Lorraine Kelly lands eye-watering deal to stay at ITV

Lorraine Kelly has proved she’s hot property after inking a megabucks deal to stay on at ITV for a further two years.

The Scottish presenter, 57, has reportedly signed on the dotted line to continue presenting her eponymous breakfast show for a further two-and-a-half-years and will earn a staggering £2.1 million for her efforts in an agreement that will make her one of the highest-paid women on UK television.

Her new contract is more than the £1 million a year ITV reportedly give Holly Willoughby for her job on ‘This Morning’, while Clare Balding earns around £500,000 a year.

“Lorraine is a mainstay of ITV breakfast and one of its most popular stars, both on and off screen.

“She basically has complete autonomy at the station and is free to suggest ideas; she has far more editorial control than many other presenters.

“Lorraine is a true professional, and so easy to work with. It was basically a no-brainer that she’d be awarded a renewed, improved deal – and certainly, had ITV not made an offer, she’d have been snapped up elsewhere. Everyone at the station is thrilled,” a source told the Daily Mail.

What’s more, BBC and Sky were reportedly ready to tempt Lorraine with lucrative offers if she failed to reach an agreement with ITV.

The popular presenter began her ITV career on ‘TV-am’ in 1989, joining ‘Good Morning Britain’ in 1990, before enjoying 16 years hosting ‘GMTV’ from 1994.

The star – who has daughter Rosie, 23, with husband Steve Smith – will have been at ITV for 35 years when her new deal expires.

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