Kate Garraway’s Good Morning Britain co-star has shared that she has been in ‘constant pain’ since her husband Derek Draper passed away.

Presenter Charlotte Hawkins has spoken out about how the ITV team have been supporting Kate, who has been left heartbroken by Derek’s death in January. Derek Draper died at 56 years old due to complications from long Covid, leaving behind Kate and their two children, Darcey and Billy.

Speaking to Best Magazine, Charlotte said: “When you lose someone that you love very much, it’s constant pain. You wonder what the way forward will be it’s not a question of getting over it, but learning to live with it.”

She continued: “When Kate lost her husband, Derek, in January, everyone pulled together to support her. She’s been through an extraordinarily tough time. It’s going to take time for Kate to heal, but she knows we’re all here for her.”

Kate was gutted this month when she found that only one polling card had come in the post, solely for her late husband Derek; neither she nor her newly-turned-18 daughter Darcey received theirs. Kate said: “I’m in a situation, I was very excited about it, I thought my daughter and I, who has turned 18 recently, could go and vote for the first time.

“She’s now saying she doesn’t think she did properly register. Polling cards have come through the door, I haven’t had one for myself or her. The only polling card that’s come through the door is for Derek, sadly, who’s passed away,” reports the Mirror.