Lorraine Kelly's Factfile

Personal Life
Lorraine was born in Glasgow in 1959. Her father John, a television repairman, and mother, Anne, married when they were both 17. Lorraine was born a year later. Lorraine’s parents started married life in Glasgow’s tough Gorbals district before being rehoused in East Kilbride when Lorraine was 12. "I’m fiercely proud of being Glaswegian and working class I can sit on that sofa and talk to whoever, and I think a lot of that has to do with your background.”

Lorraine is married to Steve, who was her cameraman when she was covering Scotland for TV-am in 1985. "We were pals for a year before anything happened. I knew I was going to marry Steve from the moment we first started dating in 1985. As soon as he walked into the office I knew he was the one.” The couple have an eight year old daughter, Rosie.

Did You Know?
Lorraine is neighbours with Ulrika Jonsson. “We're neighbours. Rosie and her (Ulrika's) son Cameron, who's five, play together. She bosses him about something terrible. Ulrika's had a rough time, but is doing well now and her baby is adorable."

Other celeb friends include Victoria Beckham: "I was surprised how normal she is. We talked about walking round the house in tracky bottoms with baby sick all down your back."

Lorraine famously launched an attack against Liz Hurley on Room 101: "Liz Hurley went to a friend's wedding and wore a dress which showed her pants, which upstaged the bride. You do not do that."

Cool Credentials

Lorraine has released a best-selling aerobics video entitled "Figure it Out"

She'd like Eamonn Holmes to be Prime Minister: “He’s got the gift of the gab and the common touch. He could tell you anything and you’d believe him. He’d be a good Prime Minister.”

Lorraine is monkey mad!: “I like monkeys – they remind me of my family. But, gorillas are my absolute favourite.”

Lorraine stated earlier in the year that she downed eight Cosmopolitan cocktails on an empty stomach: “I ended up with a pair of pants on my head. The next day I was violently ill, but it would take a hell of a lot more than that to put me off Cosmopolitans.”