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Tasha Hall

Lorraine Kelly asks Dr Hilary to take over as ITV show plunged into chaos over her lost voice

Lorraine Kelly's ITV morning programme on Thursday was plunged into chaos as the presenter admitted she has lost her voice, asking colleague Dr Hilary to step in for her.

The Scots presenter took to social media in a hurry ahead of her show as she asked her followers for advice on how to cure it quickly.

Good Morning Britain hosts Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway spoke to her in the crossover from their ITV show, as Lorraine joked if her colleague could take over whilst holding up cards with words written on them, explaining she lost her voice and couldn't speak.

Dr Hilary was forced to step in and give us a roundup of what was coming on the show, with many expecting her not to be able to present.

When her show began, Lorraine struggled through, but it was clear her voice was very hoarse, as she joked she would be "going home to guzzle a bottle of whiskey" after she comes off-air.

Taking to Twitter before, Lorraine revealed before making a joke: "HELP! I’ve lost my voice - any cures that have worked for you (and yes - well aware some might say me not able to talk can only be a blessing)."

It comes not long after Lorraine was sent home before her ITV show after falling ill, with Ranvir Singh stepping in to replace her.

At the time, Kate Garraway and Ed Balls said it was the first time in a long time, maybe ever, that Lorraine had missed a show because she was ill. The TV presenter took to Twitter to confirm she was sick before "suddenly being attacked" by a sickness bug.

"When you have to be sent home from work early in the morning because you are suddenly attacked by a hideous bug and were looking forward to interviewing @adamlambert THAT! Beyond disappointed but imagine if I had infected him!" she wrote at the time.

Ranvir confirmed she was forced to rush into work following the news to help ITV bosses out, revealing to GMB hosts Kate and Ed "I got a call from the editor at 7.18 and I was on the train at 7.30," before wishing Lorraine well.

Lorraine returned to work a few days later, where her co-stars asked how she was feeling.

"Are you feeling better Lorraine?" Ed asked, before she replied to say: "Much much better thank you. Can I just say a big thank you to Ranvir who, when I was sent home on Wednesday, rushed in and saved the day.

"Thank you so much love. She's absolutely brilliant, as always. She's superwoman, she's superwoman!"

Her sickness bug came only a few weeks after Lorraine nearly missed her show for the first time after an alarm clock blunder.

Back in December, she woke up in a sheer panic at two in the morning thinking she had missed her alarm and quickly got showered and ready, before taking a closer look and noticing that she had completely misread the time.

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