Lorraine Kelly's heartbreak before Christmas as she launches new appeal

The Scottish broadcaster is fronting a caller campaign, Lorraine's Big Baby Bank Appeal, to assistance supply indispensable items for struggling families successful the tally up to Christmas

Lorraine Kelly has shared her heartbreak arsenic families are forced to crook to baby banks.

The TV star, 64, and mum to girl Rosie is fronting a caller campaign, Lorraine's Big Baby Bank Appeal to assistance supply indispensable items for struggling families up of Christmas. "I was truthful bittersweet to perceive of the stories of parents having to crook to babe banks for each kinds of basics from nappies to cots and clothes," she said.

The Scottish broadcaster added: "Not conscionable radical struggling due to the fact that they can’t find work, but those successful employment who don’t gain capable to springiness their babies each that they request done nary responsibility of their own. It’s fantastic that babe banks are determination to springiness enactment and dignity but however I privation we didn’t really request them. I cognize our fantastic viewers volition help."

It's believed that 4.3 cardinal children are present surviving successful poorness with 1 cardinal successful destitution arsenic the outgo of surviving situation continues to permission families crossed the federation struggling. Supermarket concatenation Morrisons person besides backed Lorraine's run and person installed 497 donation points crossed their stores for 2 weeks.

"I met a batch of the parents, 1 of whom needed assistance erstwhile she was precise young and had her daughter. And past she donated to the babe slope herself erstwhile she got backmost connected her feet," Lorraine said, adding: "She’s present large and mislaid her occupation truthful needs their assistance again. I besides donated immoderate of the apparel and instrumentality that Billie has grown retired of and helped benignant retired immoderate of the small outfits and blankets donated."

The caller grandma admits her granddaughter Billie is "so lucky" to person 2 parents who are capable to cater to her needs. She said: "It’s truthful important that babies are fed and clothed decently and fixed the champion commencement successful life. My granddaughter Billie is truthful fortunate to person 2 moving parents who tin springiness her each she needs.

"Billie is the airy of my beingness and thriving acknowledgment to the emotion and attraction of Rosie and her Steve." Lorraine was incapable to incorporate her excitement erstwhile Rosie gave commencement to her archetypal grandchild and is making the astir of having the small 1 around. "They are superb parents, I emotion having them to sojourn and getting tons of cuddles."

Lorraine's Big Baby Bank Appeal launches connected Monday astatine 9am connected ITV1 and ITVX.