Lorraine Kelly informed her followers that her beloved father John has sadly passed away after suffering from poor health for a number of years.

Lorraine Kelly with her dad John.(Image: Daily Record. )

Scottish TV star Lorraine Kelly has announced that her father tragically passed away. She took to Instagram on Saturday January 10 to share the news with fans.

John, Lorraine’s father, had a career as a TV service engineer and passed on a love of science and astronomy to his daughter.

Sharing a snap of herself and her late dad, the ITV star said: “Very sad news. My dad has died. I am mourning the man who bought me a telescope when I was five years old, who watched the moon landings with me and taught me to always be curious and interested in everything. He was in poor health but it has still been a shock.

“Any of you who have experienced a similar loss will know how my brother Graham and I are feeling. Our priority is taking care of my mum and the family would very much appreciate privacy at this distressing time. We will miss you dad.”

The Mirror reports her post was soon flooded with messages of condolences, with EastEnders and Absolutely Fabulous star Harriet Thorpe saying: “Sending all love to you and your family at this impossible time.”

Yvie Burnett added: “So so sorry and totally understand how you feel. Such a tough time.” Nicola Sturgeon commented: “Sending love Lorraine.”

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Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins penned: “Lorraine, I’m so sorry to hear that, heartbreaking for you. Sending loads of love.” While ITV’s resident doctor, Dr Amir Khan, said: “Oh, Lorraine, I’m so sorry. I know how close you are to your family – sending all the love.”

John had been married to Lorraine’s mum for over six decades, with the couple going on to welcome their daughter and son Graham, who is six years younger than Lorraine.

Lorraine previously opened up about her father’s ill health after he suffered from heart failure and an infection. She told us in 2021: “We went through a few very tough months thinking we were going to lose him. It was just awful – but he was amazing, he rallied.

“This time last year he was in hospital and got out just before Covid started. He basically has heart failure.” She went on to add: “He also had a really bad scare and they thought he had lung cancer but it was just a massive, massive infection.” She went on to say that she struggled during the coronavirus pandemic as she was not able to see her parents.

She shared: “You know what it’s like with parents – they don’t want to tell you there’s anything wrong, so they say, ‘Yeah, I’m fine’ because they don’t want you to worry, as they know there’s nothing you can do. So that’s really hard.”