Lorraine Kelly, CBE is a Scottish journalist and television presenter. She has presented various television shows for ITV, including Good Morning Britain, GMTV, This Morning, Daybreak, The Sun Military Awards, STV Children’s Appeal, and her eponymous programme Lorraine.
Lorraine Kelly: Horse riding accident| Accident| What happened
Horse riding accident:
Lorraine Kelly held back the tears as she faced her fear of horses on Tuesday, ten years on from the horrific accident where she was trampled during a training event.
The presenter, 62, bravely got back in the saddle as she was joined by Paralympic Games gold medallist, Sir Lee Pearson in the emotional footage.
Lorraine admitted she hasn’t been ‘near a horse’ since the accident in February 2012, which saw her forced to undergo a four hour long emergency surgery and a blood transfusion after losing three pints of blood.
Accident:
14-time gold winner, Sir Lee, added: ‘That unfortunate, terrible accident is enough to put anyone off horses. It was very traumatic, it was totally understandable.’
He continued: ‘I do understand that fear. I probably have a degree of fear every day I ride, because they are three-quarters of a ton of horse and I still think everyday that it’s amazing that they allow me to sit on their backs.’
What happened:
The 62-year-old bravely got back in the saddle during her ITV daytime show on Tuesday, 10 May for the first time since she was trampled on during a training event in 2012.
The presenter was joined by Paralympic Games gold medallist Sir Lee Pearson for the emotional moment which saw Kelly confirm she had not been ‘near a horse’ since her horrific accident.
Kelly was forced to undergo four-hour long emergency surgery and a blood transfusion after losing three pints of blood because of the accident. He continued: “I do understand that fear. I probably have a degree of fear every day I ride, because they are three-quarters of a ton of horse and I still think everyday that it’s amazing that they allow me to sit on their backs.”
