'A bit of a misinterpretation' Lorraine Kelly addresses tax row over her employment status
express.co.ukITV presenter Lorraine Kelly has admitted the ruling that stated she was simply “playing” her on-screen persona was “a bit of a misinterpretation”.
Her new comments on the situation come after a judge ruled in Lorraine’s favour against HMRC during a row over her employment status.
Lorraine, 62, opened up in an interview about her tax affairs, which proved to be a large source of amusement and criticism after a court ruling in 2019.
In March 2019, the presenter won the row over a £1.2m tax bill, after a judge ruled she was not employed by ITV, but instead performs as her "chatty" TV persona.The case centres around a contract that Lorraine signed in 2012, after which she was billed £300,000 in national insurance contributions and £900,000 in income tax in 2016.HMRC claimed the Scottish broadcaster was an ITV employee, but she said she was a freelancer, and, in the end, it was ruled in Lorraine's favour that she was a "self-employed star".Despite the win, she did face some mocking after it was partly granted on the basis that Lorraine is an actor “playing Lorraine Kelly” on her chat show.
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