Lorraine Kelly’s daughter is "self-isolating" after falling ill with cold symptoms.
The 60-year-old presenter’s 24-year-old daughter Rosie lives in Singapore, where 106 people have been confirmed to have Coronavirus, and so the PR worker has taken the precaution to stay at home for a period of time in case she has the virus as she doesn’t want to infect anyone else.
Speaking on her ITV show on Monday (02.03.20), Lorraine said: "My Rosie’s got a cold. She’s in Singapore, as you know, and she’s self-isolating, right now."
Rosie’s father Steve is flying out to Asia to be with his daughter during her period of illness and isolation and found London’s Heathrow airport very quiet as travel to certain counties has been discouraged to prevent the spread of the disease.
Lorraine added: "My husband has sent me a few pictures from Heathrow as he’s going over to see Rosie in Singapore. It was absolutely dead."
Whereas a cold typically causes congestion, a sore throat and a runny nose, coronavirus – which is known as Covid-19 – has different symptoms including fever, cough and breathing difficulties.
Lorraine is very proud of her "independent" daughter, and is grateful that the time difference between the UK and Singapore offers them time to catch up regularly.
She previously said: "She was 21 when she moved to the other side of the world for work and is embracing a new culture in Singapore. She’s being an independent woman doing amazing things.
"It’s hard when children leave home anyway, but luckily her lunch hour is 6am for me so I can FaceTime her while I’m getting my hair done!"
And the presenter never runs out of things to talk to Rosie about.
She has said: "We talk about everything under the sun. I’m her mum, though. I’d never say I was her best friend because she’s got her friends already. I’d love to think she tells me everything, but she doesn’t!"
Lorraine Kelly’s daughter self-isolates
