KATE Garraway has said she is “desperately trying to hold on” to her husband Derek as he continues to fight the effects of Covid.
The 53-year-old appeared on The One Show today ahead of her documentary about Derek airing next week and opened up about his current state.
Derek was taken to hospital battling coronavirus a year ago, and she has now made a film about his struggle, as well as a book to offer hope to others in the same position.
She told Alex Jones and Michael Ball that she felt like a “life boat” and he was “bobbing along” beneath her in an emotional analogy. "Derek is an extreme case.