Lorraine Kelly's ex boss claims credit for her success and claims career backstory 'absolutely untrue'
dailyrecord.co.ukLorraine Kelly’s backstory of entering into the world of television has been called into question by a former boss. The Scots star, 64, first appeared on our screens in the eighties, and earlier this week showcased her rise to fame in an ITV documentary that celebrated her decades-long career.
However, Mike Hollingsworth - Anne Diamond's ex-husband and a TV executive and Director of Programmes at the time - asserts that he is owed credit for Lorraine’s stardom, reports the Mirror.The ITV documentary, which aired on Wednesday, showed Lorraine saying that she was relatively unknown as a junior in a regional office.She claims that she took the initiative to call the breakfast station's managing director, who asked her to jump on a train to London, which landed her a job.
Mike - now retired - challenged this account, saying Lorraine omitted crucial details of her early career. In the documentary, Lorraine claims she was hired by TV-am in 1984 because the TV station was run by "an Australian" who was not dissuaded by her Glasgow accent.
But Mike claimed that he had first hired Lorraine.Mike told the MailOnline: "Once again she credits the late Australian MD of TV-am with giving her the chance of a job.
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