Lorraine Kelly sends uncharacteristic furious message to coronavirus panic-buyers

Lorraine Kelly has sent a furious message to coronavirus panic-buyers who have stripped supermarket shelves bare.

Pictures began circulating online this weekend showing the devastation in stores across the country as terrified shoppers raced to grab essentials including toilet paper and tinned foods.

One Tesco brand in north London was shown with empty shelves, abandoned trolleys and good scattered across the aisles.

TV host Lorraine, 60, has now weighed in on the chaos, and given a direct message to all those who have been panic-buying.

Visibly fuming, she scolded: "For the love of God stop buying pasta and toilet roll."

Lorraine Kelly was fuming over the panic-buying (ITV)

It came after Lorraine admitted she is "really worried" about her "high risk" mum and dad amid coronavirus outbreak.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain to speak about what was coming up on her programme later, she said she was fearful about what was going on in the country.

Lorraine told Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid: "You know I'm usually a stoic and it takes a lot to get me nonplussed but I have had a few wibbles and I am really worried about my mum and dad.

"Because is it better for me to not go and see them, because my dad's really high risk? Do I then not go and see them? I don't know..."

Susanna interjected to ask Dr Hilary about Lorraine's concerns.

Empty and messy shelves at a Tesco supermarket in north London this weekend (Michelle Davies/Twitter)

Lorraine scolded shoppers who stripped the shelves (ITV)

He replied: "I'm visiting my mum, she's 93, she's had respiratory problems in the past. So will my brothers.

"But if we've got symptoms we won't. We've gt the telephone, we've got the Internet. There are messages you can have with your elderly.

"And of course if we're worried about them we'll get deliveries if necessary. Life has to go on."

Lorraine appeared happy with his advice and hailed him the "voice of reason", but Piers interjected.

She told them to stop buying pasta and toilet roll (ITV)

He said: "We need these questions answered because so many people are confused. And I'm sorry, I keep coming back to this but I think a lot of that confusion is from mixed messages from this government."

Lorraine agreed but said that we "needed to put our faith in science".

"But whose science?" Piers retorted.

"Well, our science," Lorraine replied. "I trust our scientists, I genuinely do."

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV