Kate Garraway has expressed her uncertainty over her husband Derek Draper's future, 11 months after he contracted coronavirus.
Speaking on the 5 Years Time podcast this week, the Good Morning Britain host, 53, admitted that she is unsure whether her spouse will recover.
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Despite her ongoing heartache, Kate - who shares two children Darcey, 14 and William, 11, with Derek - is continuing to hold hope.
"It's been really tough for us. Derek got really sick in the beginning of March," she said. "Even though we're hoping he can recover, it's taking a very, very long time. We don't know how much he can recover. So that's impacted on us, obviously, dramatically. So, it's been really difficult."
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Kate's world was turned upside down when her husband, a former lobbyist, was admitted to hospital after contracting coronavirus in March last year. Although he is now free of Covid-19, Derek continues his recovery in hospital.
"Everybody is hoping 2021 will bring just a bit of hope and relief," continued Kate. "The vaccine is here now, so everybody is hoping that will help Covid, I think, and help us regain some normality."
© Photo: RexKate's husband Derek has been battling coronavirus in hospital since March
The comments come shortly after the mum-of-two confessed she's found adapting to life as a single parent difficult. In a new interview with Good Housekeeping magazine, the TV star said: "I'm not sure I am coping! I honestly don't know how single mums do it; it's just so hard.
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"A lot of the time I find myself thinking, 'What would Derek say?' and 'What would Derek do?'
"I'm lucky that I'm being supported by lots of friends, too, and Ranvir [Singh] has been really helpful because she's been operating as a single mum since her son, Tushaan, was very little."
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