Lorraine Kelly’s name was on a suspicious package which sparked a mass evacuation of ITV Studios on Thursday, according to reports.
ITV pulled its live programming off air after a “suspicious item” was discovered shortly after 11pm at the studios at Wood Lane in White City.
The item was reportedly to be addressed to the daytime television presenter but the package was intercepted by ITV’s security team.
It prompted a mass evacuation of the building, including pulling This Morning presenter’s Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield off air.
Loose Women was also disrupted and replaced with a pre-recorded broadcast.
It was claimed people were “very concerned” she was the intended recipient of the package.
A source told The Sun: “Word quickly got around that whatever the box contained, it was addressed to Lorraine.
“Everyone at ITV loves her - so people were upset and very concerned over the whole incident. Fortunately everyone is safe, but it shakes everyone up.”
Police were called to reports of a “security alert” at the ITV Studios at 11.44am on Thursday morning.
White City and Wood Lane tube stations temporarily shut in the wake of the security alert.
A spokesperson for ITV said: “Due to a suspected security alert, the building which ITV daytime broadcast from was safely evacuated.
“The issue has been resolved and staff have returned to the building following the all clear from the police. We apologise for the interruption to the schedule and we have now returned to normal programming.”
This Morning was also forced to apologise after the security alert pulled the show off air, resulting in pre-recorded programming playing to audiences at home instead.
#UPDATE | We're pleased to report the item in #WhiteCity has been assessed as non-suspicious. Thank you for your patience as our officers worked in the area.
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They said in a statement: “We apologise for the break in live programming today. We are currently running pre-recorded content and hope to be back with you soon.”
Police said the incident was stood down at 12.49pm.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed later on Thursday afternoon the item was assessed as “non-suspicious”.
