Lorraine (TV programme)

Each day the presenter gives an introduction into what's coming up on the show, before discussing the main stories from the morning's newspapers, although sometimes this is replaced by a Los Angeles update from Ross King. The show's first guests tend to be interviewed next. Throughout the show more guests are interviewed as well as regulars such as Mark Heyes and Dr. Hilary Jones appear with fashion and health slots, respectively. The competition that runs on Good Morning Britain also appears throughout the show.

According to Attitude, Lorraine has "provided a platform for LGBT people to share their stories" and it earned Kelly the "Honourary Gay Award" at the 2015 Attitude Awards. The magazine described Lorraine as "one of the campest things on telly". Kelly described the series as "quite gay every day".[1]

On 6 September 2010, the first edition of the programme aired. A preview on Daybreak revealed the new studio look as spacious and coloured in a variety of pastel hues and decorative motifs dominated by pink. The sofa for the presenter and guests was pink and arranged in a semicircle around a central internally lit coffee table similar to that used for Daybreak. Lorraine's first guest was actress Gemma Arterton. The first programme also featured an interview with Sky News reporter Sarah Parish[2] and a recipe by TV chef James Tanner while Celia Walden[3] and Kevin Maguire[4] reviewed the morning's newspapers.

On 20 October 2014, the programme was briefly taken off air after a fire alarm forced its occupants to evacuate the studio on London's South Bank. Kelly was about to interview eliminated X Factor contestant Stephanie Nala from Luminites when they were interrupted by the alarm at 9:10 am. A spokeswoman for Lorraine said: "An alarm was raised within ITV this morning and the area was immediately evacuated. Once it had been investigated and deemed safe, people were able to re-enter the building." Lorraine Kelly wrote to fans on Twitter: "So sorry. We had to evacuate the building. First time in 30 years!" The show didn't make it back onto the air and the last 15 minutes was replaced by an episode of The National Trust and then followed by The Jeremy Kyle Show as normal.[5][6]

In February 2016, Lorraine's Top Tales was launched, a competition to find new children's author with Nadiya Hussain and Tom Fletcher as judges.[7]

Photo of host Kelly with guests on the set of Lorraine in 2018

In April 2018, and along with the rest of ITV Breakfast, Lorraine began broadcasting from BBC Studioworks' Television Centre. The move was as a result of the proposed redevelopment of The London Studios;[8] however in October 2018, it was announced that ITV would not be returning to the South Bank.[9]

On 6 January 2020, the show moved to a new time slot from 9:00 am to 10:00 am, with Good Morning Britain and This Morning both extended by 30 minutes.[10]

Production on Lorraine was suspended from 22 March to 13 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Good Morning Britain was extended to 10 am, with the final hour presented by Kelly and titled Good Morning Britain with Lorraine.[12][13]

The programme has had six different logos since it began airing in 2010.

• Lorraine logos gallery
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  The first logo which launched the same day as Daybreak.
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  The second logo introduced to coincide with the Daybreak relaunch.
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  The circle logo introduced with new graphics.
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  The logo was altered slightly to accommodate the launch of Good Morning Britain.
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  Current logo used (2015–)

• Lorraine at itv.com