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Lorraine Kelly recalls first Glasgow home in Gorbals with one room and outside toilet

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has given her fans a glimpse into what her life was like a young child in the Gorbals.

Before she became a household name in broadcasting, she stayed in a one room flat in the southside of Glasgow, complete with an outside toilet - a common feature in many homes then.

Speaking to The Guardian she said: "My first home, when I was a toddler, was a single end in the Gorbals in Glasgow. One room, with an outside toilet.

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"Then we moved to a room and a kitchen in Bridgeton, in the east end of the city."

She continued: "My dad worked really hard, six days a week, and Mum worked on a Saturday, so Sunday was our family day.

"As Dad had the car he might take us to Loch Lomond or to the Ayrshire coast."

Before his retirement, her father John worked as a television repairman in Glasgow, according to the Daily Record.

Meanwhile Lorraine's mum Anne, 80, still lives in East Kilbride, and as the daytime TV host previously said she "can’t imagine life without her.”

But since 2017, Lorraine lives in Buckinghamshire in a stunning riverside home that has been featured on Channel 4's Gogglebox.

After her daughter Rosie moved out that year, Lorraine sold her seven-bedroom mansion for £845,000 to move closer to London for work, Hello! reports.

Speaking to Wayfair in 2018, she explained: "My husband and I have recently moved to a much smaller house as there's only the two of us now."

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