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Lorraine Kelly reveals TV boss told her she would never make it in the industry due to 'working-class Glasgow accent' - as she receives BAFTA Special Award
The award-winning presenter Lorraine, 64, will be honoured with a BAFTA Special Award at the forthcoming BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
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.' '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!) 'On ITV's Lorraine she displays a mastery of disarming guests with her warmth and relaxed approach and always manages to make the daily demands of live broadcasting look easy.
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