Kate Garraway's co-star has shared a worrying update about Derek Draper, saying he "is not in a good way".
Her colleague, Smooth FM Breakfast presenter Jenni Falconer, spoke to listeners on Tuesday morning, 19 December, just days after Derek was rushed to hospital following a heart attack and is said to be fighting for his life. It's been nearly four years since Derek fell ill with Coronavirus, as reported in the Mirror.
Jenni expressed: "On behalf of everyone here at Smooth we're sending lots of love and Smooth best wishes to our very own Kate Garraway. Kate's husband Derek as we all know has been struggling with long-lasting damage since he suffered from covid and it doesn't look good at the moment. it doesn't look like he's in a good way."
"So we're sending lots of love to Kate, Derek and the family… especially at this time of the year." Derek, a father of two, caught covid in 2020 and spent over a year in hospital due to the severe effects of the virus.
Kate has now cancelled all her work commitments across TV and radio to look after her husband. Reports suggest that Derek fell ill last Monday, causing friends and family to worry about his condition.
"Everyone is praying for a miracle," a source has said. "Derek suffered a massive heart attack earlier this week which has left him fighting for his life all over again." They also shared with The Sun that Kate is with Derek "24 hours a day" hoping to get him home for Christmas.
Their kids, Darcey and Billy, and the rest of the family are looking forward to a festive time together. Kate's workmate Jenni sent her best, and Susanna Reid from Good Morning Britain did too.
On social media, Susanna wrote: "Sending all my love and strength to @kategarraway and Derek. Two of the strongest people I know," with a heart emoji. On Monday's show, Charlotte Hawkins updated viewers, saying: "We wanted to start with an update. You have seen that Derek, Kate's husband, is sadly very poorly at the moment. We want to let Derek, Kate and the whole family know we are thinking of them, and that we're sending them our very best wishes."
After fighting Covid, Derek faced more health problems like brain swelling, and issues with his kidneys, liver, and pancreas.
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