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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Carla Feric

Lorraine Kelly suffered intense anxiety after being sacked during maternity leave

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has opened up about a period of intense anxiety and a "dark time" she experienced following the birth of her daughter, Rosie, in 1994. The Glasgow-born broadcaster, 66, revealed her struggles stemmed from her freelance employment status at the time, which led to her contract not being renewed while she was on maternity leave.

Speaking on Pete Wicks’ Man Made podcast, Kelly, then a freelance breakfast television presenter for GMTV, described the period as a "really bad time."

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