Kate Garraway was missing from Good Morning Britain on Friday as she continues to care for her ill husband Derek Draper.
The much-loved presenter, 55, has been caring her her husband Derek since he first contracted Covid at the start of 2020.
More recently, former political lobbyist Derek, 55, was rushed to hospital after developing the life-threatening infection - two years after his body was ravaged by coronavirus.
Kate has been sharing insights into her daily juggling of life on TV and being a carer for her husband, as Derek fights to improve his health.
The former I'm A Celebrity star is usually on hand to host Good Morning Britain on Friday morning's alongside Ben Shephard. However, this morning, Ben took on presenting duties alongside Charlotte Hawkins instead.
Viewers immediately took to Twitter as soon as they saw Kate was missing from hosting duties, with many wishing the presenter well amid her husband's health battle.
"Where's Kate? Hope everything is okay and she's just having a day off," one viewer tweeted.
"Friday's aren't the same without Kate on GMB," another echoed, while a third added: "Gosh, hope her husband is okay."
Earlier this Autumn, Kate said that Derek had been 'in and out' of medical care for a number of weeks due to a severe case of sepsis.
Giving an update on his health battle, the Good Morning Britain presenter revealed there has been a setback and has been staying at the hospital.
"Derek is back in hospital after developing sepsis that again threatened his life and we are again fighting to get him home," she said at the time.
Of being a carer for Derek, she wrote for The Sun : "We all clapped for carers with vigour during the pandemic because they were saving lives right before our very eyes, but the trouble is, when the direct fear of life-or-death passes, this celebration gets quickly forgotten, but the caring goes on.
"It’s not sexy or the stuff of movies, like pulling someone from a burning building or giving mouth to mouth, but it’s no less vital to life."
Kate and Derek have been married since 2005, and she has been tirelessly caring for him as he battles ill health.
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