Lorraine Kelly reveals her 'happy place' and asks you to do the same

Lorraine Kelly, 62, invited Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 78, to her podcast, What If?, for a candid conversation about a wide range of topics.The pair were joined during the chat by Rosie Smith, Lorraine’s daughter and podcast co-host.During the interview Lorraine tentatively asked Sir Ranulph about the time he got into trouble when he was young over a piglet.Sir Ranulph, who immediately remembered the story Lorraine was referring to, said: “We didn’t steal a piglet from the farmer - we just borrowed it at night.“And the tank grease which we greased it with […] can be washed off and is not harmful, I have to say that.“Because we hadn’t got to Sandhurst college and we went to Mons - which is sort of a secondary place -  we thought then they had their annual ball, with the women wearing long dresses and the men in black tie… we thought we’d get there at night to this Sandhurst college and put the piglet through the window when they’re all dancing from the shops outside.”As Lorraine giggled, Sir Ranouph continued: “The screaming that went on, getting grease all over the bottom of your dress as this piglet’s squealing around.“Anyway, somebody inside must've caught the piglet and thrown it back through the window.”Lorraine let out a very audible gasp of surprise while Sir Ranulph continued with his anecdote.He went on: “So we caught it again.”Amid laughs, Lorraine expressed her relief as she exclaimed: “Alright.”Sir Ranulph then pointed out that when his mother found out about his antics he got reprimanded for “stealing”.Scared that he would get what he did back, Sir Ranulph and his friend put the piglet back with its mum.Sir Ranulph holds numerous world records for his endurance as an adventurer.The Guinness Book of World Records

Susanna Reid debuted her new haircut in an smiling snap to Instagram on Friday, giving followers a glimpse of the shorter style. The 51 year old Good Morning Britain wore a pretty red printed blouse whilst sporting blushing cheeks and a swipe of pink lip gloss in the image. Susanna appeared delighted at her latest hair makeover as she displayed a sleek blowout complimented with honey highlights which framed her face perfectly.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has voiced her disappointment that BBC One’s Holby City has been cancelled after delighting viewers since 1999.The medical drama’s last episode will air next week, and Lorraine shared her sad response to the show’s final trailer.The snippet teases emotional scenes as loyal fans bid farewell to the beloved characters.It begins with throwback clips featuring Jac Naylor (Rosie Marcel) and the arrival of Henrik Hanssen(Guy Henry).It then flashes to the present where the medics discuss Jac’s operation to remove her tumour, and Elliot (Paul Bradley) can be heard suggesting they “have another crack at it”.Lorraine retweeted the trailer in view of her 689,000 followers.She simply captioned the post, “Bittersweet”, as she readies herself for the final episode on Tuesday.Dozens of other fans responded to the trailer, thanking the cast and expressing their sadness that Holby is being taken off air.Helen wrote: “This should be an extended show lasting at least 24hrs!! Thanks to the whole cast throughout the years!”Jenny echoed: “What a twenty-three years it’s been.Thank you to all the team over those glorious years.”While Sarah fumed: “I’m actually so upset for all the cast and angry for all @BBCHolbyCity fans! It is wrong wrong wrong of the BBC to axe this show when it’s clearly still so popular!”And Lin penned: “I'm going to be crying all the way through this episode. Can't believe it's ending.

Lorraine Kelly has opened up about a struggle she's facing right now - and it appears she isn't alone! Read her exclusive HELLO! diary below for the latest...SEE: Lorraine Kelly stuns in leather dress and heelsSo who is having trouble sleeping right now? I'm not sure if it's the change in the weather or just being anxious about what's going on in the world, but I am finding it really hard to get off to sleep and then find myself waking up during the night.Talking to my team at work, I know I'm not alone. So many of them are having the same problems whether they are twenty-something and single, married with young kids or heading towards middle age.WATCH: Lorraine Kelly shares her top tips to get to sleep fasterI had a long chat with our Dr Hilary about sleep problems and he had some sound advice.

Lorraine Kelly announced a big change she is making to her show on Thursday and fans cannot get enough of the news.MORE: Lorraine Kelly stuns in leather dress and heelsThe ITV star hosts a weekly podcast, What If?, with daughter Rosie Kelly Smith, 27, and on Instagram the 62-year-old revealed that this week their guest 'producer' is none other than Rosie's adorable sausage dog Ruby.WATCH:  Lorraine chatting about What If? podacast feauting Katie Piper Lorraine shared an adorable snap of the pup taking her 'producer' role very seriously, showing her staring very intently at two monitors.READ: Lorraine Kelly sends her support to 'very precious' friend amid health woesRELATED: Lorraine Kelly reveals her 'happy place' and asks you to do the sameCaptioning the picture, Lorraine wrote: "@rubyisasausage is such a wonderful producer - here she is working on our WHAT IF podcast at @pixiupodcasts HQ. Such a pro! #podcasts #love #sausagedog #minidachshund #cute #adorable***."A post shared by Lorraine Kelly (@lorrainekellysmith)Lorraine took to Instagram to show pup Ruby's hard work as 'producer'Ruby certainly got the approval of Lorraine's friends, with Denise van Outen and Christine Lampard both liking the action-shot.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing will return to our screens in September this year. Strictly will be back following a break from December, when the last series was won by Rose Ayling Ellis.

Early morning television presenter Lorraine Kelly has admitted to being extremely shocked to have heard her name mentioned by a band of Coronation Street characters as she sat down to watch the ITV soap. Lorraine, 62, told viewers on Thursday 24 March that she wasn't expecting to hear herself being referenced on the Cobbles and that the experience was "very strange".

Lorraine Kelly didn't hold back as she offered her verdict on the stars of the latest series of The Apprentice.Fans of the BBC series will finally find out the name of Lord Alan Sugar's next business partner tonight (March 24).

Lorraine Kelly was left giggling as her ITV co-star Ben Shephard asked her a cheeky question live on air.The 46-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Thursday (March 24) morning alongside Ranvir Singh.

ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly has revealed to Express.co.uk she went from a size 10 to a size 14 over lockdown.The journalist has teamed up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) in the hopes of losing weight, but admitted that she would need to start eating differently to husband Steve, who has no awareness of the issues surrounding portion sizes.Lorraine, 62, spoke about how she was dismayed to find that she had shot up two dress sizes due to a lack of exercise and indulging in more junk food during lockdown. Lorraine has been married to TV cameraman Steve since 1992, and the couple share a 27-year-old daughter named Rosie.When asked about how Steve fits into her new wellness plan, Lorraine confessed that she would need to exercise portion control, as her husband “just doesn’t understand” it. She said: “My husband loves to cook and he cooks things from scratch, but he just gives himself bigger portions now and I get proper, normal, portions because my husband has got no sense of portions. “He just doesn’t understand,” she admitted, before adding: “So the portion control has been good.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has discussed his grandmother's escape from Ukraine which saw her having to walk miles for the first time since undergoing an operation.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has taken to Twitter to share her support for Chris Kamara, 64, who has been diagnosed with a speech disorder. In the tweet, which she posted on Sunday, the television host wished Chris well and said he was “very precious”.She said: “Sending you so much love you gorgeous man.“Take care of yourself - you are very very precious to us all.”This came after Chris Kamara posted the day before.The ex-footballer said, in view of his 1.8 million followers: “Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok-ish.“Alongside my thyroid problem I have developed apraxia of speech & have been working to get my speech back to normal.”Chris was honest about how the disorder has affected him.He added: “Some days it can be a little slow and some days it’s normal.

Lorraine viewers were left distracted as former Loose Women host Andrea McLean returned to ITV following her exit from the daytime show.The TV star, 52, shocked fans when she announced that she was leaving Loose Women after 13 years.Her final episode on the lunchtime programme aired in December 2020 and she made her welcomed return to ITV on Monday morning.Andrea appeared on Lorraine to promote her new book, You Just Need To Believe It.Conversation quickly turned to Loose Women and how she has no regrets in leaving the show.As Lorraine Kelly quizzed Andrea on life since leaving her television career behind her, viewers couldn't help but praise her youthful beauty.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: @andrea_mclean Oh My Days, Looking (fire emoji) @reallorraine #LorraineA second person posted: It’s good to see @andrea_mclean back on the Telly. She’s glowingWhile a third social media user said: "Lovely to see Andrea on the TV again." Andrea recently opened up about why she left Loose Women.It was revealed she had given in her resignation with a bombshell email, telling the Sunday Mirror’s Notebook magazine: "I emailed my bosses.

ITV's hit mystery drama Grantchester is now into its seventh season, having first aired back in 2014. The show has proved a remarkable success, originally being adapted from the fiction novel "The Grantchester Mysteries" by James Runcie.

TV star, actress and presenter Denise Van Outen has revealed that she “wasn’t in a great place” after her split with fiancé, Eddie Boxshall. The 47 year old ended her seven year relationship with her Gogglebox co-star in January after reports that he exchanged messages with other women.

Ranvir Singh has shared her support as her Good Morning Britain replacement has been confirmed. It was reported last month that the 44-year-old TV presenter and journalist left her political role on the ITV news programme in December.

@reallorraine how about it ?”The star replied with agreement, but also warned the Twitter user that she would prove to be a wild and reckless relative. Lorraine wrote: “OK Emma - but I would be the kind of Aunty to take you out boozing and getting us both in trouble with all sorts of malarkey.”Fans and followers of Lorraine jumped on to the post to share their thoughts on the subject. @Katsitter said: “We all have that Auntie we'd call if we needed 'bailing out of jail' “I'd say you could well be the one!!” @Emmaa23Emmaa responded, saying: “Bang up for this what's the tipple of your choice ?” @Polly116 wrote: “I think you might need to get a coach because I want to come. “I’m sure I won’t be the only one!” @Tj1071 penned: “Would love a night out with @reallorraine would probably need a few spare tena ladies in my bag as I'm sure there would be a lot of laughs and drinks.” Lorraine recently spoke up to Express.co.uk about how she went from a size 10 to a size 14 over lockdown . She explained that it was due to a night-time habit with her husband that was “part of the downfall".The journalist has teamed up with Weight Watchers to get her “va va voom back.” She described the nighttime habit as the “chocolate plate".“I think the pandemic made all of us a bit like that. “I know a lot of people used it as an opportunity to get really fit and honestly I’m in awe.“But for me? No, I just ate far too much rubbish. “Every night, me and my husband would share a chocolate plate and every night it got bigger and bigger and that was at 7 o’clock at night and that’s not good.” 

Daytime TV icon Lorraine Kelly has opened up about being told by Strictly Come Dancing pro Anton Du Beke that she shouldn't bother taking part in the show as moves 'like a tree'. Discussing the idea of appearing on the smash-hit BBC show with her guests today - comedian Paul Merton and his actress wife Suki Webster - the Scottish presenter, 62, revealed that the dancing star suggested jumping and jiving may not quite be her forte. "Well, I would be so rubbish," she admitted when speaking about singing up for the BBC show.

Lorraine Kelly confessed Ruth Davidson "looks 10 years younger" after leaving her career in politics to focus on family life with her partner.During Wednesday's (March 16) instalment of the popular ITV morning show, the beloved Scot welcomed the former MP onto the show to discuss making assisted dying legal.Currently, assisted suicide is illegal in the UK but the Scottish party member is fighting for the law to be changed as it has been in so many other countries including Canada, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium. Now, the loving mum is calling for a change in the law as members in the House of Lords vote to amend a law that allows adults the choice to die.

ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly admitted to Express.co.uk she went from a size 10 to a size 14 over lockdown, and blamed one particular nighttime habit with her husband for being “part of the downfall”.The journalist has teamed up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) in hopes of getting her “va va voom back”.Lorraine, 62, spoke about how she was dismayed to find that she had gone from a size 10 to a size 14 due to a lack of exercise and indulging in more junk food during lockdown. One particularly unhealthy habit that had contributed to her weight gain was what the journalist described as the “chocolate plate”.Remembering the way she used to eat during lockdown, she said: “I think the pandemic made all of us a bit like that. I know a lot of people used it as an opportunity to get really fit and honestly I’m in awe.“But for me? No, I just ate far too much rubbish.

Lorraine has spoken after her “confidence returning” after embarking on a new eating plan.The presenter, 62, gained two stone over lockdown but has spoken of feeling “healthier and happier” after losing a stone. Now an ambassador for the WW eating plan, Lorraine posted a photo of herself beaming with her mentor Suzy over on Instagram, writing: “Feeling great! Happier and healthier! Lost over a STONE and confidence returning! Thanks @wwsuzystirfry And @ww.uk”.