Lorraine Kelly has been revered as one of the most successful journalists to come from our bonnie banks of Scotland - covering some of the biggest stories to date, and even getting an ITV show all to herself.
The Scot was even awarded an OBE for her services to charity in 2012, and a CBE in 2020 for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.
From working on Good Morning Britain, to filming a documentary surrounding healthy weight loss, and appearing in Still Game, Kelly has lived a life of success in television.
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Let's delve deeper into what was behind the successes of avid reporter Lorraine Kelly.
Roots deep in Scottish culture
Lorraine was born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow in 1959, and spent some time in the city before moving to East Kilbride, where she attended Claremont High School.
Speaking to the Daily Record about her upbringing, Lorraine said: "My first home, when I was a toddler, was a single end in the Gorbals in Glasgow. One room, with an outside toilet.
"Then we moved to a room and a kitchen in Bridgeton, in the east end of the city."
She turned down an opportunity to study English and Russian at university in order to delve into local journalism, working at the East Kilbride News.
From there, she joined BBC Scotland as a researcher in 1983 and moved to television in 1984, covering Scottish news.
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Covering tragic disasters in Scotland
Lorraine was part of the TV-am correspondents who was first on the scene of the Lockerbie disaster in July 1989, at the age of 30, making her a young reporter in a sea of seasoned experts.
She was also a big part of the news coverage on the Dunblane massacre in 1996, where an armed man walked into Dunblane Primary School, and went through the building shooting randomly into classrooms before turning the gun on himself.
Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 pupils – all of whom were aged just five and six years old – and 45-year-old teacher Gwen Mayor. Fifteen other pupils and teachers were injured in the attack.
The Scottish presenter was in Dunblane the day after the massacre where she reported for GMTV live from outside the cathedral alongside co-host Eamonn Holmes.
Kelly stayed up there for a few days, spoke to the families of the children who had been killed and even attended funerals.
She has been back several times over the years and recently returned to make a special documentary to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary.
The young reporter became a stand-out journalist after covering such huge, tragic stories at the vital beginning of her career.
Strength to strength in television
In January 1993, Kelly helped launch GMTV by presenting a range of programmes, which included the likes of Nine O'Clock Live, Top of the Morning, and Lorraine Live.
In Autumn 2000, as GMTV rebranded to GMTV Today, Kelly's show changed its name to LK Today. As part of the later rebrand that took place in 2009, the show again changed its title to GMTV with Lorraine, to coincide with GMTV Today changing back to GMTV.
Lorraine moved for the first time into the main GMTV studio, instead of Kelly having her own part of the studio to host from.
In April 2010, to make GMTV's programming more consistent, GMTV with Lorraine began airing all year round, instead of breaking during school holidays, with guest presenters.
And in September 2010, the Lorraine programme we know today launched alongside Daybreak, which she has been working on since.
Other special appearances
Lorraine has appeared on the likes of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, This Morning, Good Morning Britain and Wedding Day Winners.
She even had cameos in Coronation Street, River City and Scottish sitcom Still Game, showing her more fun side in television.
Awards and accolades
Lorraine's first award came in April 1991, where she was given the title of New Talent of the year by the TRIC Diamond Jubilee.
She has received various doctorates from universities, including Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Dundee.
Kelly has also been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to charity, and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.
Despite identifying as heterosexual, Kelly has even been given an 'Honourary Gay Award' at the 2015 Attitude Awards for her support and ally-ship to the LGBTQ+ community.
Since November 2019, she has been National Honorary Colonel of the Army Cadet Force.
Lorraine is a mainstay in Scottish journalism, and has been recognised nationwide for her efforts to the industry.
Not too bad for someone who Prime Minister Boris Johnson isn't aware of!
Lorraine's morning programme airs weekdays on ITV at 9am.
