'One rule for the rich and famous' Lorraine Kelly slams Novak Djokovic amid vaccine row

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Lorraine Kelly didn't hold back on her ITV breakfast show when discussing Novak Djokovic's vaccination row after the tennis player's Australian exemption visa was revoked.

World number one tennis player Djokovic was taken to an Australian government detention hotel after his visa was revoked upon arrival in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open.

The Serbian has previously stated he is opposed to the Covid-19 vaccination, but was granted a medical exemption to complete in the tennis tournament.

Lorraine discussed the news on her ITV show with Dr Amir Khan, as she slammed the idea of having "one rule for rich and famous and one rule for the rest".Lorraine asked Dr Amir Khan his thoughts on Djokovic taking part in the competition.She began: “In the last hour it has been announced that world tennis number one Novak Djokovic is being detained in an Australian detention centre until Monday awaiting a court hearing to fight against his deportation from Australia.“It comes after his visa was denied amid controversy over his vaccination status ahead of the Australian Open which he is defending.“Dr Amir joins me now, people underestimate the strength of feeling in Australia against him being allowed to come in in the first place.”“It’s all kicking off!” Amir quipped. “It’s ‘No-vax for Novak’ I made that up this morning on my way to work, what do you reckon?”“It’s not bad, nine out of 10,” she replied before he added: “You’re absolutely right there’s really strong feelings about him in Australia.“Remember 90 percent of the adult population in Australia have been fully vaccinated.“They’ve had to endure some of the harshest lockdowns possible.”“They haven’t been able to leave the country and in some cases the states, even so,