Ben Shephard replaces ‘rough’ Lorraine Kelly on ITV show following ‘collapse’ last night
Ben surprised viewers by taking Lorraine's placeBen Shephard stepped in to host Lorraine Kelly’s ITV show this morning (March 5) after the host suffered shock health issues throughout the night.
Over the last few days, viewers of the morning show have been expressing their concerns, as Lorraine has sounded a bit under the weather while hosting. Many even took to social media to tell her to go home and get some rest.
And it seems she did in fact actually need to take some time off, as viewers were in for a surprise when Ben Shephard appeared on-screen during the preview segment on Good Morning Britain.
Ben Shephard steps in for Lorraine
Towards the end of GMB, the show went live to Lorraine’s studios to see what was coming up on her show today. But that’s when they were greeted with Ben, instead.
GMB host, Kate Garraway explained: “Now, Lorraine’s feeling a bit rough this morning if I’m honest. Ben Shephard, what are you doing?”
Ben explained exactly why he was taking over this morning, before he heads over to present This Morning with Cat Deeley. And it appears Lorraine took a turn for the worse last night.
He told Kate: “I’m not 100% sure Kate, as you know. But, what I can tell you is, unfortunately – I don’t know if you have been watching this week. But Lorraine’s voice has been very bad.
“It’s been getting worse and worse. It finally collapsed last night. Couldn’t say a thing, much to Steve’s delight [Lorraine’s husband]. So, I have jumped into the hot seat just for today. I will be here until 9.30am.”
Lorraine has been ill this week
Taking to X, some viewers pointed out that it was “refreshing” to see Ben take the helm of the morning show, which has undergone some time changes with the new ITV schedule.
One penned: “OMG. How refreshing it is to see Ben Shephard hosting Lorraine.”
Another responded: “I was just thinking the exact same thing!”
A third pointed out that Ben “seems like a relaxed chap” while hosting the show, suggesting they “might leave the channel on today”.
It comes days after fans shared their concerns for Lorraine on social media, after noticing that she sounded a bit “croaky”.
One penned: “Go home and rest your voice, lots of honey and lemon!”
Another wrote earlier this week: “Lorraine sounds very croaky today…”
Lorraine even acknowledged her throat issues on the show yesterday.
She said: “Thank you for all of your messages about my throat. It actually sounds worse than it is. I’ve got ginger and honey, so many of you recommended it.”
So, while Lorraine hasn’t said anything herself, it sounds like she is taking her time to recover properly. And we hope to see her back soon.
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