Ben Shephard made a promise to concerned Good Morning Britain viewers that he would pass all their kind messages to Kate Garraway as she was forced to miss the show after husband Derek Draper was taken back into hospital.
It's been over two years since former political aide Derek was admitted to hospital with Covid, with him placed in a medically induced coma after his condition took a turn for the worse. Derek remained in a grave condition when the country was at the height of lockdown at the start of the pandemic, meaning Kate and the couple's two children Darcy and Billy were unable to see him.
Derek did manage to pull through, but former I'm a Celebrity contestant Kate was told by medics that he was 'the worst affected' surviving Covid patient in the UK. After more than a year in a hospital bed, Derek was finally allowed to return home in spring 2021, as viewers were left in tears by Finding Derek, Kate's emotional documentary about how the family had coped during an incredibly tough year.
