Lorraine Kelly returned to our screens this morning for the first instalment of her ITV talk show Lorraine of the week.
The Scottish presenter, 60, welcomed comedian Karl Pilkington onto her sofa today but things quickly turned awkward between the pair.
As Lorraine introduced Idiot Abroad star Karl to viewers, she stumbled over his name and ended up pronouncing his surname wrong.
The ITV star’s error didn’t go unnoticed by Karl, who quickly corrected her.
“It’s Pilkington,” Karl explained.
“You’ve said it three different ways now.”
Lorraine was left red-faced and giggled uncontrollably as she finally pronounced his name correctly.
Lorraine Kelly was left red-faced this morning as she continued to get Karl Pilkington’s name wrong
ITV viewers also rushed to correct Lorraine as she once again mispronounced Karl’s surname at the end of the interview.
Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: “It’s Karl Pilkington, not Pinkerton.”
Another added: “Only Lorraine could ruin a Karl Pilkington interview. So awkward.”
A third said: “Karl Pilkington is the perfect miserable b*****d to counteract LK’s false cheeriness.”
Karl Pilkington was forced to correct Lorraine this morning as she continued to get his surname wrong
Karl chatted to Lorraine about his Sky One comedy drama Sick Of It where the actor stars as both lead characters, playing his namesake Karl, and the voice inside his head that takes the form of his Doppelgänger.
The series is set around Ladbroke Grove in London and follows Karl, a bored taxi driver who has been dumped by his girlfriend Zoe and moves in with his elderly American aunt Norma, and is struggling to get his life back on track.
Karl’s closest companion is the voice in his head, a sardonic outspoken alter ego who takes the form of his double – it’s the uncensored true version of Karl that says what he really thinks without the risk of offending others.
Lorraine viewers took to Twitter to slam the “awkward interview”
Lorraine also welcomed singer Becky Hill onto the show who chatted about supporting The Script on their UK tour as well as she own upcoming tour which kicks off later this year.
Becky, 26, shot to fame on the first series of The Voice eight years ago.
Lorraine airs weekdays on ITV at 9am
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
