Kate Garraway has opened up on her husband’s illness on ITV’s new show DNA Journey and things took an emotional turn as she spoke about her partner.
The Good Morning Britain presenter appeared on the show alongside her ITV colleague Alison Hammond and the pair set about retracing their ancestry.
However, the topic soon turned to her husband’s ill health and Kate made herself very vulnerable for the programme.
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Garraway bravely spoke about Derek on DNA Journey and heartbreakingly said that “2020 was a devastating year”.
She continued: “With Derek, he got very sick very early on in the pandemic and has remained very damaged. That is quite well documented because for a lot of people he’s come to symbolise the fight that goes on.”
Kate also noted that Alison has been a big part of her life and offers continued support when the GMB host needs it most.
Garraway revealed: “Alison, she was messaging me to say she was thinking of me in that way.”
Derek Draper is one of the UK’s longest suffering covid patients and he and his family are still dealing with the after effects years on.
While Derek is now covid-free, the illness has wreaked havoc on his internal organs, meaning he still needs constant care.
Draper was admitted to hospital back in March 2020 and didn’t come home until April 2021.
Derek now receives constant care and Kate has previously allowed cameras into their home to document the effect covid has had on their lives.
Kate and Derek married in 2005 and have two teenage children which means Garrway has to balance her home life, raising children and providing care for her husband while presenting for ITV.
The nation panicked when Kate revealed that Derek was in hospital again back in July, but luckily the former political advisor soon returned home to his family.
He has to take daily medication and Kate has previously said that if the bed-stricken Derek was left without help for just three days, he could die.
Later on DNA Journey, Alison found out that her great great great grandfather, Jean Marie Escofferey, was unlawfully deported from Jamaica to the Dominican Republic.
He had been wrongfully accused of selling guns, but a public inquiry found him innocent and he was given £16,000 in damages – which would be around £50 million today.
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