Lorraine Kelly has said 'kids like me' from a working-class Glasgow background need a chance in TV as she was presented with a special Bafta.
Succession star Brian Cox presented the award to the “queen of daytime TV”, who has hosted ITV chat show Lorraine for the past 30 years.
“We’ve had amazing opportunities, but I just want everyone to have those opportunities the same that we did.” She added: “He got put up in a hostel, the BBC had hostels for people from all over the UK, and maybe we have to start looking at that.
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