Lorraine Kelly, 60 sent love to friend and Supervet star, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, after he shared that his dog Keira had been hit by a van and remained in a critical condition. The

animal expert had tweeted that he remained fearful that he would “lose" his beloved pet, as the outlook for her “remained unknown”. Neil wrote: “3 weeks ago my little girl, Keira, was

hit by a van. She has been in a critical state and the fear of losing her has been overwhelming.  “Her outlook remains unknown. We hope & keep the faith that she will be OK. I'll

bring an update when the time is right. Thank you for caring x.” Lorraine replied: “Oh Noel. I’m so so sorry - I hope she’s OK. I know how much you love her. Sending you so much love xxxxx.”

was referring to. It later transpired that Tom Taylor was unable to hear the interview and went off-camera, while technical experts tried to resolve the issue. Lorraine said of the

difficulties: "I'm sorry there are some communication problems, it's like when you know you're phoning your pals and it's really hard because you're like,

'What, what?'" As viewers on Twitter began to call Tom Hollander a bit "grumpy" and the interview a "car crash", Lorraine later stepped in to defend the

actor. She tweeted: ”I actually thought he was adorable - Zoom calls can sometimes be tricky." Previously on the programme, she had made Love Island narrator Ian Stirling feel uneasy as

she asked him questions on proposing to long-term love Laura Whitmore. Ian hit back: “Lorraine, this was not in the research chat. I expected better from you!" However, he soon found

the funny side, as he later asked Lorraine to “officiate” the ceremony if they held it in Dundee.