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Lorraine Kelly has spoken out on the ‘seismic’ changes to her daytime ITV show.
Coming amid a series of budget-saving cuts to the ITV institution, Lorraine will now air on a ‘seasonal basis,’ with Good Morning Britain taking over its traditional 9am – 10am slot for 22 weeks of the year.
Lorraine, 65, will host her show for the remaining 30 weeks – including Fridays, which are usually hosted by stand-ins Ranvir Singh and Christine Lampard.
This means that Ranvir and Christine’s services will no longer be required.
ITV has also cut the show’s running time in half, meaning that it will only air for half an hour per day, between 9:30am and 10am.
During an appearance on BBC 4’s Desert Island Discs this week, Lorraine, opened up about her ‘disappointment’ in these dramatic changes to the status quo.
Speaking to host Lauren Laverne, Lorraine revealed: ‘I was disappointed, of course I was. This is the world that we live in now.
‘Things have to change, I mean, I’ve been through so many regime changes in my life.’
She continued: ‘For me, this is just another one, but it’s seismic. The thing that has upset me the most is the fact that we’ve got this great team, and obviously, that’s not going to be in place next year because jobs will go.
‘Hopefully I’ll be able to hang on to some of these amazing people – that’s my aim. It’s very, very sad. It really is.’
This follows reports that Dr. Hilary Jones will be departing his role as health editor on the show in the new year.
Dr. Hilary first appeared on GMTV in 1993, and joined the Lorraine family in 2010, in the role of health editor.
Speaking to The Sun at the Best Hero Awards he revealed: ‘I’m still working there until December 31, and then I’m a free agent.’
Describing his departure as ‘liberating from the constraints of a news programme presenter’, he added that he might ‘come back as a guest presenter now and then’.
On recent changes, he added: ‘People are being very sensitive to the fact that some people are having to move on.
‘A lot of people are being redeployed elsewhere or in the same role. ITV, like everyone else, are having to make changes.’
When asked whether bosses would be chipping in for a leaving party, Dr. Hilary said: ‘It would be lovely if they did, but we will wait and see on that one because money is tight.
‘Certainly, there are groups of us who feel we’re part of a family, so we will all be going out anyway, whether they pay or not.’
However, a spokesperson for Dr. Hilary told Metro: ‘Dr Hilary remains a valued part of the team.’
Kevin Lygo, Managing Director of ITV’s Media and Entertainment Division, previously said: ‘Daytime is a really important part of what we do, and these scheduling and production changes will enable us to continue to deliver a schedule providing viewers with the news, debate and discussion they love from the presenters they know and trust as well generating savings which will allow us to reinvest across the programme budget in other genres.
‘These changes also allow us to consolidate our news operations and expand our national, international, and regional news output and to build upon our proud history of trusted journalism at a time when our viewers need accurate, unbiased news coverage more than ever.’
Metro has contacted ITV for comment.
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