Lorraine Kelly’s dad John died after devastating fall on icy path

Lorraine Kelly has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her dad after his death aged 84. John Kelly died on an icy path.

John was found injured early on Saturday morning in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire. It comes as the area was hit by sub-zero temperatures. Sadly, John died at the scene.

It’s said police are looking at a “slip on ice” as part of their inquiries. The Sun says staff from a nearby Tesco store are thought to have found the great-grandad injured at around 7am. They then called emergency services.

Lorraine, 66, announced the devastating news in a post on Instagram. She said: “My dad has died. I am mourning the man who bought me a telescope when I was five years old, who watched the moon landings with me and taught me to always be curious and interested in everything.”

She went on: “He was in poor health but it has still been a shock. Any of you who have experienced a similar loss will know how my brother Graham and I are feeling.

“Our priority is taking care of my mum and the family would very much appreciate privacy at this distressing time.”

The tragedy comes after the Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering Scotland. Temperatures overnight had dropped below freezing.

One shop worker told the publication: “People have been slipping constantly because it’s so treacherous underfoot. It’s so sad.” And a resident who was passing the scene also said: “It was bitterly cold last night, and it is pretty treacherous underfoot.”

They added: “East Kilbride is often first to get a big snow fall but strangely we have avoided it until now. Last night there was the coldest it’s been, and it was still well below freezing overnight.”

John had been married to Lorraine’s mum for over six decades,. As well as Lorraine, the couple welcomed son Graham, who is six years younger than the TV host.

Lorraine has previously opened up on her dad’s health. Speaking in 2021, she told us: “We went through a few very tough months thinking we were going to lose him. It was just awful – but he was amazing, he rallied.

“This time last year he was in hospital and got out just before Covid started. He basically has heart failure.” She went on to add: “He also had a really bad scare and they thought he had lung cancer but it was just a massive, massive infection.” She went on to say that she struggled during the coronavirus pandemic as she was not able to see her parents.

She added: “You know what it’s like with parents – they don’t want to tell you there’s anything wrong, so they say, ‘Yeah, I’m fine’ because they don’t want you to worry, as they know there’s nothing you can do. So that’s really hard.”

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Source: Mirror