Lorraine Kelly: 'People think I have face fillers but this is what actually happened'

PRESENTER Lorraine Kelly has set the record straight today after being accused of getting fillers in her face.  

Appearing on BBC Radio 2 with DJ Scott Mills, the popular host said she had a fall which left her face bruised. 

After her make-up artist did what she could to cover up the Scots presenter's bruises, viewers of yesterday's show began to speculate that Lorraine had either fillers done or was suffering from allergies as her face was swollen. 

(Image: Lorraine Kelly (Image: Newsquest archive))As Kelly turned up to Scott's show in sunglasses, which she was still wearing during their chat on air, he said: "We are now going to discuss the elephant in the room. Lorraine is wearing the most showbiz pair of sunglasses in the studio and she hasn't taken them off. 

"Would you like to describe what is happening here?"

Lorraine said: "I fell over. I had washing in my hands in a big washing basket and there was a step. I fell over the step and I landed on a massive big wooden rhino that we brought back from Africa. It's made of real solid wood I couldn't stop myself because my hands were full."

Showing Scott the damage, she said: "It's a cracker, isn't it?"

She added: "I was on TV yesterday and people said I had fillers because my face was all swollen. They thought I either had allergies or fillers. I do not, thank you. I fell.

"I've never dabbled in any of that. I have seen too many women that look like they have been in Star Trek. It never really works, does it? I think people take it too far."

The pair went on to speak about the UK's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest - which is What The Hell Just Happened by Remember Monday. 

Lorraine said: "I think we have a got a good chance, Scott. I don't want to jinx it but I think that (song) is classy Eurovision. Every queen in the land is going to love that.

"Those girls can sing and I think they are going to do us proud."

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Lorraine also went on to speak about her debut novel, The Island Swimmer.

Speaking on the novel, she said: "I wanted to write about relationships - like siblings, mothers and daughters - these complicated, difficult and controlling relationships.

"I wanted to show that life is quite messy but it will be okay in the end."

She dedicated the work to her mum, who she said has not been too well recently. 

She added: "She taught me how to read and write when I was four so I started school with a huge advantage and a massive love for books. It's the best gift that you can give to your kids." 

She went on to reveal that she is in the middle of writing her second book.