A SOCIAL media account dedicated to Lorraine Kelly has shut down as the ITV star broke her silence on the matter saying “I find it really sad”.
Until Sunday (March 9), ‘Where is Lorraine?’ kept track of Lorraine’s absences on her morning TV show but has now come to "an end” after the presenter described it as “really hurtful”.
@LorraineKWatch on Twitter/X, which has more than 25,000 followers – said “the joke has run its course and it is time for it to end” after Lorraine spoke about the account during an interview with The Guardian over the weekend.
Lorraine Kelly says 'Where is Lorraine' account is 'really hurtful'
The 65-year-old told the publisher: “It’s really hurtful actually. It really is.
“I’ve not spoken about it before.
“I’m a grafter and I work really hard and I’ve had to take Fridays off for the past year. I just thought it was weird to care so much.”
At the end of last year, the account concluded that Lorraine had hosted 59.7% of the episodes. In a post two days ago, it claimed she had hosted 68.1% so far this year.
Asked why she was taking time off, Lorraine shared: “Initially, it was for my mum who has been ill.
“And it sort of brings you into line with everyone else because if you look at This Morning, everybody else does four days.
“And as I’m getting older, I want to do other things, more writing, all of that. Mate, I’ve been doing this for 40 years, working my a*** off.”
She added: “Maybe it just started off as a wee joke, but it’s the way that everyone piles on.
“It starts off as a wee tiny thing and it gets bigger and bigger. I find it really sad.”
Confirming the news yesterday, the LorraineKWatch account posted: “I have always said that if Lorraine or her team reached out and asked me to stop this account then I would.
“While I have not had contact with Lorraine or anybody affiliated with her, her comments in this weekend’s The Guardian make it clear that the joke has run its course and it is time for it to end.
“I have said time and time again that this was only ever meant to be fun and I’m very gratefully to everybody who has enjoyed it with me. There was never any intention of hurting Lorraine’s feelings and I am sorry if I have done so.
“Goodbye my Lorrainvirstines.”
Lorraine airs on weekdays at 9am on ITV1 and ITVX.
