Born:
November 30, 1959
in
Glasgow
Best Known For:
Her friendly on-screen manner.
Early-life:
Born November 30, 1959, in Gorbals, Glasgow, but later moved with her family to East Kilbride. Her dad John was a TV repairman. She claims her family were far from being well-off, and that her first home had no running water, phone, bath or shower. After passing her Scottish Highers, she was expected to take up a place at university to study Russian and English, but turned it down to take a job on her local newspaper, the East Kilbride News, instead.
Career:
Kelly was a news reporter before landing a position as a TV researcher for BBC Scotland in 1983. It was not well paid and she worked as a waitress in the evenings to make ends meet. Despite once being told that her Glasgow accent would prevent her from gaining small screen success she joined TV-am as its senior Scottish correspondent in 1985, but didn't become a household name until she became co-host of Good Morning Britain in 1990. She's hosted her own weekday morning show since 1994; it's been known by various titles but is currently called Lorraine. Other projects include a Sky One show, a regular column for The Sun and her own fitness videos, as well as guest hosting Have I Got News For You and The Paul O'Grady Show. She began co-hosting Daybreak with Aled Jones in May 2012.
Quote:
"Being thought of as a sex symbol is hilarious and deeply, deeply flattering."
Trivia:
Kelly is a patron of the Association for International Cancer Research.