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Privacy NoticeLorraine Kelly has spoken out about retirement thoughts following a remarkable career milestone. Celebrating 40 glorious years in showbiz, Lorraine’s been on fire lately, marking the year with a new book release, embracing the joy of becoming a grandmother to baby Billie, and nabbing BAFTA’s top tribute for her stellar impact on broadcasting. With her 65th birthday approaching at the end of November, some fans might guess it’s time to take a break. Nonetheless, Lorraine is feeling far from ready to hang up her presenting shoes. Speaking to Hello! magazine, she spilled: “I’ve always said if the day comes when I think I don’t really want to go to work, I will stop.” But that day’s nowhere in sight. “I’ve never felt that and I don’t think I ever will, because every day is different,” reports the Daily Record. She spoke fondly of 2023, especially the heartwarming arrival of grandson Billie as the highlight.
Lorraine Kelly celebrated 40 years in showbusiness this year
Since 2010, Lorraine has been the cheery face of her eponymous ITV show, after a long stint on GMTV. Touching tributes flooded in earlier in the month for the documentary ‘Lorraine Kelly: 40 Unforgettable Years’, which gave fans a glimpse into her rich career and off-camera life. The likes of Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid and old colleague Piers Morgan heaped praises on her. Piers summed it up nicely: “Lorraine is an iron first in a velvet glove. She creates a persona that people think is very benign, very nice, very smiley but underneath it is a proper journalist.” Susanna Reid praised Lorraine as “a trailblazer for women” during the hour-long special, while This Morning’s Alison Hammond chimed in: “She definitely has paved the way for other presenters and the likes of me who have different accents.”
Lorraine Kelly said she has no plans to retire after celebrating 40 years of her career
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Discussing the challenges she’s faced, Lorraine revealed she was once told her working-class Glasgow accent would prevent her from succeeding in TV. Reflecting on this, she said: “It was actually the best thing that could have happened: that comment spurred me to phone the boss of the relatively new breakfast TV station TV- am, who asked me to come down for an interview and then hired me as Scottish correspondent (Bruce Gyngell was Australian so didn’t have the same class prejudices reporter!). “The high cost of living and working now makes it almost impossible for working class kids from the rest of the country to accept a job in London. That has to change. There also needs to be more opportunities outside of London. “We quite rightly have stressed the importance of diversity in recent years, but that also has to include young working-class people who understand and can relate to the vast majority of our viewers. It is in all of our interests to make sure they have the opportunity to have their voices heard.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnGood Morning BritainLorraineThis MorningLorraine KellyPiers MorganSusanna ReidAlison Hammond
