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| Kelly attended John St Secondary School in Bridgeton, Glasgow and Claremont High School in ]. On leaving school, she first worked for the ''East Kilbride News'', and joined ] as a researcher in ]. She moved to ] as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in ]. | Kelly attended John St Secondary School in Bridgeton, Glasgow and Claremont High School in ]. On leaving school, she first worked for the ''East Kilbride News'', and joined ] as a researcher in ]. She moved to ] as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in ]. | ||
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| In ], she presented ]'s ''Summer Sunday'' programme with chief reporter Geoff Meade, and in February 1990 she became a main presenter of '']'' alongside ].<ref>{{ cite web | |||
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| In ], she was awarded the TRIC Diamond Jubilee Award for New Talent of the Year. She helped launch GMTV in ], and presented a range of programmes, including the main breakfast show with ]. She presented ] and became the national ] for the ] during the collation of votes at the ], in both ] and ], replacing the long-serving ]. | |||
| She writes weekly columns for '']'' and '']''. Kelly is also an avid ] supporter and has been in attendance at matches. Between ] and ], she served a period as Rector of the ]. She currently resides near Dundee with her family when she is not working in London. She also has a home in Berkshire. | |||
| She has made several notable appearances on '']'' and has presented it once herself. She also claims to have an in-built "bullshit detector". She also made a cameo appearance in the ] soap opera, '']''. | |||
| She currently presents her show LK Today which airs every morning on ]. From ], she co-presented '']'' with Phillip Schofield, on Mondays and Fridays, to allow Fern Britton to spend more time with her family, but she left in ]. | |||
| Kelly acted as the guest host for two shows in ]. Firstly for an episode in the second series of ] for ] in January and then later, on ] for ]. She did so again for Paul O'Grady on ] ], her 47th ] and due to sheer popularity, yet again on ] ]. | |||
| Kelly also hosted the 9th annual ''Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards'' on Thursday ], ] for ]. | |||
| According to the ], Kelly has been banned from appearing in an advertising campaign for ] 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.<ref>{{ cite web | |||
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| Kelly filmed an ] documentary programme '']'' in ], made by ], although to date, the show has yet to be broadcast. | |||
| During a GMTV Studio tour, she admitted she likes to eat instant ] oats for her ]. | |||
| In a survey Kelly was voted the celebrity most people would like to buy a car from. | |||
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| Lorraine Kelly | |
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| Born | (1959-11-30) November 30, 1959 (age 65) East Kilbride |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter and journalist |
| Spouse | Steve Smith |
| Children | Rosie |
Lorraine Kelly is a Scottish television presenter and journalist best known as a presenter for GMTV, the ITV morning television station. She currently resides in Berkshire, England. Kelly's husband is Dundonian, and this has led to a misconception that she is too. However, she spends time at a home in Newport on Tay by Dundee and is an avid supporter of Dundee United.
Early life
Kelly attended John St Secondary School in Bridgeton, Glasgow and Claremont High School in East Kilbride. On leaving school, she first worked for the East Kilbride News, and joined BBC Scotland as a researcher in 1983. She moved to TV-am as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news in 1984.
References
External links
- Lorraine Kelly at gm.tv
- Lorraine Kelly at the Internet Movie Database
- The Lorraine Kelly Appreciation Society
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded byFred MacAulay | Rector of the University of Dundee 2004–2007 |
Succeeded byCraig Murray |
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- British columnists
- People from Glasgow
- Rectors of the University of Dundee