Kate Garraway has received a wave of support from her ITV colleagues, following her heartbreaking interview on Good Morning
Britain.
On Friday, Kate was interviewed by her usual co-presenter Ben Shephard, marking her first appearance on the daytime show since her husband Derek Draper was diagnosed with
Coronavirus in March.
Since then, Derek has been in intensive care, and while Kate has said he’s now free of Covid-19, she said the disease had “wreaked extraordinary damage” on his body.
“It’s like the doctors manage one bit extraordinarily well and there seems to be a flicker of hope and then other things emerge and they’re fighting that and it’s affected him from the top of his head to the tip of his toes,” she said.Kate continued: “Let’s look at some of the positives. He is now Covid-free. So he’s testing negative for the Covid virus. So the fight with the virus has been won and he’s still here. But it’s wreaked extraordinary damage on his body and we don’t know if he can recover from that, basically.”
Following the emotional interview, a number of Kate’s colleagues, including Lorraine Kelly, Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, spoke out about the bravery she’d shown.
“So proud of our [Kate] - speaking with bravery and from the heart about her husband Derek’s fight againstCovid-19,” Lorraine said. “Please everyone take care of yourselves amid this crisis.”So proud of our @kategarraway - speaking with bravery and from the heart about her husband Derek’s fight against #covid19. Please everyone take care of yourselves amid this crisis.— Lorraine (@reallorraine) June 5, 2020Wow. Such a moving, emotional, inspiring interview on @GMB with my fabulous friend @kategarraway about her family’s #coronavirus turmoil. So proud of you Kate, as Derek would be too. We’re all behind you, hoping & praying for a miracle. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/qmVrGhRKQD— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2020Long-time co-presenting colleagues & the closest of
Friends.. I can’t imagine how hard that was for @benshephard to interview @kategarraway about the worst time of her life on the show they normally do together. Great
Job Ben (& @ranvir01 too) 👍 pic.twitter.com/2H5y2EzEqD— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 5, 2020Oh @kategarraway you are such a tower of strength for Derek and the children. So much love for you all. Everyone watching is with you, hoping for that miracle. ♥️— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) June 5, 2020That’s our girl. That’s our family 🙏🏻💕 https://t.co/txHCqCNDwF— Richard Arnold (@RichardAArnold) June 5, 2020If you missed this earlier, make sure you watch it back. The amazing @kategarraway speaking so bravely about what her family have been through over the last 10 weeks. So wonderful to see her smile, but it’s just heartbreaking. Such an inspiration Kate, we love you, stay strong!💕 https://t.co/tn8zPqzBBs— Charlotte Hawkins (@CharlotteHawkns) June 5, 2020The official
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Women and Lorraine also shared messages of support with Kate:Sending all our love to Kate and Derek. ❤️ https://t.co/9uoQBd9WWv— Lorraine (@lorraine) June 5, 2020We're sending all of our love to Kate and her family ❤️ https://t.co/iNzK54nr23— Loose Women (@loosewomen) June 5, 2020Kate and Derek, who are both 52, married in 2005 and have a 14-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son, Darcey and William.READ MORE: Kate Garraway Reveals Husband Is Free Of Covid-19 But Disease Has ‘Wreaked Extraordinary Damage’ 'This Breaks My Heart': Piers Morgan Sends Love To Kate Garraway After Emotional Clap For Carers