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Kate Garraway reveals she's still waiting to see husband Derek Draper after two-month gap

The GMB star's husband has been in hospital since March

Sharnaz Shahid
Deputy Online Editor
February 26, 2021
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Kate Garraway has revealed she is yet to see her husband Derek Draper as he remains in a coma in hospital after contracting COVID-19.

Appearing on Friday's Good Morning Britain, the host - who hasn't been able to visit her partner since Christmas - spoke with former heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno, who sent a sweet message of support.

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"If you see your husband today give him my regards," he told her at the end of his interview, to which Kate replied: "Unfortunately I can't see him, I haven't been able to see him for two months." She added: "I will try to pass the message on."

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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 the virus, Derek is continuing his recovery in hospital.

The mum-of-two recently opened up about her husband's health battle, admitting she was unsure whether Derek, with whom she shares children Darcey, 14 and William, 11, would ever recover.

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Kate speaking with Frank Bruno on Friday's GMB

She said on 5 Years Time podcast: "It's been really tough for us. Derek got really sick in the beginning of March. 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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Meanwhile, last month, Kate gave a candid interview with Good Housekeeping where she discussed adapting to life as a single parent. "I'm not sure I am coping! I honestly don't know how single mums do it; it's just so hard," she confessed.

"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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