Lorraine Kelly replaced on ITV show after father’s d3ath
Christine Lampard stepped in for Lorraine on her show on Monday and offered her deep condolences
Lorraine has been a fixture on ITV for decades, but next year, her eponymous chat show will face a reduction in episodes(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Lorraine Kelly has been replaced as host on her self-titled ITV daytime show following the tragic news of her father’s d3ath over the weekend. John Kelly died on an icy path after his area was hit by sub-zero temperatures.
It’s thought staff from a nearby Tesco store found the great-grandad injured at around 7am on Saturday morning in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. They then called emergency services. Sadly, John died at the scene. Lorraine went on to pay a heartbreaking tribute to her dad after his d3ath aged 84.
Christine Lampard stepped in for Lorraine on her show on Monday and offered her deep condolences.
Christine Lampard stepped in for Lorraine on her show on Monday and offered her deep condolences(Image: ITV/Good Morning Britain)
She said: “Lorraine is spending some time with her family in Scotland, but we are all thinking of you Lorraine, and we will see you here very soon.”
Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid also sent Lorraine “enormous amounts of love” as she handed over to Christine for a previous of the upcoming show.
Lorraine, 66, announced the devastating news in a post on Instagram. She said: “My dad has died. I am mourning the man who bought me a telescope when I was five years old, who watched the moon landings with me and taught me to always be curious and interested in everything.
She went on: “He was in poor health but it has still been a shock. Any of you who have experienced a similar loss will know how my brother Graham and I are feeling.
Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid also sent Lorraine “enormous amounts of love”
“Our priority is taking care of my mum and the family would very much appreciate privacy at this distressing time.”
The tragedy comes after the Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering Scotland. Temperatures overnight had dropped below freezing over the weekend.
John had been married to Lorraine’s mum for over six decades,. As well as Lorraine, the couple welcomed son Graham, who is six years younger than the TV host.
Lorraine has previously opened up on her dad’s health. Speaking in 2021, she told us: “We went through a few very tough months thinking we were going to lose him. It was just awful – but he was amazing, he rallied.
John Kelly died on an icy path over the weekend(Image: lorrainekellysmith/Instagram)
Lorraine has previously opened up on her dad’s health
“This time last year he was in hospital and got out just before Covid started. He basically has heart failure.” She went on to add: “He also had a really bad scare and they thought he had lung cancer but it was just a massive, massive infection.” She went on to say that she struggled during the coronavirus pandemic as she was not able to see her parents.
She added: “You know what it’s like with parents – they don’t want to tell you there’s anything wrong, so they say, ‘Yeah, I’m fine’ because they don’t want you to worry, as they know there’s nothing you can do. So that’s really hard.”
