LORRAINE KELLY: Why, at 58, I’m fitter (and more stylish) than ever
LORRAINE KELLY may be 58, but she’s adamant she isn’t yearning for a return to her younger years.
In fact, in an exclusive interview in The Mail on Sunday’s You magazine today, the daytime television star recoils in embarrassment at the very thought.
‘I would hate to be a young woman these days with the pressures of social media and the distortions of filters and airbrushing. It’s so superficial,’ she says.
‘I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen old photos and had to apologise for my hideous hairdo and the fact I look like I dressed from the washing basket.’
Lorraine insists that with age comes confidence: ‘I was a very late bloomer. I have my mother to thank for my skin and cheekbones, but the rest of it is down to the fact that in my 50s I have confidence, plus I’m more styled so I appear put-together. There’s something liberating about not caring what the world thinks of you; these days there are so many people waiting to take offence that it could drive you crazy.’
Lorraine also stresses that she isn’t among those celebrities hankering for an invitation to compete on Strictly Come Dancing.
‘I’d be awful – and not endearing awful or comical awful or national-treasure awful. Just awful awful.
‘When I had Anton du Beke in the studio we stood up and he took me in his arms and said, “It’s like holding a tree”.’
Nor is she enthused at the prospect of an appearance on I’m A Celebrity: ‘I have no desire to eat kangaroo’s a*** and it would be very boring without a book to read.’