Kate Garraway admits 'punch in the stomach' as she marks tearful 'personal' first after Derek Draper's death

Kate Garraway was left tearful as she marked a 'personal' first following the death of her husband Derek Draper. It was in January that the former Labour lobbyist sadly passed away.

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.

The psychotherapist became ill with the virus at the start of the pandemic in March 2020. He was taken to hospital where he was put in an induced coma, with Kate previously saying how Covid had "wreaked havoc" on her husband's body.

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Derek went on to spend more than a year in hospital before returning home to his wife and their children - Darcey and Billy - in April 2021, needing around-the-clock care. Derek then fell seriously ill before Christmas after suffering a cardiac arrest and died on January 3, aged 56.

After Derek's death, Kate featured in her third documentary, Kate Garraway: Derek's Story', which followed the health struggles of her late husband and his subsequent passing. The film, which featured Derek speaking about his condition in his own words, has been nominated for a National Television Award (NTA).

And as the Good Morning Britain presenter marked her first wedding anniversary since Derek's death, Kate spoke about how she, Darcey and Billy will honour him when they attend the awards ceremony on Wednesday night (September 11).

Sitting at home as she spoke to the camera, Kate said: "I mean, it still is my 20th wedding anniversary to Derek. It's just... it's one of those days that we talked about like Christmas to come. Easter. All of those things. His