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Lorraine Kelly says she “can’t imagine ever retiring” from TV

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Lorraine Kelly has said she “can’t even imagine retiring” after decades as one of the UK’s most famous television presenters.

The 58-year-old told OK! Magazine she’s got absolutely zero intention of giving up her TV career anytime soon.

But she said if retirement does happen in the future, she will likely return to Scotland, after she and husband Steve relocated from Dundee to Buckinghamshire earlier this year.

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Lorraine has no plans for retirement yet! (Credit: Splashnews.com)

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She said: “I can’t even imagine retiring but if there ever comes a point when I’m slowing down then we’ll go back to Scotland.

“I feel settled here just now, pottering around the garden with [my dog] Angus beside me and indulging my passion for being neat and tidy by weeding.”

Lorraine and Steve uprooted from Scotland in order to spend more time together, after Lorraine previously commuted between Dundee and London.

She told OK! Magazine that although the couple now live in England, she doesn’t really feel as if she’s left Scotland because they’re “back all the time”.

The pair have one daughter, Rosie, who works for a charity in Singapore.

Lorraine previously opened up about not having any retirement plans.

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Lorraine is one of the UK’s most beloved presenters (Credit: ITV)

In June, she told the Is It Just Me? podcast: “I just keep going. I’m going to be 60 next year, so that’s a long time I’ve been doing it. But I can’t ever imagine myself not doing it.

“I’ve seen all them regime changes over the years, but I think the most important thing is I genuinely love it.”

Lorraine began her TV career in 1984, working on TV-am. She went on to front Good Morning Britain, ITV Breakfast and Daybreak, before landing her own chat show, Lorraine, in 2010.

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Lorraine has said she doesn’t know the secret of her longevity on TV (Credit: Brett D Cove/Splash)

She once told The Guardian: “I don’t know the secret of my longevity. I’m just well-suited to breakfast TV. I can be myself and the audience likes familiarity. I’m a comfy pair of slippers to them and that’s great.”

We’re glad you’ve got no plans to go anywhere just yet, Lorraine!

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor