Lorraine Kelly fumes 'I'm annoyed' as she defends Kym Marsh's 'toyboy' romance
ITV Lorraine Kelly was left furious on Tuesday's show as she hit out at society over their views on women dating younger men, as she defended Kym Marsh.
Lorraine discusses Kym Marsh age gap romance
ITV's Lorraine Kelly didn't mince her words as she stood up for Kym Marsh's relationship on her morning show.
On Tuesday's episode of the popular chat show, Lorraine returned to discuss the latest in entertainment news, along with current affairs and health topics. However, when joined by entertainment correspondent Ria Hebden, Lorraine was forthright with her views.
Ria candidly discussed former Coronation Street actress Kym, 48, who is currently dating her 101 Dalmatians musical co-star Samuel Thomas, 29. Ria noted that Kym has had to defend her romance due to their age difference.
But Lorraine was clearly in Kym's corner, emphatically exclaiming, "so what! So what!" She also revealed that she was "a bit annoyed about this".
Lorraine then expressed her support for Kym, saying it was "good for her". Ria concurred, stating: "Exactly! And she's not the first celebrity to fall in love with someone- that's you know, a little bit younger!", reports the Mirror.
"Priyanka Chopra married Nick Jonas, she's 41 God forbid he's 31. Cher who is now with her dancer Alexander Edwards."
Lorraine chimed in: "He's lucky to be with Cher! And he may or may not be able to keep up with her!"
Ria retorted: "I don't know why society gets funny about women dating younger men when men have done this historically."
Lorraine supported Ria's statement and also brought singer Peter Andre into the conversation.
Peter Andre, the well-known singer and television personality, recently opened up on a morning show about his marriage to Emily, who is 16 years his junior. He candidly admitted that while age should not be an issue, it sometimes becomes apparent in their taste in music.
In other news, Kym Marsh took to Instagram to confirm her romance with Samuel by posting a picture of them sharing a kiss. The actress gushed over her new partner with the caption: "Met the most amazing man ever! Sometimes the most unexpected things happen at the most unexpected times. @samuelthomasuk I love you #beautiful #soulmate #loveyou".
Currently, Kym and Samuel are both appearing in the UK and Ireland tour of the beloved musical '101 Dalmatians', where Kym stars as the infamous Cruella de Vil and Samuel takes on the role of Tom Dearly.