Lorraine Kelly hospitalised after fall from horse

Lorraine Kelly hospitalised after fall from horse
Lorraine Kelly hospitalised after fall from horse (Image credit: Helen Turton)

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly will miss her early morning show for a few days after she was left "bruised and battered" when she fell off a horse. The star, who was replaced on the ITV1 show this morning by Helen Fospero, told fans she ended up in hospital after "attempting a jump for the first time"." Writing on Twitter, she said: "Unfortunately the horse stamped on my thigh. As a result - deep wound and lots of blood. Was treated by fab paramedics in ambulance - then given an op under general anaesthetic at hospital." Lorraine said she would be in hospital for a couple of days, adding that she was "a bit bruised and battered but fine". She said it would take "around four weeks" for her injuries to heal but she would be back on the show before that. Helen told viewers this morning: "I'm standing in for Lorraine today. You might have heard she's had an accident yesterday when she fell off a horse as she was getting ready for a charity event. "But she's on the mend and if you're watching, Lorraine, this morning we all wish you a very speedy recovery."

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.