Lorraine Kelly Responds to Major Cuts to Her ITV Daytime Show: "I'm Not Bothered About My Fat Face Being on the Telly"

Lorraine Kelly on why budget cuts to her show ‘worked out really well’

Kelly’s show was drastically cut back earlier this year

Lorraine Kelly responds to major cuts to her ITV daytime show: "I'm not bothered about my fat face being on the telly"

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.“Are you kidding?” demands Lorraine Kelly. I’ve asked her if, since ITV bosses cut her show Lorraine from 52 weeks a year to 30, she’s sitting there at 9.30am on her off weeks, with fists balled in fury, shouting at the screen, “I SHOULD BE ON THERE NOW!”But no, she insists, “Absolutely not. I’m not bothered about my fat face being on the telly. My fat face has been on the telly for 42 years, a…

Lorraine Kelly returns with sequel to Orkney-based bestseller

It is a welcome return to Orkney for the queen of daytime TV, as broadcaster and bestselling author Lorraine Kelly releases her second book. The Island Secret, the sequel to The Sunday Times bestseller, The Island Swimmer, continues the story of Evie, who returned home to Orkney in the first book and made peace with her past. Now the second novel from the pen of Orkney super-fan Lorraine sees a mysterious visitor arrive, Amelia, claiming to be E…