Lorraine Kelly has given her fans an update after undergoing major surgery.
The daytime TV presenter, 65, announced this weekend that she would be out of action for a while due to keyhole surgery.
Having felt ‘unwell’ for some time, the Scottish broadcaster was told she needed her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.
Keen to keep everyone in the loop, Lorraine took to Instagram this evening to assure them that the op had been a success.
On the social media platform, where she boasts 572,000 followers, Lorraine posted a photo of her smiling, sitting in the middle of the medical staff who looked after her.
‘Huge thanks to these kind, caring, gorgeous professionals who took care of me at @heatherwoodhospital – back home now and following doctors orders to rest up’, she wrote in the caption.
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‘My surgeon Mr Ahmed Rafaat has been so reassuring throughout – and I can’t thank the whole team enough!’, Lorraine added.
In the pic, she can be seen wearing a T-shirt with a quote from Dame Deborah James printed on the front.
‘Take risks, love deeply and always have rebellious hope,’ it says, in memory of the journalist who died in June 2022 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Lorraine’s comments section was quickly flooded with well wishes for her recovery, with colleague Dr Amir Khan writing: ‘So glad you’re home, what a fantastic team x’
‘Glad you are home. Rest up ❤️’, added Katie Piper.
‘Sending lots of love xxxx’, commented Strictly pro Amy Dowden.
‘So happy it all went well – wishing you a speedy recovery queen ❤️’, echoed Joe Baggs.
It’s believed Lorraine will take a few weeks off work to recuperate after her surgery. As per health guidance, it can take between four and six weeks for a person to fully recover after her procedure.
Surgery to remove a woman’s ovaries and fallopian tubes is usually performed to prevent her from contracting ovarian cancer.
In her initial announcement video posted on Saturday, Lorraine maintained her cheery persona as she told the camera: ‘Hi there, it’s Lorraine here. Just wanted to let you know I’m having a wee procedure today.
‘I’ve not been feeling all that well for a little while, so I had some scans and tests, and I have to have my ovaries and my tubes taken out.’
She stressed that the surgery was ‘purely preventative’ and that she was being ‘really well looked after’.
‘I’m gonna be totally fine. See you soon,’ she concluded with a grin.
Lorraine had the full backing of her famous friends, with the likes of Holly Willoughby and Vanessa Feltz writing kind comments ahead of her op.
The TV icon has been on our screens for four decades, celebrating her 40th anniversary in 2024 with a special episode of her talk show, which she began in 2010.
Lorraine began her journalism career on the East Kilbride News, turning down a university place to study English and Russian to join the newspaper before joining BBC Scotland as a researcher in 1983.
In 1984, she joined TV-am as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news, and in 1990, she began her presenting career on Good Morning Britain before getting her own show.
Over the years since, Lorraine has welcomed on guests from every imaginable sector, speaking to politicians and interviewing some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, while also opening up about her own life.
In September last year, she became a grandmother when her only daughter, Rosie, gave birth to a baby girl.
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