Lorraine Kelly is said to be feeling 'flat and at a loss' following cuts to her ITV show which saw it reduced to just 30 minute episodes with several her colleagues axed.

The veteran broadcaster's breakfast show faced the brunt of cost cutting measures and will now air for only 30 weeks of the year, from its original 52, leaving her with the 'longest time off TV' in her 40 year career.

A source said that while Lorraine is loving spending time with her one-year-old granddaughter Billie, daughter Rosie and husband Steve Smith, she is used to being busy in front of the camera.   

'She's suddenly found herself with a lot more time on her hands, given these extra weeks off the air, and for a workhorse like Lorraine, it's taken a significant adjustment'.

'She is struggling with life without the team she worked with for many years. They provided daily support and interaction; they were like a second family that Lorraine has lost in a brutal and sudden way'.

Lorraine has not been shy about pining for her old team and recently paid tribute to former editor Victoria Kennedy following the show receiving a BAFTA nomination, saying the news 'really cheered her up'. 

Alongside a video message, she wrote: 'HUGE NEWS!! Thank you @bafta for the nomination - huge thank you to my old amazing team and my former editor and friend @vejk100 and of course @thetittygritty - I miss you all so much'.

The source went on to tell The Sun: '[Lorraine has]  been trying to lift her spirits by keeping herself busy, but she's still ambitious and she always has an eye on keeping herself fulfilled career-wise'.

The publication also reports that Lorraine recently dropped any direct mention of her show in her Instagram bio, which now reads: 'Granny to Billie. Mum to Rosie. On TV in the morning. Dundee United supporter'.

Daily Mail have contacted Lorraine's representatives for comment. 

Back in May last year, it was revealed that much of Lorraine's show were set to be axed, meaning her Friday stand-in presenters Ranvir Singh and Christine Lampard are no longer needed. 

Loose Women has also found itself a casualty of ITV cuts, with the afternoon panel show axing its live studio audience after following the channel from its old studio complex to a significantly smaller base in London's Covent Garden. 

Further cutbacks mean that Susanna Reid has lost her own dedicated hairdresser, and no longer gets as much attention from the remaining hair and make-up artists as she once did, as Good Morning Britain staff now have to share their backstage resources with ITV News.

Previously all daytime TV shows were shot at the sizeable Television Centre in White City, and the reduced space is said to be causing issues off-camera. 

A source told Daily Mail: ''It's incredibly chaotic behind the scenes. The space for all three shows – Loose Women, This Morning and Lorraine – is downstairs in the basement so three different sets are all crammed into one place.

'Backstage the dressing rooms are limited. There just isn't enough space, especially when there are four women getting ready to be in front of the camera at the same time. 

'It's not an ideal situation at all. There have been some meltdowns.'