ONE of Port Glasgow's most famous faces had an emotional reunion with an Inverclyde dance teacher when she was filming a new STV show.

TV presenter Jean Johansson is the host of The Game Changers, a 30-minute documentary on role models and mentors, which will air on Friday, November 1 from 7pm. 

Jean and the TV crew visited dance expert Lorraine Blue and the class at Lorraine Blue Dance Company to reminisce about the presenter's time at the dance school in the 1990s. 

Jean, best known - at least to non-Inverclyde audiences - as the presenter of A Place In The Sun, presented Lorraine with flowers, before telling her how much the class shaped her as a person, and helped her develop skills she needed for her career. 

The broadcaster said Lorraine's influence was a 'game-changer' for her when she was a teenager. 

She told the Telegraph: "It was so lovely to get back and see Lorraine. 

"We've kept in touch over the years but it was lovely to see her and the full class. It was pretty amazing. 

"I think it will be nice for people to see where my career started."

Jean said Lorraine's classes helped instil valuable life skills. 

She said: "I had to go along every week so it made me very disciplined and kept me out of trouble. 

"It really set me on the path to where I am now. 

"Lorraine was always a stickler for time-keeping, so the classes really helped me with that, and I'm always 10 minutes early for things now!

"I learned a lot about teamwork and collaboration, and having to navigate different personalities in a big group. 

"It helped me know how to get on with people, and to know your role within a team."

In the documentary, Jean also meets the team at wheelchair sports club Dundee Dragons, Paisley-based hairdresser Haus of Seisay, and Scran Academy, a youth-led catering organisation based in Edinburgh. 

She hopes people across Inverclyde will tune in. 

Jean added: "I love it when people from Inverclyde get the recognition they deserve for what they do. 

"There are so many amazing groups out there and we have to highlight the great work people are doing. 

"They're doing things because they want to, and they don't realise how positively they're affecting people 

"It's so important for young people to have people to inspire them who they can look up to. 

"It's a really heartwarming documentary."

Jean, who lives in Skelmorlie, has a packed schedule between now and the end of the year. 

She's currently filming in Spain for A Place in the Sun, is preparing for a Beechgrove Garden Christmas show, and will be presenting the Hogmanay show with Grado again. 

Jean grew up in the Port and said she enjoys getting out and about in Inverclyde when she's on home turf. 

She added: "My mum lives in Port Glasgow and my friends are in Greenock. 

"I do my shopping in Inverclyde, and like to get out for walks on Wemyss Bay beach and at Battery Park. 

"Inverclyde is still very much my home."