Lorraine Kelly
Encyclopedia
Lorraine Kelly is a Scottish
television
presenter, journalist
and actress, best known as a presenter for TV-am
, and later GMTV
and ITV Breakfast
, on Lorraine
.
. She turned down a university place to read English and Russian in favour of a job on the East Kilbride News
, her local newspaper, and then joined BBC Scotland
as a researcher in 1983. She moved to TV-am
as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in 1984.
's Summer Sunday programme with chief reporter Geoff Meade, and in February 1990 she became a main presenter of Good Morning Britain
alongside Mike Morris
.
. She presented her show GMTV with Lorraine which aired Monday to Thursday at 08:35 on GMTV
, between 1994 and September 2010.
According to the Sunday Mirror
, Kelly was banned from appearing in an advertising campaign for Asda
because her boss, GMTV's managing director Clive Couch, feared that such a move would lead to more bad publicity for GMTV, which was fined £2 million by broadcasting regulator Ofcom in September for conning viewers with its premium-rate phone lines.
came to an end, with ITV Breakfast
taking over. Lorraine
launched with a brand new look, alongside Daybreak
, and airs every weekday at 8.30am.
, 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 Colin Berry
.
She has made several appearances on Have I Got News for You
and has also presented it.
From 2004, she co-presented This Morning
with Phillip Schofield
, on Mondays and Fridays, to allow Fern Britton to spend more time with her family, but she left in March 2006.
Kelly acted as the guest host for two shows in 2006. Firstly for an episode of The Friday Night Project
for Channel 4
and The New Paul O'Grady Show
. She did so again for Paul O'Grady on 30 November 2006, her 47th birthday
and owing to sheer popularity, in November 2007 and April 2008.
Kelly also hosted the annual Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards in 2005 and 2006 for STV.
Kelly filmed an ITV
documentary programme Secrets Revealed - DNA Stories in 2006, made by STV Productions, and broadcast on Sky Real Lives. A second series was shown on the channel in 2008.
Kelly filmed a six-part documentary series Lorraine Kelly's Big Fat Challenge shown on Bio
in 2010. The series featured Kelly and a team of experts putting 'Britain's fattest family', the Chawner's family through their paces in order to lose weight and transform their lives. Daughter Emma Chawner is best known for her unsuccessful appearances on The X Factor
.
In 2010, in conjunction with the Missing People 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.
In 2011, Kelly was the presenter of the ITV1
series Children's Hospital, and presented episode three of the BBC Two
series Never Mind The Buzzcocks
; currently in its 25th season.
and The Sunday Post
.
She was announced as the first Agony Aunt for the Royal Air Force
's fortnightly RAF News on 7 October 2009.
.
Between 2004 and 2007, she served a period as the first female Rector of the University of Dundee
and on 20 June 2008 she was awarded an honorary
Doctor of Laws from the University for her services to charity.
In a survey Kelly was voted the celebrity most people would like to buy a car from. In a recent article from the Daily Mail
, Kelly was described as, 'TV's best-loved sofa star'.
She currently resides in Dundee
, with her family when she is not working in London. She previously resided in Berkshire
.
Kelly's grandparents emigrated from Draperstown
, County Londonderry
. On 5 September 2006, on GMTV
, she examined her own family tree.
She is a Dundee United
fan and attends most games.
She believes and has stated that denominational (single-faith) schools are a cause of sectarianism
in Scotland.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
presenter, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and actress, best known as a presenter for TV-am
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
, and later GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
and ITV Breakfast
ITV Breakfast
ITV Breakfast Limited is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
, on Lorraine
Lorraine (TV programme)
Lorraine is the early weekday morning, lifestyle and entertainment show for the British ITV network, presented by Lorraine Kelly. ITV Breakfast produces Lorraine, which airs every weekday from 08:30 until 09:25, following Daybreak...
.
Early life
Kelly's father, John, worked as a television repairman. She attended Claremont High School in East KilbrideEast Kilbride
East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. Designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947, it forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
. She turned down a university place to read English and Russian in favour of a job on the East Kilbride News
East Kilbride News
The East Kilbride News is a Scottish newspaper covering the East Kilbride area. It is the longest-running newspaper in the town. The paper is currently owned by Trinity Mirror.- External links :...
, her local newspaper, and then joined BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
as a researcher in 1983. She moved to TV-am
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in 1984.
TV-am
In July 1989, Kelly presented TV-amTV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
's Summer Sunday programme with chief reporter Geoff Meade, and in February 1990 she became a main presenter of Good Morning Britain
Good Morning Britain
Good Morning Britain was TV-am's flagship breakfast television show throughout TV-am's time on air, broadcasting five days a week, initially from 7am until 9am. By 1985 the programme started at the earlier time of 6.15am and by 1988 the programme started at 6am. It had many different presenters...
alongside Mike Morris
Mike Morris (TV Presenter)
Mike Morris is a British television presenter, perhaps best known as a co-host of Good Morning Britain on the breakfast television station TV-am on the ITV Network....
.
GMTV
Kelly helped launch GMTV in January 1993, and presented a range of programmes, including the main breakfast show with Eamonn HolmesEamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes is an Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. He is known for his work on UK and Irish television, notably presenting GMTV and This Morning. He is married to TV presenter Ruth Langsford.-Education:...
. She presented her show GMTV with Lorraine which aired Monday to Thursday at 08:35 on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, between 1994 and September 2010.
According to the Sunday Mirror
Sunday Mirror
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. Trinity Mirror also owns The People...
, Kelly was banned from appearing in an advertising campaign for Asda
Asda
Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
because her boss, GMTV's managing director Clive Couch, feared that such a move would lead to more bad publicity for GMTV, which was fined £2 million by broadcasting regulator Ofcom in September for conning viewers with its premium-rate phone lines.
ITV Breakfast
In September 2010, GMTVGMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
came to an end, with ITV Breakfast
ITV Breakfast
ITV Breakfast Limited is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
taking over. Lorraine
Lorraine (TV programme)
Lorraine is the early weekday morning, lifestyle and entertainment show for the British ITV network, presented by Lorraine Kelly. ITV Breakfast produces Lorraine, which airs every weekday from 08:30 until 09:25, following Daybreak...
launched with a brand new look, alongside Daybreak
Daybreak (ITV)
Daybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...
, and airs every weekday at 8.30am.
Other television work
Kelly presented Liquid NewsLiquid News
Liquid News was the daily round up of entertainment news for BBC Three running from 30th May 2000 to 1st April 2004. It was originally a vehicle for presenter Christopher Price...
, Liquid Eurovision and became the national spokeswoman for the United Kingdom during the collation of votes at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, in both 2003 and 2004, replacing the long-serving Colin Berry
Colin Berry
Colin Berry is a British radio disc jockey/presenter and newsreader, best known for his many years at BBC Radio 2.Colin started his radio career reading news on Radio Caroline in 1965....
.
She has made several appearances on Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
and has also presented it.
From 2004, she co-presented This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
with Phillip Schofield
Phillip Schofield
Phillip Bryan Schofield is an English broadcaster and television personality best known for presenting shows such as This Morning, Dancing on Ice, and various game shows including The Cube.-Early life and career:...
, on Mondays and Fridays, to allow Fern Britton to spend more time with her family, but she left in March 2006.
Kelly acted as the guest host for two shows in 2006. Firstly for an episode of The Friday Night Project
The Friday Night Project
The Sunday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project...
for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and The New Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...
. She did so again for Paul O'Grady on 30 November 2006, her 47th birthday
Birthday
A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage. Although the major religions celebrate the birth of their founders , Christmas – which is celebrated widely by...
and owing to sheer popularity, in November 2007 and April 2008.
Kelly also hosted the annual Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards in 2005 and 2006 for STV.
Kelly filmed an ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
documentary programme Secrets Revealed - DNA Stories in 2006, made by STV Productions, and broadcast on Sky Real Lives. A second series was shown on the channel in 2008.
Kelly filmed a six-part documentary series Lorraine Kelly's Big Fat Challenge shown on Bio
The Biography Channel
The Biography Channel is an American digital cable television channel owned by A&E and based on the television series of the same name. A version of the channel also airs on ONO and Telefónica in Spain and on Sky Digital and cable television in the United Kingdom, a version of the channel also...
in 2010. The series featured Kelly and a team of experts putting 'Britain's fattest family', the Chawner's family through their paces in order to lose weight and transform their lives. Daughter Emma Chawner is best known for her unsuccessful appearances on The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
.
In 2010, in conjunction with the Missing People 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.
In 2011, Kelly was the presenter of the ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
series Children's Hospital, and presented episode three of the BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
series Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
; currently in its 25th season.
Writing
Kelly writes weekly columns for The SunThe Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
and The Sunday Post
The Sunday Post
The Sunday Post is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland by DC Thomson, and characterised by a 'folksy' mix of news, sentimental stories and short features...
.
She was announced as the first Agony Aunt for the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
's fortnightly RAF News on 7 October 2009.
Other interests
Kelly is a celebrity patron of the Association for International Cancer ResearchAssociation for International Cancer Research
Association for International Cancer Research is a cancer research association based in the United Kingdom. It is the leading charity that funds cancer research anywhere in the world....
.
Awards and honours
In April 1991, Kelly was awarded the TRIC Diamond Jubilee Award for New Talent of the Year.Between 2004 and 2007, she served a period as the first female Rector of the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
and on 20 June 2008 she was awarded an honorary
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
Doctor of Laws from the University for her services to charity.
In a survey Kelly was voted the celebrity most people would like to buy a car from. In a recent article from the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
, Kelly was described as, 'TV's best-loved sofa star'.
Personal life
Kelly is married to Steve Smith, a cameraman she met when she was covering Scotland for TV-am in 1985. They have a daughter, Rosie, who was born in June 1994. Kelly returned from maternity leave in late 1994 to present her own show, Nine O'Clock Live.She currently resides in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, with her family when she is not working in London. She previously resided in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
Kelly's grandparents emigrated from Draperstown
Draperstown
Draperstown is a village in the Sperrin Mountains of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,638 people in the 2001 Census.-Name:...
, County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
. On 5 September 2006, on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, she examined her own family tree.
She is a Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
fan and attends most games.
She believes and has stated that denominational (single-faith) schools are a cause of sectarianism
Sectarianism
Sectarianism, according to one definition, is bigotry, discrimination or hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions within a group, such as between different denominations of a religion, class, regional or factions of a political movement.The ideological...
in Scotland.
External links
- Lorraine Kelly Official website
- The Lorraine Kelly Appreciation Society