Lorraine Kelly has revealed she won’t be on TV screens for almost two months as she shared a health update with her fans, amid an illness which saw her replaced on her show last week
Lorraine Kelly won’t be appearing on screens for almost two months(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Lorraine Kelly won’t be appearing on screens for almost two months. The popular TV presenter, who fronts her self-titled ITV show during the week, has been battling an illness.
Last week, Lorraine, 66, was missing from both the Thursday and Friday instalments of her show, which airs between 9:30am and 10am. Instead, Christine Lampard and Ben Shephard were drafted in as last-minute replacements following concerns from viewers at home over Lorraine’s croaky voice.
In the days prior, Lorraine appeared under the weather, and those who tuned in begged her to go home and rest. Now, the broadcaster has confirmed she will take a break from screens for seven weeks.
Lorraine Kelly shared a health update with fans (Image: Lorraine Kelly/Instagram)
Speaking in a video shared on Instagram, she said: “Hi there. Just want to say thanks for the get well wishes. I am feeling a whole lot better. But this has been a bad lurgy. If you’re going through it yourself, you have my sympathy. It’s a tough one. But I am getting there.
“I will be off for a good few weeks. Not because I am not well, but because of course the changes to the show. We now do 30 weeks a year. So I won’t see you for a wee while, but I want to thank you for sticking with me through all the changes. I hope to see you when I am back on air. I never take it for granted and I really, really, really appreciate it. Thanks so so much.”
Captioning her post, Lorraine wrote: “Thank you for sticking with me through all of the changes to the show and for your kind messages. I will be back soon and really looking forward to your company. hanks to my top team and crew and all of the lovely guests who come on @lorraine to share their stories. I will miss you but see you real soon.”
Lorraine was forced to miss her show last week as she fell ill(Image: Lorraine Kelly/Instagram)
She was inundated with support and well-wishes, with Susanna Reid writing: “Get well soon @lorrainekellysmith and loads of love”, while Amy Dowden commented: “Sending all the love lovely lady @lorraine missed you this morning xxxx.”
ITV’s resident doctor, Dr Amir Khan, added: “We love you and hope you feel better xx and Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins said: “Hope you’re feeling better soon! Sending love.”
Starting this week, Loose Women and Lorraine have been taken out of the schedules due to them now only airing for 30 weeks of the year as part of ITV’s major shake-up. Good Morning Britain will be airing from 6am until 10am, when This Morning starts.
Ben Shephard stepped in at the last minute to host Lorraine’s show last week(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
This Morning will also finish at the later time of 12:30pm, which is when Loose Women would normally start and air for an hour.
On Friday, Christine told Lorraine viewers: “That’s all for today, Lorraine will be back in a few weeks time. Have a lovely weekend, we’ll see you soon.”
Meanwhile, Loose Women anchor Kaye Adams said: “It’s your last Loose Women for a few weeks. But we will be back next month! Until then, take care. Have a fabulous weekend and Easter, and we’ll see you very soon!”
