She’s rarely speechless, but Lorraine Kelly was lost for words on Monday after being presented with a TV BAFTA Special Award while hosting her daily breakfast show.
The presenter was surprised by Good Morning Britain anchor Susanna Reid, who interrupted the show to gift her with the award in acknowledgement of a 40-year career in broadcasting.
Kelly, 64, looked visibly surprised as ITV colleague Reid, 53, made her entrance shortly after she kicked off the week.
‘Good morning Lorraine, this has come as an enormous surprise,’ said Reid. ‘I have a very special announcement for you, Lorraine Kelly.
‘It doesn’t get much bigger or more deserved than this. I am here for a very special reason this morning.’
She’s rarely speechless, but Lorraine Kelly was lost for words on Monday after being presented with a TV BAFTA Special Award while hosting her daily breakfast show
The presenter was surprised by Good Morning Britain anchor Susanna Reid , who interrupted the show to gift her with the award in acknowledgement of a 40-year career in broadcasting
Brandishing an envelope, she added: ‘BAFTA will be celebrating your 40 years in broadcasting. Your programme is nominated in the daytime category, but I have something unique and special to you.
‘This is the first time something like this has been announced on air. This is the special gold envelope.
‘On behalf of the BAFTA board of trustees, we are delighted to offer you Lorraine Kelly the Academy Special award to be presented at this year’s BAFTA Television Awards.’
‘This is nuts! Where’s Ant and Dec?’ replied Kelly. ‘It can’t be a prank because it’s Susanna!’
On her milestone 40-years in broadcasting, the Scots presenter recalled: ‘It’s crazy. I joined TVAM in 1984.
‘I was a baby, I got my chance in breakfast television because they were willing to take a risk on someone who was told I’d never make it to TV because of the way I speak.
‘The boss of TV-am was Australian and heard a Scottish accent and it was one of those things where it was like “Give her a go.”‘
Susanna added: ‘You’re an inspiration to me and women in broadcasting.’
Kelly looked visibly surprised as ITV colleague Reid, 53, made her entrance shortly after she kicked off the week
‘Good morning Lorraine, this has come as an enormous surprise,’ said Reid. ‘I have a very special announcement for you, Lorraine Kelly’
Asa well as TV-am and her own daily breakfast show, Kelly has worked on Daybreak, GMTV, The New Paul O’Grady Show and Have I Got News For You.
She has also worked as host of Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards and previously hosted her own show on Talk Radio.
Kelly was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to charity in 2012 before being named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 202 for services broadcasting, journalism and charity.
