This Morning has confirmed another presenter is stepping into the main host role despite Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley being confirmed as the new permanent presenting duo.
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TV presenter Kate Garraway has said she 'got a bit of flak on social media' for laughing on air during her first day back presenting Good Morning Britain following the death of her husband.
The 56-year-old returned to host ITV’s flagship morning show on Thursday (February 8) less than a week after the funeral of her husband Derek Draper. Author and former political adviser Draper fell seriously ill during the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, and died last month aged 56 after suffering long-lasting symptoms from coronavirus.
Garraway was speaking on Good Morning Britain (GMB) on Friday (February 9) about grief alongside co-host Ben Shephard, actor Larry Lamb and bereavement counsellor Claire Collins, ahead of next month’s national day of reflection.
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She said: “I got a bit of flak on social media yesterday for laughing with you as though that would imply I didn’t care. But when you (are) laughing, you’re laughing because you want the joy that that person brought to continue… and you know that people watching at home have got troubles in their life and you want to share that joy with them. So it’s a licence to laugh and to cry and to be all of those things.”
The first Sunday in March will be marked with a UK-wide day of reflection as people remember all those who died during the pandemic. March 3 will be the first annual day of reflection since the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration published its final report in September, recommending the event be held each year on the first Sunday of March.
A minute’s silence will be held at midday and charity Marie Curie wants to encourage people to come together to remember and reflect. The
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Emotions were running high for Kate Garraway on Friday morning's Good Morning Britain as she bid farewell to her co-host Ben Shephard as the 49-year-old leaves to front This Morning.
The Good Morning Britain team were overcome with emotion as they bid farewell to Ben Shephard on Friday, 23 February.The TV presenter marked his final day on the ITV show as he gets set to switch over to hosting This Morning in March. Ben, 49, has been part of the GMB team for 10 years, so his final day was understandably an emotional affair. He fronted his last show with co-star and good friend Kate Garraway, 56, who struggled to hold back her feelings.
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Kate Garraway made sure to pay tribute to her late husband Derek Draper upon returning to Smooth FM on Monday, 19 February. For over three years, political advisor turned psychotherapist Derek battled the aftereffects of Covid-19 after the virus put him in a coma back in March 2020. At the turn of the year, though, the 56-year-old tragically passed away due to complications with a cardiac arrest, leaving behind his Good Morning Britain host wife, 56, and their two children.
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Kate Garraway has shared how she felt her husband Derek Draper was 'trapped' as she spoke about his last few hours. Mum-of-two Kate expressed her thankfulness for being able to be with her late husband before his death. Derek, who was a former political lobbyist turned author and psychologist, died at the age of 56 on January 3 after battling multiple health complications due to coronavirus.
Ben Shephard has admitted that leaving Good Morning Britain for This Morning was a tough choice, especially because of his close bond with co-host Kate Garraway. The two have been a popular pair on the morning show, and Ben was there for Kate when her husband Derek Draper was battling long-term effects of Covid-19.They were also together on the show when Kate returned to work after her husband's tragic passing at 56 in January.
Kate Garraway has shared her feelings of gratitude for being able to be with her late husband in his final hours after he sadly passed away at the age of 56 on January 3, after battling multiple health complications due to coronavirus.The Good Morning Britain presenter opened up on her husband, Derek Draper, a former political lobbyist turned author and psychologist, during an interview on LBC on Friday 16 February. She had previously revealed that she held his hand "throughout the last long hours and when he passed' after suffering a cardiac arrest before Christmas.
Kate Garraway has spoken candidly about how grateful she was to be with Derek Draper in his final hours.
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