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Lorraine Kelly celebrates her 40 year career with a special documentary - as she reveals TV boss once told her she'd never make it in the industry due to her 'Glasgow accent'
The award-winning presenter, 64, will mark her incredible four decade long career with a documentary titled Lorraine Kelly: 40 Unforgettable Years
Lorraine Kelly is celebrating 40 years on daytime TV with a special ITV documentary - but was once told she would not land a career in the industry because of her strong Scottish accent. 'It was actually the best thing that could have happened: that comment spurred me to phone the boss of the relatively new breakfast TV station TV- am, who asked me to come down for an interview and then hired me as Scottish correspondent (Bruce Gyngell was Australian so didn't have the same class prejudices reporter! Speaking on the struggles she faced when starting out in the industry, Lorraine explained: 'In fact, I was told by the boss of BBC Scotland that I would never make it in TV because of my working-class Glasgow accent.'
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