Kate Garraway shares worrying update on husband Derek Draper after attending event alone
10.10.2023 - 07:45
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Kate Garraway has shared a worrying update on her husband Derek Draper as she told how he'd wanted to attend the Pride of Britain with her as it took place on Sunday night (October 8). The Good Morning Britain host looked gorgeous as she hit the red carpet alone in an eye-catching pink and purple gown.
She was, however, soon reunited with many of the GMB co-stars including Richard Arnold and Susanna Reid. But while chatting to media on the red carpet, Kate was asked about her husband who continues to live with the shocking damage caused to his body after contracting coronavirus more than three years ago.
Derek, a former Labour lobbyist, caught the virus in March 2020 and was taken to hospital where he was put in an induced coma. Good Morning Britain star Kate has previously told how Covid 'wreaked havoc' on Derek's body and he spent just over a year in hospital before returning hom in April 2021, where he has needed round-the-clock care ever since.
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Kate recently shared how Derek now urgently needs rehab to help him breathe properly again and added: "We keep having emergency setbacks and he’s had to be rushed back into hospital so many times, the fear of him dying has never left us. The unpredictability of his day-to-day condition means we’re living on a rollercoaster."
But during her appearance at the Pride of Britain, when asked how Derek was, she told Metro: "He’s not doing great, to be honest. But the battle goes on." The 56-year-old was asked the same question by the Mirror. "Not great," she replied. "He did want to come to this this year