Lorraine Kelly to front brand new travel show on Channel 4
Very little is known about the new travel series at the moment, but it has been suggested that Channel 4 is "delighted" to have signed her.
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Discussing the new Lorraine Kelly series, a source told The Sun: "Channel 4 were delighted to have Lorraine on board.
"It was exciting for Lorraine to do something different and be on location again.
"Despite the apparent slight in the ITV daytime shake-up, Lorraine's loyal fanbase isn't to be underestimated and they will follow her wherever she goes.
"She's survived in this business a long time, and she's a master at rolling with the punches."
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According to TV Zone, this comes after ITV confirmed a new studio home for popular daytime shows like This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine.
It was announced that these would be joining ITN's headquarters and sharing a studio with a new-look ITV News.
Changes to scheduling were also confirmed, with GMB being extended by 30 minutes, running from 6am to 9:30am daily.
In the 2026 Daytime schedule, Lorraine will also run from 9:30am to 10am, on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year.
Discussing the changes, Kevin Lygo, Managing Director of ITV's Media and Entertainment Division, 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.'
After receiving criticism from fans after hosting just 59.7% of the episodes of her popular morning show, she took to social media to explain why.
She shared: 'Initially, it was for my mum, who has been ill.
'And it sort of brings you into line with everyone else because if you look at This Morning, everybody else does four days.
'And as I'm getting older, I want to do other things, more writing, all of that. Mate, I've been doing this for 40 years, working my a*** off.'
She added: 'Maybe it just started off as a wee joke, but it's the way that everyone piles on.
'It starts off as a wee tiny thing, and it gets bigger and bigger. I find it really sad.'
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