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Christine Lampard: From Dancing On Ice to Loose Women host and Lorraine stand-in

Do you recognise this Irish presenter?

This fresh-faced teenager is now one of our favourite TV faces who’s fronted ITV’s Dancing On Ice and now hosts Loose Women.

The Irish beauty is also well known for marrying a professional England footballer.

Do you recognise which presenter this school girl grew up to be?

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It’s Loose Women panellist Christine Lampard!

The brunette star shared the snap of her 17-year-old self on Wednesday’s Lorraine – which she is hosting temporarily while original host Lorraine Kelly enjoys some time off over the summer.

Posing in her school uniform and sporting very curly hair the presenter looked unrecognisable.

As the image was shown Christine, 38, told viewers: “Funnily enough, the production team thought it would be really funny to find this old photo of me.

“I’m about 17. Everyone thinks the hair’s permed, it’s not. That’s my hair still, actually. I spend about an hour trying to get rid of that on a daily basis.”

Christine is best known for her presenting role on ITV talk show Loose Women as well as previously hosting Dancing On Ice, BBC’s The One Show and ITV’s Daybreak over the years.

The star also took part in 2008’s series of Strictly Come Dancing and came in fifth place.

Aside from her successful career Christine is famous for her relationship with football legend Frank Lampard.

The couple tied the knot in 2015 after meeting at the Pride of Britain Awards in 2009 and now Christine plays the role of step-mum to Frank’s two children – Luna, 11, and Isla, 10.

Christine is currently hosting Lorraine as she stands in for the Scottish regular, who is taking some time off.

The star is no stranger to hosting the daytime show and took over presenting duties back in February.

Speaking about the latest stint Christine shared a photo of her posing in the studios.

She wrote: “Filling in for the gorgeous @lorrainekellysmith whilst she’s off on her hols!”

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But on Wednesday’s show Christine made a slight blunder after she inadvertently swore live on air.

Oops!

Christine muddled the word ‘sit’ and ‘shut’ as she was interviewing Coronation Street newcomer Nicola Thorp about her big storyline with Phelan.

She said to Nicola: “I think it was your granny who said, ‘When Corrie comes on, you [expletive] – you have to sit down and shut up’ and I think that’s just the best.”

Being the professional she is she carried on with the interview but viewers definitely picked up on the gaffe.

Christine will be in the hot seat for three weeks in total.

Expressing her excitement about the gig, she said: “I’ll do my best to fill her shoes for a few weeks and have some fun along the way too!”


Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)

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