Lorraine Kelly 'fears ITV will sack her' as devastated staff say it's 'kick in the teeth'

popular morning show is threatened as , leaving staff worried that the beloved host might disappear. The programme is facing a drastic reduction to just 30 minutes and will broadcast for only 30 weeks a year, a move that has left Lorraine devastated by the impending job losses.

Despite ITV boss Kevin Lygo's assurances that presenters will remain unchanged, there are growing concerns that Lorraine may leave if the show's quality drops, with one source stating: "There are genuine fears among staff that Lorraine may decide to walk if the quality of the show they are putting out declines. It's hard to see how standards won't fall... and there are questions over whether Lorraine will want to be associated with that. Lorraine and her team are perfectionists - it's why the show is loved by so many."

This decision comes as a bitter blow, particularly as ITV boasted about Lorraine's highest viewership in four years just this week.

Another insider expressed dismay at the timing, saying, "This is a presenter who has just come back from having an operation, has won a BAFTA, is enjoying record ratings... and then ITV shows their appreciation by yanking her off air half the year.

"Staff are beside themselves and have been in tears constantly. It doesn't make any sense given the show's trajectory."

In a bid to save up to £50million, ITV is cutting 220 jobs, casting a shadow over the future of its daytime programming.

Insiders have revealed a "collective devastation" following yesterday's meeting of all daytime staff, at which it was announced that nearly half of the 450 jobs in ITV Daytime would be slashed.

The restructuring will see the savings "reinvested" into other programming, with an emphasis on drama, sport, entertainment, and reality shows.

From January 2026, Loose Women will also adopt a "seasonal" schedule of 30 weeks a year, a reduction of more than 10 weeks on the current schedule but a return to the pattern it held for over a decade before 2016.

ITV's news provider, ITN, is set to take over the production of Good Morning Britain from next year as part of the significant revamp of the channel's long-standing daytime brands. GMB will be relocated within ITN's Gray's Inn Road headquarters and extended by half an hour for 30 weeks of the year (6am - 9:30am), and by an hour for the remaining 22 weeks when Lorraine is now off air (6am - 10am).

The changes aim to allow GMB to benefit from "the journalistic and production resources already in place for national news bulletins". The extra weekly hours will be filled with regional news, investigations and analysis of the day's biggest stories.

An insider revealed: "The devastation among the staff is palpable after the announcement. To say it blindsided them would be an understatement.

"There had been whispers going around over a merger between ITV News and Good Morning Britain, but no indication that the Daytime shows would be affected."