Lorraine Kelly’s show took an unexpected twist on Tuesday morning when the 65 year old TV host got her first tattoo live on air. The star confessed she had always harboured a desire to get inked, but wanted it to be something significant. She chose to have her granddaughter Billie’s name tattooed on her arm.
Before the show started, Lorraine was inked by artist Glenn, leaving fans in suspense until the end of the show to see the results. In the big reveal, Lorraine unveiled a purple tattoo on her upper arm featuring Billie’s name and footprints. However, it wasn’t until Lorraine chatted with Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley about what’s coming up on This Morning that they spotted a mistake.
Billie was actually spelt Billy. Spotting the error, Lorraine dramatically left the set at the end of her April Fools show, declaring she was “done.”
However, eagle-eyed viewers quickly realised that not everything was as it seemed, as the team had played an April Fool’s prank on them. One fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Terrible April fools joke, Lorraine. you can see it’s been drawn on,” accompanied by a laughing emoji.
Another viewer commented: “Obvs it’s not a real tattoo. It’s fake on April Fools, as a third agreed: ” while a third agreed: “I forgot it was April fools day. I was gonna say, it looks s**t!”.
“This april fools is painful,” remarked a fourth viewer, while another who wasn’t easily fooled said: “Bet that tattoo’s gonna say April fool and just get washed off.”
Back in September, Lorraine couldn’t contain her excitement about becoming a grandparent for the first time, following the birth of her daughter Rosie’s baby. The TV star took to Instagram to express her elation, saying: “I have been BURSTING to share this wonderful news with you!”.
She continued: “Baby Billie is an angel and I’m so proud of @rosiekellysmith and @stevewhite94 who will be the best parents. I’m delighted to be Granny Smith and can’t wait to go on adventures. #love #joy #happiness #family.”
Rosie and her partner Steve shared their own adorable announcement, writing: “Baby Billie Kelly Smith-White is here 29-08-2024. It feels like she’s been here the whole time and we’re not quite sure what the point of anything was before.”
They added a heartfelt tribute to the midwives: “I’d heard how amazing midwives are but they are genuinely walking angels – she’s been welcomed into the world with so much love already.”