Lorraine Kelly has dominated British television screens for four decades and has enjoyed an illustrious career.
But as her ITV show celebrated its 40th anniversary, viewers were given a glimpse of how the Scottish presenter herself has changed over the years.
As part of a special episode on Wednesday, photos of Lorraine throughout her television career, including her talk show debut, were unearthed.
Lorraine and a host of guests looked back on the presenter’s long career, including covering 9/11 and Lockerbie, as well as spearheading health campaigns and receiving an OBE from the late Queen.
In one snap, a very young-looking Lorraine, now 64, was seen working as a reporter while filming a segment in front of school buses, dressed in a white trench coat and sporting choppy brunette bangs.
Lorraine Kelly has dominated British television screens for four decades and enjoyed an illustrious career, but as her ITV show celebrated its 40th anniversary, viewers were given a glimpse of how the Scottish presenter herself has changed over the years.
As part of a special episode on Wednesday, photos of Lorraine throughout her television career, including her talk show debut, were unearthed.
While in others, Lorraine was seen a few years later sporting an ’80s bouffant hairstyle with wide-rimmed circular glasses and chunky jeweled earrings.
Lorraine is known for her colorful and vibrant power suits while interviewing the stars of her show.
And throwback photos show the beginnings of her signature style as she donned a bright yellow structured jacket.
Meanwhile, in another she could be seen wearing a fuchsia pink dress while smiling at a guest.
The breakfast show dedicated Wednesday’s episode to a 40th anniversary special.
The show also showed old clips of the presenter interviewing stars from Kylie Monogue and John Travolta to Take That, Hugh Jackman and Rylan Clark.
Speaking about a new documentary in her honour, Lorraine Kelly: 40 Unforgettable Years, which airs on ITV1 tonight at 9pm, Lorraine said: “I might have mentioned it, being a grandmother, but it will be lovely to show it to Billie.” when I’m old enough, and also with tonight’s documentary, the most amazing photo album.’
The star added: “It feels like it happened in an instant and I’ve been incredibly lucky because, mainly with the people I work with, all these amazing people, my great team.”
Lorraine was seen a few years later sporting an ’80s poofy hairstyle with wide-rimmed circular glasses and chunky jeweled earrings.
Lorraine is known for her colorful and vibrant power suits while interviewing the stars of her show.
The breakfast show dedicated Wednesday’s episode to a 40th anniversary special.
“It’s a pleasure to go to work every morning, an absolute pleasure.”
Congratulatory messages were played from music legends Tom Jones, Gary Barlow, Brian McFadden, Aled Jones, as well as Rylan, Graham Norton and Ant and Dec.
Taking a trip back in time, Ranvir and Lorraine reminisced about life in the 90s and Lorraine’s career on GMTV, alongside Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway.
Kate told the couple: ‘It was iconic because it was Lorraine’s involvement. That’s what you have, you make everything bigger and better, and in a very good spirit.’ Before sharing stories from their time sharing the dressing room together!
Lorraine will mark her incredible four-decade career with a documentary titled Lorraine Kelly: 40 Unforgettable Years airing Wednesday at 9 p.m.
It will explore Lorraine’s childhood in Glasgow through to her life and achievements to the present day.
The documentary will also include interviews with her family and friends while exploring the origins of her work ethic and the values that accompany it today.
Her fellow ITV stars and former presenters praise Lorraine, with GMB’s Susanna Reid calling her “a trailblazer for women” in the documentary.
Piers Morgan said: ‘Lorraine is a velvet glove scoop. “She creates a personality that people think is very benign, very nice, very smiling, but deep down there is a real journalist.”
Taking a trip back in time, Ranvir and Lorraine reminisced about life in the 90s and Lorraine’s career on GMTV, alongside Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway.
In another snapshot she could be seen wearing a fuchsia pink dress while smiling at a guest.
Lorraine will mark her incredible four-decade career with a documentary titled Lorraine Kelly: 40 Unforgettable Years airing Wednesday at 9 p.m.
This Morning star Alison Hammond added: “It’s definitely paved the way for other presenters and people like me who have different accents.”
During her forty-year career in the industry, the TV presenter has fronted a wide range of daytime and breakfast television shows including GMTV, Good Morning Britain and This Morning.
However, she is probably best known for presenting her weeklong ITV show of the same name, Lorraine, which has aired for fourteen years.
But his path to the top has not been easy, as he encountered many obstacles along the way.
Speaking about the struggles she faced starting out in the industry, Lorraine said: “I was given opportunities that have sadly become almost non-existent. I went straight to the local school newspaper and then to the BBC (after acquiring a bottom drawer full of rejection letters).
‘In fact, the head of BBC Scotland told me I would never appear on television because of my working-class Glasgow accent.
“It was actually the best thing that could have happened: that comment prompted me to call the boss of the relatively new breakfast television station TV-am, who asked me to come for an interview and then hired me as a correspondent in Scotland (Bruce Gyngell). He was Australian so he didn’t have the same class prejudices as the journalist!)’
