Lorraine Kelly has hit back as her viewers were branded 'unemployed and feckless' following the uproar after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he didn't know who she was. The PM appeared on Good Morning Britain for an interview with Susanna Reid on Tuesday (May 3).
As they rattled through various topics in the 30-minute interview Susanna then referenced ITV’s Lorraine, which airs after GMB. But there was an awkward moment when Mr Johnson asked: "Who’s Lorraine?" to which she fired back: "Who’s Lorraine? Lorraine is a legend!"
Lorraine saw the funny side over Mr Johnson's comment. But she wasn't standing for it when a Twitter user took a swipe at her fans. They tweeted: "The only people who watch Lorraine are the unemployed and the feckless...I think that, far from losing Boris votes, it will probably increase his stock value enormously."
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And, sharing the tweet, Lorraine responded: "You can say what you like about me but don’t dare have a go at my fantastic viewers. This is beyond patronising."
It was the first time Mr Johnson had spoken to the ITV morning show in nearly five years. And Susanna didn't hold back as she began by asking the PM if he is 'honest.'
He replied: "I do my best to represent faithfully and accurately what I believe and sometimes it's controversial and sometimes it offends people, but that’s what I do…" Susanna then replied: "I just want a straight answer – you’re an honest speaker?"
Mr Johnson responded: "Yes, and er, I do my best to represent faithfully and accurately what I believe, and sometimes it’s controversial and sometimes it offends people, but that’s what I do." As he was pushed he added: "If you’re talking about the statements I made in the House of Commons, I was inadvertently, I was wrong and I’ve apologised for that. But look at what we have done…"
Lorraine didn't the moment at first as she praised: "Wow, thank you Susanna, a masterclass in a political interview, excellent stuff." But GMB viewers didn't let it go, heading to social media to discuss it and even suggested that the PM would 'lose votes' in the upcoming local elections.
Later, Lorraine was clearly aware of what was being said on social media and saw the funny side. "This is so funny..." she said as she looked at her iPad. "Loads of you are reacting to Boris Johnson earlier on, wondering who I was."
"Why should he know who I am?" the 62-year-old host added on her self-titled programme after a clip of the moment was played. "He's busy in the morning, he wouldn't be watching. Although, he could learn a lot as you know."
She then added; "That was just so funny. A lot of people have said he's lost votes... he hasn't lost votes just because he doesn't know who I am but very, very funny."
