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Katherine Heslop

Lorraine Kelly's daughter Rosie snaps up £865,000 'doer up' as her first home

Podcaster and daughter of Lorraine Kelly, Rosie Smith, has bought her first home in London, prompting an outpouring of support from celeb pals.

The 28-year-old journalist posed proudly in front of her brick property, but told followers it would be a while until she and her beloved sausage dog Ruby will be moving in, as it's a "bit of a doer upper".

Holding the sold sign which was tied to the black iron railings in front of the property, which was listed online as £865,000 Rosie looked happy as she wore green trousers and a cream teddy-bear coat, in a picture she shared on Instagram.

Rosie, who presents the What If podcast with her telly legend mum, wrote in the caption: "Finally [key emoji] It’ll be a long time until @rubyisasausage and I move in as we’ve got a bit of a doer upper!

Rosie poses with the 'Sold' sign outside her London property (rosiekellysmith / Instagram)
Rosie with her parents, Lorraine and Steve (@lorrainekellysmith/Instagram)

"So this is a warning that this page is about to be full of interiors and constant questions on my stories about what handle I should pick!"

Lorraine, 62, rushed to support her daughter on purchasing her first ever home in Islington, commenting on the post: "You will make it into a beautiful home."

Singer Craig David simply posted: "Congratulations", followed by a string of celebratory emojis.

Dr Amir Khan, known for his appearances on Lorraine and Good Morning Britain, wrote: "Congratulations!!"

Media personality and former wag, Lizzie Cundy, commented: "Yay!!!" followed by three clapping hands emojis.

Lorraine and Rosie on Celebrity Gogglebox (Channel 4)

Rosie is the only child of Lorraine and her husband Steve Smith, a cameraman, with the pair meeting while working for TVam.

She studied journalism at Napier University, which her mum also attended.

After graduating, Rosie worked in Hong Kong for a charity, then in public relationship for a hotel group.

She has previously described her parents as her inspiration.

The journalist told Daily Record: “I’m definitely inspired by my mum but I owe a lot to my dad too.

"They both work in the media industry – mum on the telly and my dad as a cameraman – so when I was trying to decide what to do with my life, I think I did what a lot of people do and ended up sticking with what I knew through them.

“At first I thought maybe I should do production and wondered what would be most useful.

“Then I thought if I do journalism it means I can pretty much do anything. When I went to Napier, I don’t think they knew who my mum was.

Lorraine and Rosie host a podcast together (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Lorraine was one of the first to rush to congratulate Rosie on her property milestone (David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock for BAFTA)

"It helps that I have a different last name to my mum, although it’s Smith on her passport.”

Rosie has explained in the past that she she was never embarrassed by Lorraine's high profile, as she never did anything to embarrass herself.

In a joint interview with her mum, Rosie told the Sunday Times Magazine: "Fortunately, her fame has never been awkward for me.

"She's not gone on reality TV, never made an a**e out of herself."

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