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Lottie Gibbons

Lorraine Kelly confirms truth behind why Esther McVey got on her wrong side

Lorraine Kelly has opened up about her spat with Esther McVey following the politician's appearance on Good Morning Britain.

Earlier this year, Lorraine caused a media storm when she snubbed  McVey  on the morning show .

Esther was on GMB to promote her leadership campaign when Piers asked Lorraine if she remembered Esther from their  GMTV days  .

Lorraine Kelly responded to Piers's questions over Esther McVey (ITV)

However,  Lorraine gave a very pursed reply  saying: "Yeah, yes I do. Right coming up at 8:30."

Esther was later asked about  her feud with Lorraine at a press conference  about her Tory leadership bid and she said the pair didn't get on because Esther was promoted above Lorraine to star with Eamonn Holmes. 

However Lorraine responded, saying: "There is no battle, I've had my own show since 1992, she only joined later, so I don't know what she's on about.

"As for sharing dressing rooms, it was just a little room that we shared, it wasn't like a proper dressing room.

"I'll be genuinely honest, I don't remember her, my show was completely different."

But now, Lorraine has told You Magazine why Esther got on the wrong side of her.

She said: "You know what that was, ‘I’d been sitting on the sofa, reading all the Brexit nonsense and literally shaking my head about how appalling our politicians were, then I look into the monitor and see one of them sitting there.

"I thought: "I just can’t be bothered with any of you", she was never promoted; I don’t even think we shared a dressing room.

"But why should we be surprised at that of a politician? That is now very sadly to be expected.

"I then heard the whole station was accused of being a Labour cabal, which made me laugh.

"She did get my 'look', which very few people are on the receiving end of. But there is a 'look'."

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