Lorraine Kelly left heartbroken as elderly mother Anne, 81, is rushed to hospital in Scotland

Heartbroken Lorraine Kelly has rushed to hospital to be by her elderly mother’s bedside, it has been revealed.

She told her followers that her 81-year-old mother Anne has been admitted into University Hospital Monklands, in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Lorraine, 63, tweeted on Monday night: ‘Having spent a lot of time over the past few days with my mum in @UHMonklands hospital I’ve seen again just how kind, caring, hard working, funny and downright fabulous our NHS workers are. 

‘Thank you doesn’t begin to cover it.’

She did not go into further detail about her mum’s condition.

Family: Lorraine is very close to her mother Anne – pictured on the show in 2020

Saying thank you: Lorraine shared this post on Twitter on Monday night 

But Anne was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome in February, a condition that stops the kidneys functioning properly which also saw her hospitalised.

Christine Lampard is currently covering for Lorraine who is currently on her summer break from the show. 

Lorraine moved to London to be close to work, but her parents and her husband Steve live in her hometown of Glasgow.

Back in December 2020, Lorraine was surprised on the show with a moving message from her mum during the pandemic, moving the broadcaster  to tears. 

She told Dr Hilary Jones and fashion expert Mark Heyes: ‘I wish I could see them, it’s terrible isn’t it? I haven’t seen her for ages. 

‘Everybody is the same though. Zoom calls galore today. We will see each other. It’s like we keep saying. We have to scale it down for this year but wow are we going to make up for it next year? My wee mum, that was so lovely.’ 

In October, Lorraine gushed about how youthful her mother looks during an interview with Woman & Home. 

She said: ‘I’m lucky. My mum [Anne Kelly] looks incredible and I’ve inherited her skin and cheekbones. 

‘I’ve got wee patches of grey but I’ve never done anything to my face. I’m too scared to do Botox. I’ve heard too many stories over the years where people have ended up looking like Klingons.’ 

She added: ‘After gaining weight in lockdown, I’d become very unhappy with my size. Like most of the nation, I had been comfort-eating, not doing as much exercise as normal and my husband has no conception of portion.’