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Lorraine Kelly leaving ITV when her contract ends next year
The 65-year-old broadcaster and presenter was said to be furious when it was announced that her show would only be running for 30 weeks in 2026.
This would represent a major cut, with the number of weeks being slashed from 52.
However, it is now being reported that the TV star will leave the channel when her contract comes to an end.
Lorraine Kelly 'leaving' ITV when her contract ends next year
Discussing the claims, A source told the Mail Online: "Lorraine sees it as the end. She's got a year left on her contract, which she will honour, but beyond that, there are no plans for her to stay. She will be leaving.
"Of course, she will be fine, she has loads of money. But some of the people who work for her have done so for many years and have put up with her demands for a long, long time. Yet they will struggle to ever get another job in the television industry."
Lorraine Kelly's programme wasn't the only show affected by recently announced changes to the ITV schedule.
Other programmes like Good Morning Britain are also facing changes, with GMB being extended by half an hour.
When Lorraine is not on air, GMB will be extended by a further half hour, airing from 6am to 10am.
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Kevin Lygo, managing director of ITV's Media and Entertainment Division, commented: '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 as 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.'
ITV have been approached for comment by Newsquest.
