Lorraine Kelly has said she can "live with" the "hilarity" sparked by a tax tribunal ruling which suggested she was essentially playing the role of herself on TV.
In 2019 host won a £1.2 million dispute with HM Revenue and Customs, as a judge said the star presented "a persona of herself", agreeing she was not an ITV employee and instead was hired to perform "the role of a friendly, chatty and fun personality".
But Kelly told The Guardian: "I don’t want people to think I would do anything to get out of paying what I should be paying."
