Kate Garraway offers update after receiving ‘unsettling post’ for late husband

Kate Garraway has said she has now had a response from her local council after “post, bills, demands, threats of bailiffs” were sent to her late husband.

The Good Morning Britain star announced in January this year that former political lobbyist Derek Draper had died at the age of 56 after a lengthy battle with the long-term effects of Covid.

However, the 56-year-old said she is still receiving “unsettling” post for him and has struggled to get through to Haringey Council for help.

Earlier this week she tagged Haringey London Borough Council in a plea on social media site X, formerly Twitter, writing: “@haringeycouncil please help – have been trying for ten days solid to speak to someone about my husband passing away – following unsettling post making demands which obviously he can’t respond to.

“I just cannot get through.

“Again today nearly 50 mins wait & before I could … the man put me straight back to the beginning – another 20 mins and then it timed out as shuts at 5pm.

“Is there a bereavement service or SOMETHING!!!!”

Offering an update while hosting GMB on ITV, she said: “This is not an attack on Haringey Council, it was borne out of utter frustration.

“I don’t like putting things on to Twitter, but many good people, including Martin Lewis, say that often the people that monitor social media are more staffed than the people who have to answer phones.

“So it’s not really sending of the post, because you understand that there will be a period where the algorithm doesn’t work out someone’s passed away.