Susanna Reid was left fighting back tears as she returned to screens for the first time on Good Morning Britain since co-star and friend Kate Garraway announced the sad death of her husband.
Kate confirmed on Friday (January 5) that Derek Draper had died, aged 56. She explained how her husband had become critically ill after he suffered a cardiac arrest earlier in December and said, "because of the damage inflicted by Covid in March 2020, led to further complications." Derek was a former Labour lobbyist-turned-psychotherapist.
and 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.
He spent just over a year in hospital before returning home to Kate and their children - Darcy and Billy - in April 2021. READ MORE: Derek Draper said he'd 'fallen in love again' with Kate Garraway in last interview months before his life tragically changed Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...