ITV viewers were left in tears just minutes into Kate Garraway's latest documentary.
14.02.2022 - 02:05 / ok.co.uk
Kate Garraway has said she is "very protective" of husband Derek Draper in a first look of her new documentary on ITV. Caring For Derek is a follow up to the Good Morning Britain presenter's, 54, award-winning first documentary Finding Derek and it is set to air on Tuesday 22 February on ITV.
Derek, 54, returned home in April 2021 after spending a year in hospital fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus in 2020, which has since left him battling a number of ongoing health issues. In a first look at Caring For Derek, it follows the family from the first moments Derek arrived home ten months ago up until now.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. Kate says during the emotional trailer: "I'm very protective of people seeing him vulnerable but this is the reality of life for people that are caring.The person he is now, in many ways, is a stranger." The ITV star is supported by her GMB co-presenter Ben Shephard as he adds: "He is desperately clinging on to the idea he can get better." A montage of clips follows Kate, Derek and their two children Darcey, 15, and son Billy, 12, at home as they adapt to life after his hospital stay.
ITV viewers were left in tears just minutes into Kate Garraway's latest documentary.
Kate Garraway has opened up about the secret trip to Mexico she took with her husband Derek Draper in a bid to access specialist treatment. Good Morning Britain host Kate, 54, revealed that the couple flew 11,000 miles to Mexico after a world-renowned US doctor contacted her and arranged for Derek, 54, to visit a specialist clinic in Monterrey. Derek, who shares children Darcey, 15, and Billy, 12, with Kate, contracted COVID-19 in 2020.The virus has left him battling a number of ongoing health issues.
Once Kate Garraway was known as the slightly ditzy breakfast presenter who has traded banter with co-stars like Ben Shephard for decades. But the past two years have been life-changing for the Good Morning Britain presenter, after her husband, Derek Draper, contracted one of the UK’s worst cases of Covid-19 – leaving him a shadow of the person he once was.
Kate Garraway has spoken about feeling bother 'grief and hope' amid her husband's recovery.
Kate Garraway has revealed she recently accompanied her husband Derek Draper to Mexico, where he visited a specialist clinic after an eminent doctor reached out after seeing the presenter's documentary.MORE: Kate Garraway's family home is a retreat for her husband Derek – photosDerek, who has been bed-ridden since he was struck down with coronavirus in 2020, had to undergo oxygen and pressure tests to check he was able to make the 11,000-mile trip.WATCH: Kate Garraway addresses MBE backlashThe father-of-two has already received specialist treatment at a clinic in Monterrey and is set to return next month for a longer period – a total of 28 days.READ: Kate Garraway gives heartbreaking update on husband Derek Draper's health battleRELATED: Kate Garraway talks 'positive thing' to have come out of husband Derek's health battle in heartfelt interviewSpeaking to The Sun, the Good Morning Britain presenter revealed that her husband of 16 years is "desperate" to get better and "will do anything he can" to make it happen. The new documentary, Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek, airs Tuesday 22 February"I think actually there's a huge amount of hope for him to improve," she told the newspaper."I think the treatment could be positive.