Kate Garraway has revealed on Good Morning Britain that she was one of the victims affected by flash flooding in and around London earlier this week.
The TV host fronted the ITV morning show on Friday, July 16, alongside co-star Charlotte Hawkins, where she revealed that she had a “nightmare” week.
Discussing the good weather forecast for much of the UK for the coming weekend, Kate told Charlotte and weather presenter Alex Beresford that she had “lived” the weather this week.
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Kate has experienced a tough year after husband Derek’s tough battle with Covid
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Kate revealed: “My weather week has been…I have lived the weather of the week, Alex.”
She went on: “Severe flooding in the storms on Monday night so woke up on Tuesday morning to find…we live on a hill – so you come in the door at one level and you go down the steps to the back garden – everything underneath completely flooded.
“Oh no,” exclaimed Charlotte.
Kate added: “Completely flooded. Total nuisance. Total nightmare.”
The mother-of-two revealed that she had been aided by close family members throughout the crisis, including husband Derek Draper’s father.
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“Thanks to Grandad, Derek’s dad, and Auntie Di, we have managed to clear it all out,” revealed Kate.
However, Kate says that the family have hopes for a pleasant weekend ahead as her son Billy shall be having a birthday party – but a small hitch has occurred as a result of the flooding.
“The only problem is that it’s Billy’s birthday tomorrow,” noted Kate.
“Oh you’ve got some good weather which is lovely then,” noted Charlotte.
“Well, that’s exactly what I thought,” Kate went on, “it’s absolutely lovely, we’ve got good weather and it’s going to be a paddling pool party.
“The only problem is in the clearout we’ve thrown away the pool.”
“Oh no,” responded Charlotte.
“I’m not joking,” confirmed Kate.
“If you need anything this weekend it is a pool,” said Alex.
Kate revealed she had struggled to find a replacement pool, even through click and collect, with the nearest being in Falkirk – 499 miles from her house.
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She then said this was a “blatant plea” to anyone with a large paddling pool for the event as they only had a small one for Billy’s party.
Kate laughed that she would pay “quantities of cash” to replace the pool – whether it is from a shop or someone’s shed.
Kate’s nightmare flooding comes after a difficult year for her and her family, after husband Derek has faced a difficult battle with Covid-19.
Derek spent a year in hospital getting treatment for various illnesses caused by his battle with Covid, but was released to continue treatment at home in March.
In May 2021, Kate revealed that Derek still cannot really move as a result of his body being so affected by Covid-19.
Good Morning Britain airs on weekday mornings from 6am to 9am on ITV with past episodes on ITV Hub.
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