Overview
- Lorraine Kelly’s programme, which was due to air at 9.30am, was pulled on Wednesday after a power outage at the Covent Garden studio where she films.
- Kelly posted a video on Instagram saying technicians expected a fix around 11:00 and captioned the update, “These things happen. Can’t be helped.”
- Good Morning Britain presenters announced on air that they would stay on longer to cover the gap and This Morning was pushed back while Kelly’s interview with Sharleen Spiteri was postponed.
- The incident highlighted ITV’s recent cost-driven studio consolidation that groups Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women in the same Covent Garden hub, increasing the impact of a single technical fault.
- Kelly said the show is expected to return the next weekday at 9.30am and viewers responded with disappointment on social media.