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Lorraine Kelly CBE has been described as the queen of morning TV. She joined TV-am as their Scottish correspondent in 1984 and, save for a brief maternity leave 30 years ago, has barely left the schedules since – for the last 14 as host of ITV’s Lorraine.

Now after a lifetime of wanting to, Lorraine has written her first novel, The Island Swimmer, a story of family secrets, island communities and overcoming fear.

She told Â鶹Éç Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour presenter Anita Rani why she wanted to write the book and why she thinks she still lacks confidence.

You can hear the full interview on Â鶹Éç Sounds - it’s the Woman’s Hour episode from 16 February.