Lorraine Kelly breaks down in tears over 'special' career move

The TV presenter said that the move was 'very special'

ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly was left in tears over a very special career move. The 64-year-old has taken part in a charity single of a "very special song" she used to sing to her daughter, Rosie.

The grandmother now sings the tune to her newborn granddaughter, Billie. The TV presenter has even joined forces with Marti Pellow to re-record Love Is All Around single with her Change and Check Choir.

Speaking about being a nan, Lorraine said: "It's fantastic. I'm going there this afternoon to make sure Rosie gets a wee sleep and Steve, her partner, has a wee walk out in the fresh air and just to do whatever I can.

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"I would live in the garden, in a hut, just to get cuddles. The best thing in the world is just cuddling this wee, tiny, little precious thing. I would love her to grow up in a world where she didn't have to worry about breast cancer.

"That would be the best thing ever. Maybe in her lifetime she's only one month old. The advances that are happening, the science is incredible."

Since 2019, Lorraine has been spearheading the Change and Check campaign, which she initiated alongside her producer Helen Addis, who was diagnosed with grade three invasive breast cancer after finding a lump while showering. Thousands of changing rooms nationwide now feature informative stickers thanks to a national campaign aimed at educating women on breast self-examination, The Mirror reports.

The campaign has been a resounding success, with 100 women contacting Lorraine and Helen to say that these stickers were instrumental in the early detection of their cancer, leading to timely treatment.

Lorraine said: "We love what we do it's a wonderful show. But the thing I'm definitely most proud of is this campaign. It has saved lives and it has the potential to save even more. Every single time we do it, we're finding more women and that is making a difference."

She added: "Marti always wanted to do something for this special 30th anniversary of Love Is All Around and it just made sense."

Lorraine's singing stint with the Change and Check Choir, comprising breast cancer patients and survivors, struck a deeply emotional chord. Lorraine confessed, "This song is very special to me," and elaborated, "It's like the soundtrack of everybody's life, isn't it? Thirty years ago my Rosie was born and that was our song in many ways. It's a very special song so I had to be part of it.

"The whole thing was very, very emotional. Marti said to me, 'When you record something that means something, something will happen in the room.' I didn't know what he meant, but then I did.

"I broke down in tears during the session. Marti recorded his bit, then he helped us record our bits, then we all sang it together, just with the piano. I burst into tears, as did so many people, because it was just overwhelming. Marti is so kind."

Concerning the heart-wrenching power of music and its connection to personal loss and awareness of cancer, Marti said: "If you have a beating heart, why wouldn't you? Especially when you hear the circumstances. Once you come to a certain age in your life, you become very much aware of cancer.

"There isn't any family that hasn't been touched with that. Whether it's friends or family who have fought the disease or who didn't make it through, you cannot fail to be touched by that."