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ITV's Kate Garraway makes tough admission on husband Derek's 'struggle' in Twitter reply to fan

Kate Garraway has given a sad and very honest update on the health 'struggle' still faced by husband Derek Draper, three years on from hisd life hanging in the balance as he battle coronavirus.

It was right at the very start of the Covid pandemic that former political aide Derek was taken into hospital after struggling with symptoms of the virus; with him then placed in a medically induced coma as his condition took a turn for the worse. Derek was in hospital for over a year, with Kate and the couple's children Billy and Darcy unable to see him for months on end due to lockdown restrictions.

Derek was finally allowed to return home to be with his family in spring 2021, with millions of viewers given a candid insight into just how things had been for him and his loved ones in ITV documentary Finding Derek, with Kate having the whole of the O2 Arena on their feet as it won at the National Television Awards in 2021.

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