She’s long been a fixture on screens as one of ITV’s biggest stars.
But despite 40 years of TV success under her belt, Lorraine Kelly has revealed she still struggles with ‘working class cringe’ when she attends glitzy showbiz events.
The presenter, 65, has revealed in a new interview that despite her fame she hasn’t forgotten her roots, saying: ‘I don’t even know if I have got confidence.
‘I’ve still got a wee bit of that working class cringe, where you think if you’re somewhere posh, someone is going to tap you on the shoulder and say ”I’m sorry, you’ll have to leave.”
Speaking in a new interview with Women’s Weekly, Lorraine added that she has always been grateful to her parents for instilling an appreciation for the written words, having grown up in a working class household where money was тιԍнт.
She added: ‘That was probably the best gift that my mum and dad could ever give to me. We might not have been rich as far as money goes, but in terms of education, culture and appreciation of books, we were.’
Despite 40 years of TV success under her belt, Lorraine Kelly, 65, has revealed she still struggles with ‘working class cringe’ when she attends glitzy showbiz events
Reflecting on the interview that has left her the most star-struck, Lorraine named Oprah Winfrey as the star that she was most nervous to chat to.
She said: ‘I absolutely loved talking to Oprah Winfrey. I was very nervous about it because, obviously, she’s the queen of everything, but she could not have been nicer. She put me at ease – that’s supposed to be my job. She was fantastic and such a pro.’
While she is no doubt a pro when it comes to interviewing big stars on her show, in recent months Lorraine has taken a bold new step into the world of social media.
The Scottish TV show host has presented various television shows for ITV including Good Morning Britain, This Morning, and her eponymous programme Lorraine.
But now she is hoping to become a TikTok sensation and has enlisted the help of Gogglebox star Joe Baggs, 27, who has been giving her tips on how to manage the app.
She has even started learning the lingo – including Rizz (charm), Cap (lies), and GRWM (Get ready with Me.)
She told The Mirror: ‘I like to keep up with all the social media trends and it was great to learn all about TikTok from Joe who knows his stuff and is also great company and very funny.’
Lorraine is being put through her paces for a brand new series on her ITV show Lorraine, which sees some of the TV experts undertake a host of new challenges.
The presenter has revealed in a new interview that despite her fame she hasn’t forgotten her roots, saying: ‘I don’t even know if I have got confidence’
Reflecting on the interview that has left her the most star-struck, Lorraine named Oprah Winfrey as the star that she was most nervous to chat to (pictured in 2018)
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A source told The Mirror: ‘Having been a famous fixture on TV screens for over 40 years, Lorraine is an expert when it comes to all things broadcasting but how will she get on in the virtual of TikTok? Lorraine will tap into the latest viral trends, as well as attempting to cook up an idea to help her break the internet.’
Lorraine added: ‘We are at the start of 2025, and our new feature What are you waiting for? It’s all about doing something that you never really thought you could do. Something different, something fantastic. So..I am going to learn to do The TikTok as I call it. Yes, TikTok and I have got an expert to help me.’
Joe even provided Lorraine with a TikTok starter kit which comes complete with a selfie light and Lorraine asked: ‘Does that make you look younger?’
It comes as Lorraine furiously slammed the ‘toxic’ TV industry and Gregg Wallace’s ‘appalling behaviour’ in a fiery rant.
MasterChef presenter Gregg, 60, is currently under investigation over a string of allegations of inappropriate Sєxual behaviour – including from Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark – and stepped down from hosting the hit BBC cooking show in November.
The Scottish star was not holding anything back in a new interview where she discussed an ‘abuse of power’ that ‘should never happen’.
Lorraine told The Mirror: ‘There are toxic people in telly. We’re going through that at the moment. The behaviour of Gregg Wallace and other people that we’ve seen, should it come about as all true, is appalling.’
‘There’s an imbalance of power there, and it’s abused. They’re just not right, and it should never happen.’
She added: ‘But how dare the people round about them allow and enable them to behave like that? It’s horrible and it’s toxic and nasty. I’ve got no time for people who abuse their power.’
