Lorraine Kelly reveals life-changing impact of ovary removal on TV return

Lorraine Kelly has made a sad admission on her TV return after revealing she's had her ovaries removed in a . The Scottish star, 65, has been absent from her show after having the and revealed how she was feeling as she returned to our screens today.

Appearing on before the Lorraine Show, Lorraine, who had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed after undergoing a series of tests and scans following a burst cyst in January, revealed: "It's gone!" Explaining that she has to take testosterone following the procedure, she added, before joking: "I have to take tiny amounts of testosterone to balance it out...I hope I don't grow a beard!"

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The much-loved star, who was in hospital for the night and who had two weeks of recovery, posted a photo of herself and granddaughter Billie at a private clinic on Thursday, as she penned: "I had my check up l today and the fabulous @ahmed_raafat_gynaecologist_ says I can go back to work on Monday - as long as I take it easy.

"Billie obviously loved him. Huge thanks to Mr Rafaat and his top team who’ve chosen to work here and help us - from countries like Croatia, Nepal and all over Europe, Africa and the Caribbean - what on earth would we do without you."

Unfortunately, Lorraine can't pick up Billie while she recovers as she told on this morning: "I’ve just got to take it easy. The only thing I can’t do, which is so frustrating, I can’t hold Billie; I can’t lift her up."

Lorraine’s surgeon, Ahmed Raafat, told her it’ll be the end of the month before she can hold her grandchild, but she insisted she was feeling "totally fine" and "all good" after the keyhole surgery.

Explaining more about her operation, she said: "I had a burst cyst coming back from India in January. I got a scan and found out that on the other cyst, there was something suspicious.

"To be safe, and to prevent anything awful happening, whipped it out."

She added: "I had keyhole surgery; I’ve got three new holes to whip out the ovaries and the fallopian tubes. Nothing sinister, it’s all good!

“It was an amazing thing and the right thing to do. To anybody who is worried, make sure you get checked out."

Later on her programme, Lorraine was joined live on air by the show's resident GP, Dr. Hilary Jones, as she talked about her operation in a bid to raise awareness.

She praised the medical staff for looking after her "so, so well", saying she now has "peace of mind".

Lorraine said: "I’ve had it (general anaesthetic) before, and I was absolutely fine. I only stayed in for one night and was so well looked after. I couldn’t have asked for better care."

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