ITV Good Morning Britain’s Ben Shephard fights tears as Kate Garraway’s husband returns home

Good Morning Britain has been identified to strike and emotional twine with viewers since first coming onto the air seven years in the past, however this time it was one of many presenters who was overcome with feelings.

Presenter Ben Shephard was visibly overwhelmed on Friday’s episode as he spoke about fellow GMB presenter Kate Garraway’s husband returning home, Mirror Online stories.

The information that Derek Draper shall be returning home to his spouse and two youngsters comes over a yr for the reason that former political analyst was hospitalised as a results of contracting Covid-19.

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Last month a TV documentary titled Finding Derek air ITV and revealed the extent of the couple’s heart-breaking final 12 months.

Derek, who has spent almost a yr battling the lethal illness, was rushed to hospital final March earlier than he went right into a coma on April 5.

Ben and his co-host Ranvir Singh have been eager to debate the fantastic information at size and on the ITV breakfast present at 6.30am, Ben acknowledged: “We are all smiling this morning, aren’t we?” to which Ranvir replied: “It’s made all people smile.”

Ben continued: “The information that he has been in a position to journey home and resides at home now with Kate, Darcey and Bill.

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“Honestly this implies an terrible lot to us as a result of we’ve shared this with Kate personally, however once we are available and see the messages from you guys and the way happy you might be.

“It’s step one in a really, very lengthy journey for Derek and Kate and for the household attempting to work out the way it’s going to unfold. There is 24 hour take care of him at home,” Ben added.

“It’s a progress factor isn’t it,” Ranvir mentioned. “Now medical doctors are saying he’s responding repeatedly which is an incredible factor, however there’s going to be a variety of assist wanted for Kate and the household.”

Showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold added: “It’s a God ship. Having been along with her by means of this journey, it’s been completely heartbreaking. It’s not a lot pleasure unconfined, however it’s a aid, palpable aid for all of us.”

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Ranvir then commented that Kate most likely did not sleep a lot final evening, to which Ben replied: “I don’t assume she’s slept in any respect.

“There’s a variety of adapting of the home to do and a variety of adapting to the way in which the household stay, after all.”

*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.

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