Lorraine Kelly has addressed her 2019 tax tribunal case, saying she doesn't want people to think she would "do anything to get out of paying what I should be paying."
The TV host made headlines when she won a £1.2 million battle with HM Revenue & Customs, with a judge saying the Scottish star "presents a persona of herself".
From 2012, she was contracted to present Daybreak and her Lorraine show through the company she runs with her husband.
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Judge Jennifer Dean sided with Kelly after she launched an appeal claiming she should be treated as a "self-employed star".
The judge ruled she was not an ITV employee and instead was hired to perform "the role of a friendly, chatty and fun personality".
She also said Kelly can be described as a "theatrical artist", meaning payments to an agent were allowed as a tax-deductible expense.
Lorraine, 62, has now told The Guardian she is happy to address the case "because I've never got my chance to put my side of the story across".
She said: "I'm a firm believer in the NHS, a firm believer in better education and housing and looking after people who can't help themselves.
"I was brought up in a very working-class background where you pay your dues."
When declaring a verdict, Judge Dean said: "We were satisfied that Ms Kelly presents a persona of herself, she presents herself as a brand and that is the brand ITV sought when engaging her.
"All parts of the show are a performance, the act being to perform the role of a friendly, chatty and fun personality."
Lorraine said: "Now that I can laugh at.
"It was, sadly, a bit of a misinterpretation but I knew what (the judge) meant.
"Obviously, it's given people great hilarity and I can live with that."
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