up in the UK.

Her father was Muslim and Saira was raised Muslim too.

In January 2013 and 2015 she was nominated for the Services to Media award at the British Muslim Awards.