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Lorraine Kelly, (born 30 November 1959) is a Scottish journalist and television presenter. She has presented various television shows for ITV, including '' Good Morning Britain'' (1988–1992), '' GMTV'' (1993–2010), ''This Morning'' (2003–2005, 2016), '' Daybreak'' (2012–2014), '' The Sun Military Awards'' (2016–present), '' STV Children's Appeal'' (2016–present), and her eponymous programme ''
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'' (2010–present). Kelly was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the
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for services to charity and was promoted to
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(CBE) in the
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for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.


Early life

Kelly was born in the
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area of Glasgow. She has
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ancestry. Her father, John, worked as a television repairman. She spent the first few years of her life in
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before the family moved to
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where she attended Claremont High School. She turned down a university place to study English and Russian in favour of a job on the ''
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'', her local newspaper, and then joined BBC Scotland as a researcher in 1983. She moved to
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as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in 1984.


Career


1984–1993: ''TV-am''

In early October 1984, Kelly joined TV-am as Scotland Correspondent. On the back of her coverage of the Pan Am Flight 103 disaster in Lockerbie, in July 1989, Kelly presented
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's ''Summer Sunday'' programme with chief reporter Geoff Meade. Throughout the rest of 1989, Kelly provided cover for the presenters on the main weekday programme. On 31 January 1990, she became a main presenter of '' Good Morning Britain'' alongside Mike Morris.


1993–2010: ''GMTV, Talk Radio''

In January 1993, Kelly helped launch '' GMTV'' by presenting a range of programmes. Her first job was presenting the new ''Top of the Morning''. In March, when
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walked out of the main GMTV show, Kelly moved to the main breakfast show with Eamonn Holmes. In June 1994, Kelly went on maternity leave, but shortly afterwards she was sacked from the main presenting roles, she returned in November 1994 to do a mother and baby slot. This led to her becoming the presenter of ''Nine O'Clock Live''. The show proved so popular that it was moved to the earlier 08:35 slot, retitled ''Lorraine Live''. Kelly also had a stint in
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, with her own daily program broadcast on air by then new British phenomenon of Talk Radio (precursor of TalkSport) around 1997-99. In Autumn 2000, as ''GMTV'' rebranded to ''GMTV Today'', Kelly's show changed its name to ''LK Today''. As part of the later rebrand that took place in 2009, the show again changed its title to ''GMTV with Lorraine'', to coincide with ''GMTV Today'' changing back to ''GMTV''. ''Lorraine'' moved for the first time into the main ''GMTV'' studio, instead of Kelly having her own part of the studio to host from. In April 2010, to make ''GMTV''s programming more consistent, ''GMTV with Lorraine'' began airing all year round, instead of breaking during school holidays, with guest presenters. According to the '' Sunday Mirror'', in 2007, Kelly was prevented from appearing in an advertising campaign for
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as GMTV managing director Clive Crouch felt that such a move would create more bad publicity for GMTV, which had recently been fined £2 million by broadcasting regulator Ofcom for its misuse of premium-rate phone lines. On 9 July 2010, as well as the announcement that ''GMTV'' had been axed to make way for ''Daybreak'', it was also revealed that Kelly's new programme ''
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'' would replace ''GMTV with Lorraine''. On 15 July 2010, Kelly presented her last show before leaving.


2010–present: ''Lorraine'', ''Daybreak'' and other projects

On 6 September 2010, ''GMTV'' ended with
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taking over. ''Lorraine'' launched with a brand new look, alongside '' Daybreak''. In 2011, Kelly presented the ITV series ''Children's Hospital'', and was a guest presenter on the BBC Two series ''
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'' in series 25. She provides
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and narration on the
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show '' Raa Raa the Noisy Lion''. On 4 May 2012, it was confirmed that Kelly would take over from Christine Bleakley as presenter on ''Lorraine's'' sister programme '' Daybreak''. She debuted on 3 September 2012. She co-hosted the programme with
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from Monday to Thursday, with Kate Garraway co-hosting on Fridays. In February 2014, Kelly announced that she would leave ''Daybreak'' to focus on ''Lorraine'' which she began hosting five days a week from 28 April 2014. ''Daybreak'' was replaced by '' Good Morning Britain'' in April 2014. Lorraine would occasionally report for GMB whenever her show wasn't aired. In 2014, Kelly made a cameo appearance in an episode of '' Birds of a Feather''. On 19 September 2014, Kelly reported from Dundee on '' Good Morning Britain'' on the Scottish independence result. On 13 April 2016, Kelly guest presented an episode of '' This Morning'' with
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. Kelly presented a four-part series for Channel 5 called ''Penguin A&E with Lorraine Kelly''. The series began airing on 10 May 2016. In 2018, Kelly co-presented ''Wedding Day Winners'' with
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. The show aired on Saturday nights on
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. In May 2019, she made a cameo in '' Coronation Street''. During the
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, she hosted her programme in the Good Morning Britain studio. “Good Morning Britain with Lorraine” had a more news-focused style to it, yet still featured interviews with celebrities, Hollywood updates from Ross King, and medical advice on the pandemic with Dr Hilary Jones. She returned to the Lorraine studio on 13 July.


STV

Kelly hosted the annual
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in 2005Rankin the toast of Scotland as fans sing his praises
''The Scotsman'', 1 December 2005
and 2006 for STV.Smith honoured for Spirited performance
''The Scotsman'', 29 November 2006
Since 2011, Kelly has hosted STV's Children's Appeal annually with Sean Batty, she also hosts STV Appeal Stories on the channel and her 2016 Show Lorraine & Friends. Kelly hosted the 2014 and 2015 Hogmanay Party which aired on New Year's Eve just before midnight and after Midnight. Hogmanay Party didn't continue in 2016 instead Kelly hosted ''Lorraine Kelly's Hogmanay''. In 2019 she presented the gameshow ''The Cash Machine''. Lorraine made two appearances of the STV Glasgow talk show ''
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'' and one appearance on the late-night talk show '' The Late Show with Ewen Cameron'' which runs across all STV channels.


Other television work

During 1994/1995 Kelly also presented Carlton magazine programme ''After 5''. She appeared on ''
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'' in 2001. Kelly presented '' Liquid News'', the spin-off '' Liquid Eurovision'' and became the national spokeswoman for the United Kingdom during the collation of votes at the Eurovision Song Contest, in both 2003 and 2004, replacing the long-serving
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. She was parodied by Dawn French in the TV sitcom ''
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'' as a stereotypical daytime TV news reporter for series 1 in 1992, this role was reprised for the film in 2016. She has made several appearances on '' Have I Got News for You'' including appearances as guest presenter. From 2004, Kelly co-presented '' This Morning'' with
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, on Mondays and Fridays, to allow Fern Britton to spend more time with her family, but she left in March 2006. Kelly guest hosted an episode of '' The Friday Night Project'' on
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.Lorraine: The hurt behind my smiles
Irish Independent, 23 August 2008
She also guest hosted '' The New Paul O'Grady Show'' and returned three other times from 2006 to 2008, owing to sheer popularity. Kelly also hosted the annual
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in 2005 and 2006 for STV. In 2006, Kelly filmed an ITV documentary programme ''Secrets Revealed – DNA Stories'', made by
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, and broadcast on
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. A second series was shown on the channel in 2008. In 2010, Kelly filmed a six-part documentary series ''Lorraine Kelly's Big Fat Challenge'' shown on Bio. The series featured Kelly and a team of experts putting 'Britain's fattest family', the Chawner family through their paces to lose weight and transform their lives.Lorraine Kelly's Big Fat Challenge on Bio
Biography Channel, January 2010
Daughter Emma Chawner is best known for her unsuccessful appearances on ''
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''. In 2010, in conjunction with the
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charity, Sky and STV produced a new documentary series hosted by Kelly, about missing mothers. This series followed the success of Sky's previous successful missing person series ''Missing Children: Lorraine Kelly Investigates''. Kelly has also made acting appearances in the Scottish sitcom '' Still Game'' and the soap opera ''
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''. In 2021, Kelly interviewed
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.


Writing

Kelly writes weekly columns for '' The Sun'' and ''
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''. She was announced as the first Agony Aunt for the
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's fortnightly ''RAF News'' on 7 October 2009.


Charity work

Kelly is a celebrity patron of Worldwide Cancer Research.Lorraine supreme – Lorraine Kelly
''The Scotsman'', 19 August 2008
Kelly is also a patron of the Human Rights advocacy, information and advice charity POhWER. About being a patron, Kelly commented: 'I am proud to be a Patron of POhWER, a charity which helps people to find their voice, make their case, get the care and support they need and see wrongs put right'. Kelly is also a patron of the British charity
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. Kelly is an Honorary Patron of The Courtyard, Herefordshire's Centre for the Arts. In 2011, Kelly was among the celebrities to take part in the ''BT Red Nose Desert Trek'' which took place in the Kaisut Desert for
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and raised £1,375,037. She has been an ambassador and presenter for STV Children's Appeal since its creation in 2011. Kelly also became an ambassador for the charity Sightsavers in 2011.


Awards and honours

In April 1991, Kelly was awarded the TRIC Diamond Jubilee Award for New Talent of the Year. In 2004, she was elected as the first female
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of the
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, being formally installed to office on 28 April 2004. She held this position until 2007.Lorraine Kelly interview: Everyone's cup of tea
''The Scotsman'', 25 February 2009
On 20 June 2008 she was awarded an honorary
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from the university for her services to charity. On 28 June 2018 She was awarded the
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of
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from Edinburgh Napier University. Kelly was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the
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for services to charity and the armed forces and was promoted to
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(CBE) in the
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for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity. On 16 November 2014, Kelly received a special Scottish BAFTA award honouring her 30-year television career. Kelly has been described by '' Attitude'' as "one of Britain's cult gay icons". In 2015, she was given the "Honourary Gay Award" at the 2015 ''Attitude'' Awards for her support for the LGBT community. Since June 2009 she has been an Honorary Colonel in the Black Watch battalion
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. Since November 2019, she has been National Honorary Colonel of the Army Cadet Force.


Commonwealth honours


Scholastic

; Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships


Honorary degrees


Honorary military appointments


Personal life

Between 1993 and 2005, Kelly lived at
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in Berkshire, on the
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west of London, with her husband, television cameraman Steve Smith, whom she married in 1992. Kelly previously lived in
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, Dundee until December 2017 as she found commuting back and forth was not working. Kelly and her husband then decided to sell their Broughty Ferry home to be closer to Lorraine's work, and so they could spend more time together. Kelly has described herself as an 'adopted Dundonian' and despite moving away, she considers Dundee to be a place that she will always call home. They have one daughter, Rosie, born in 1994, who teamed up with Lorraine on '' The Cube'' in December 2021, playing for MS Therapy Centre which supports Steve’s sister. Kelly’s second pregnancy ended in miscarriage (2000). Kelly was born to a
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mother and a
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father, but she is an outspoken critic of Catholic schools in Scotland and has called for an end to them saying they were a cause of trouble in society, and prolonged the "scandal of sectarianism". She has been a fan of the Scottish football team
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since 1987 after being taken to a game by her now-husband. In 2018, Kelly spoke of her experiences with the
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, and encouraged other women to speak about it.


Filmography


Television

;Guest appearances * ''
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'' (1992) * '' Surprise Surprise'' (1993–1995) * '' The Mrs. Merton Show'' (1995) * '' Shooting Stars'' (1997) * ''
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'' (1997) * '' An Audience with the Spice Girls'' (1997) * ''
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'' (1998) * '' Late Lunch'' (1999) * ''It's Only TV ... But I Like It'' (1999) * ''
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'' (2001) * '' The Weakest Link: Celebrity Special'' (2001) * ''
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'' (2003) * '' The Xtra Factor'' (2006) * '' Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong'' (2008) * '' The Marriage Ref'' (2011) * '' Real Housewives of New York'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2013) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (2014) * '' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'' (2014) * ''
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'' (2014) * '' Mel and Sue'' (2015) * ''Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule'' (2017) * '' Murder in Successville'' (2017) * '' Catchphrase: Celebrity Special'' (2017) * '' The Cube'' (with daughter Rosie) (2021)


Film


Bibliography

* ''Lorraine Kelly's Nutrition Made Easy'' (Virgin Books, due January 2009) * ''Lorraine Kelly's Junk-Free Children's Eating Plan'' (Virgin Books, 2007) * ''Lorraine Kelly's Baby and Toddler Eating Plan'' (Virgin Books, 2002/2004/2006) * ''Lorraine Kelly's Scotland'' (released 13 March 2014)


References


External links


Lorraine Kelly
official website *
The Lorraine Kelly Appreciation Society

Flickr The Lorraine Kelly Appreciation Society

Blog The Lorraine Kelly Appreciation Society
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