Derek Draper's poignant message as Kate Garraway's next documentary confirmed two months after death

Kate Garraway has said she and her late husband Derek Draper had 'no idea' what was to come when they started their third documentary. It's been confirmed that following his tragic passing in January this year, ITV will show Kate Garraway: Derek's Story, which documents the final year of his life.

Kate announced on January 5 that her husband and father of her two children had sadly passed away, almost four years after Covid changed his and his family's life forever. Derek, a former Labour lobbyist-turned-psychotherapist became ill with the virus at the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

He was taken to the hospital where he was put in an induced coma and spent more than a year in hospital before returning home to his wife and their children in April 2021, needing around-the-clock care.

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The 56-year-old then fell seriously ill before Christmas after suffering a cardiac arrest. He died on January 3 aged 56 with Kate explaining in her statement that "the damage inflicted by Covid in March 2020, led to further complications."

It has now been announced that Kate's new film, which follows the two previous award-winning films Finding Derek and Caring for Derek, grants close access to Derek and his wife and the film provides an insight into his personal struggles with illness and highlights the challenges faced by millions of people in the UK living with serious illness and disability and those who care for them.

Joining Derek and Kate in May 2023, the film confronts head-on the reality of Derek's struggles and gives an unflinching view