Lorraine Kelly struggled to hold back tears live on her TV show this morning as she spoke about Scottish Manchester Arena bombing victim Eilidh MacLeod who was laid to rest on Monday.

Like many people across the country, the Gorbals-born presenter fought hard to keep herself composed when speaking about the heartbreaking events on the island of Barra this week.

The 57-year-old had just finished interviewing a survivor of the weekend’s London Bridge atrocity when she moved onto speak about Eilidh and her family.

“Meanwhile, funerals have now begun to take place for the victims of the Manchester bombing,” Lorraine began.

“Yesterday, friends and family of Eilidh MacLeod laid her to rest on Barra,” she continued.

“The 14-year-old was taken from her home to Our Lady Star of the Sea in Castlebay for the service, and her favourite Ariana Grande song was played,” she finished, her voice breaking.

Struggling to speak, the Glaswegian told viewers: “Breaks your heart, breaks your heart - it really would.”

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Trying to avoid eye contact with the camera, she quickly said “sorry” before trying to regain her composure and move on with the programme.

The screen then cut away to a competition while the presenter composed herself, ready to interview her next guests, ever the professional.

Viewers at home flocked to social media to provide comfort to an emotional Lorraine, with one Twitter user encapsulating the mood by saying: “Please don’t apologise for getting emotional like you just did..proves you have a big heart.”

Another viewer echoed this by adding: “Don’t be sorry, we all feel the same x.”

Eilidh, 14, was among 22 people who died in the attack at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22.

Her friend Laura MacIntyre - a fellow pupil at Castlebay Community School on Barra - was seriously injured in the bombing at Manchester Arena and remains in hospital.