Lorraine Kelly 'to miss BAFTA TV Awards' after undergoing 'preventative' surgery
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TV favourite Lorraine Kelly will be noticeably absent from this year's BAFTA Television Awards after undergoing surgery.
Honoured with a special award at last year's ceremony, the 65-year-old presenter won't make an appearance on Sunday (May 11) night's event, The Sun reports.
She is recuperating from "preventative" surgery that involved removing her ovaries and fallopian tubes.
An insider disclosed to the publication: "She's been through a lot with her recent health scare and is quite rightly taking some time out to properly recover.
"Lorraine is already missed by the ITV team and will be desperate to get back to the day job.", reports the Daily Record.
(Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)
According to sources, there's no confirmed date for Lorraine's return to the helm of her namesake ITV breakfast programme, as she's still in the early stages of her recovery period.
Last year, Lorraine celebrated an impressive milestone of 40 years on television since her start as a Scotland reporter for TV-am in 1984.
Reflecting on the past four decades, she expressed last year: "It's been quite the year - 2024 has been so very special.
"Obviously the most magical thing that has happened is the birth of baby Billie who is an absolute angel.
(Image: PA)
"I am completely besotted, and I'm so proud of my daughter Rosie and her fiancé Steve White.
"They are incredible parents and baby Billie is surrounded by love from all their family and friends."
Lorraine, who has been at the helm of her own ITV morning chat show since 2010, shared: "The BAFTA award was of course another highlight, made even more special as it was given to me by the legend Brian Cox."
She also celebrated her literary success, saying, "There was also the publication of my first novel The Island Swimmer which went to number two in the big grown up Sunday Times book chart."
(Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)
Her stint on The Masked Singer was a joyous experience for her, as she revealed, "Appearing as an owl on The Masked Singer was one of the most enjoyable and happiest of experiences and I can't wait to show Billie when she is older."
Born in the Gorbals and raised in a tenement flat in Glasgow's Bridgeton from the age of two, Lorraine admits that breaking into TV with a Glasgow accent was challenging in the 1980s and believes it remains so today.
BAFTA Television Awards 2025 airs on BBC One on Sunday, May 11 at 8pm
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