Lorraine Kelly reveals ‘prickly’ celebrity who ‘stormed out’ of her studio as she reflects on her career
The presenter gave candid insight into her long career, including one particularly difficult moment
Lorraine Kelly has been a steady presence on morning television for over 40 years, and has broken some of the most devastating news stories the country has ever seen during that time.
She has also had a diverse range of people sitting on her sofa to be interviewed, from celebrities and authors, to campaigners and members of the public with inspiring or emotional stories to tell.
Recently reflecting on her career, Lorraine was asked whether anyone had ever stormed out of her studio. She revealed that someone had, giving insight into the experience.
Sharing who it was Lorraine says, "Michael Winner, he was a movie director." She immediately describes the now deceased filmmaker as "prickly, to say the least."
Making the admission during an appearance on the Experience Is Everything podcast, Lorraine continues, "He actually stormed out during the break."
She adds, "He was sitting there talking about a movie he was doing, and he'd just had a triple heart bypass. I just happened to say, as you would with anyone who'd had a serious illness, 'Gosh how are you doing? Are you alright?'"
Lorraine went on to ask him whether he'd recovered or was still taking medication, and Michael became very offended by her questions.
He said to her, "I'm not here to talk about my health," and with that, Lorraine recalls that he "stood up, took his microphone off and buggered off."
Sharing what she thought of the encounter at the time, the presenter says her first thought was, "Oh, silly old idiot," suggesting that "some Hollywood stars can be a real pain in the neck."
Lorraine does also hint that having difficult people on her sofa is a very rare occurrence, saying, "But most people that come on are lovely."
She also keeps one thing in mind when she finds a person challenging, sharing, "I always give them a benefit of the doubt, they might be having a bad day."
However, after that a person will be out of chances. "But if the second time I meet them and they're exactly the same - well yes, you're just a nuisance, that's who you are," she says candidly.
Lorraine says she'll always try to give people another chance because "you don't know what people are going through." She adds, "Nobody ever knows what people are going through, you really don't."
She continues, "Put yourself in their shoes or give them the benefit of the doubt."
The presenter shares that a very important lesson she's learned by talking to such a diverse range of people throughout her career, is that, "We are all the same."
"The more people I've spoken to or interviewed, the more you realise we're all just wanting to get on with our lives - we've got more in common that what divides us."
She concludes, "When it comes down to it, we all just want to get on with our lives, make sure our kids are OK, make sure we've got friends, and make sure we're doing the best that we can."
