Lorraine Kelly was unable to withhold her views after she'd tuned in for BBC One's Mohammed Al Fayed documentary. The Scottish host had been left feeling "disturbed" after watching the stories of so many former Harrods employees. So much so, that she demanded to know how the businessman had been able to obtain links to the Royal Family , given what was now alleged to have been going on behind closed doors.
Speaking with Royal correspondent Russell Myers on Monday (23 September), talk quickly turned to fresh allegations following the recent BBC documentary that heard testimonies from more than 20 women - including ex-employees. The alleged victims all claimed that the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, had sexually assaulted or raped them, with Lorraine weighing in on the situation explaining to Russell that she'd found the programme "disturbing" to watch. Before introducing her guest Russell to the show, Lorraine admitted: "Very disturbing documentary, I watched that.
Not an easy watch but yeah, actually something that we should." "You can understand why some of these women are coming forward now, watching The Crown and he did come across as a pretty decent guy, you know funny and generous and the portrayal that they are saying is 'he was a monster'," Lorraine said to Russell. The documentary and podcast - Al-Fayed: Predator at Harrods - brought to the surface claims that during Fayed's rein as owner, the company had failed to intervene when allegations had previously b.