14 WTF Showbiz Moments From 2019 That Left Us Speechless
Lorraine Kelly won a £1.2 million tax battle with HMRC in March, after a tribunal judge ruled she does not appear as herself on breakfast TV. Yep, the friendly face who helps wake us up with her beaming smile and chatty presenting style, is not actually Lorraine Kelly at all, but someone acting like Lorraine Kelly, according to Judge Jennifer Dean at least.
In her ruling, the judge said: “We did not accept that Ms Kelly simply appeared as herself – we were satisfied that Ms Kelly presents a persona of herself, she presents herself as a brand and that is the brand ITV sought when engaging her. All parts of the show are a performance, the act being to perform the role of a friendly, chatty and fun personality.”
Give her the Oscar already.