Kate Garraway will reportedly spend Christmas beside her husband Derek in hospital after he suffered a heart attack which left him ‘fighting for his life’ earlier this month.
The Good Morning Britain star, 56 cancelled all of her work commitments in the run up to Christmas and will continue to sit at her husband’s bedside throughout the festive period.
While Kate revealed she had hoped to spend the festive period at home as a family this year, the mother and her two children Darcey, 17, and Billy, 14, will join the lobbyist in hospital.
A source told The Sun: ‘It’s been a heartbreaking time for Kate and, of course, poor Derek.
‘Sadly, his condition remains much the same. The children are aware of the situation and have been by their dad’s bedside as much as possible.
Kate Garraway, 56, will spend this Christmas at her husband Derek’s bedside in hospital after he suffered a heart attack leaving him ‘fighting for his life’ earlier this month
A source told The Sun: ‘Sadly, his condition remains much the same. The children are aware of the situation and have been by their dad’s bedside as much as possible.
‘The whole family is rallying around and trying to stay strong for one another. At Christmas time, this is especially devastating.’
have contacted Kate’s representatives for comment.
After news of Derek’s latest health battle broke, Kate has been flooded with messages of support from her friends and co-stars, including her Smooth FM colleague Jenni Falconer.
Speaking on her breakfast show on Tuesday, Jenni told listeners ‘it doesn’t look like he’s in a good way.’
She added: ‘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, 56, has been plagued with health woes after contracting Covid in 2020 and is now said to be fighting for his life after being taken dangerously ill last Monday.
He has been in and out of hospital after he fell seriously ill with coronavirus at the very start of the pandemic in March 2020, and was left with lasting damage to his organs.
Kate revealed she had hoped to spend Christmas at home as a family this year, the mother and her two children Darcey, 17, and Billy, 14, will join their father in hospital
Derek in and out of hospital after he fell seriously ill with coronavirus at the very start of the pandemic in March 2020, and was left with lasting damage to his organs
Kate previously opened up on her worries about her husband’s health, saying she fears she will lose him (pictured in 2021)
Doctors put him in a medically induced coma and he became the longest-suffering coronavirus patient in the UK after spending 13 months in hospital away from his family.
However, he has readmitted several times with numerous health issues, including kidney failure, brain inflammation and liver damage.
Kate previously opened up on her worries about her husband’s health, saying she fears she will lose him.
Appearing on Heart Breakfast back in September alongside Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston where she spoke about her husband’s health problems and how it impacts the family.
Jamie asked: ‘How are the kids feeling, that adjustment must be tricky especially at their age?’
Kate replied: ‘Well, yeah I think it’s been quite interesting. I think some of what I’ve been writing about in the book (The Strength of Love), is the fact that you have adrenaline, don’t you, when something dramatic happens.
‘I talk about what I think is adrenaline, it’s a bit of a frenemy. One level it’s fantastic, it gets you through the crisis, and then as time goes on, it’s not great for your own health.
‘Derek himself has been living on a version of adrenaline as well. And the kids have too in their own way, so I think the last year and a half really, has been coming to terms with the fact that we’re not in a ‘one week’ ‘two week’ ‘three month’ drama.
‘We’re in something ongoing and I think weirdly, that’s how it’s felt for everybody beyond the pandemic.
‘We still don’t know, just how much better Derek can get, or worse. So really every time he has a rush into hospital, we’re still in that adrenaline phase of ‘is this the moment where he could be taken from us’.
‘But also, there’s so many spikes of progression, that no one’s giving up hope that there isn’t going to be a movement forward, so it’s managing that rollercoaster. Sorry that wasn’t particularly clear.’