Kate Garraway was praised by Alison Hammond for juggling her work and her care of Derek Draper.
Her husband Derek was rushed to hospital in 2020 after testing positive for coronavirus. He remains one of the worst affected living Covid patients in the UK after spending 13 months in hospital.
The virus caused him to have issues with communicating, mobility and other health problems and he was recently readmitted to hospital after taking a "turn for the worse". However, he is back home now as Kate continues to juggle her work on Good Morning Britain and her radio show with raising her two children and looking after Derek too.
The pair headed to Jamaica together to film for the duo's DNA Journey, where they both explored their rich history and family past - with Kate even learning that she was related to the creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond.
She is the cousin Karen Jankel and holding a bear, she revealed to Kate that she was the daughter of Michael, adding: "I’m your cousin but the person I brought to meet you is my brother. Paddington and I grew up together."
During an appearance on This Morning today, Alison praised Kate for her flawless juggling of looking after Derek and working.
"I think we both needed a break and going off to Jamaica was just incredible. It was so nice to see Kate in her environment. Even though she was working, she was constantly doing stuff," she said as they chatted about the upcoming documentary.
"She's a doer this woman. She was talking to Derek and just juggling. The amount of juggling and things that I saw you doing was just an eye opener for me of how much this woman goes through."
Kate previously revealed she had to take time off work to look after Derek after he ended up in intensive care, after taking an "unexpected and frightening turn for the worse" amid his health battles.
"Thank you so so much for all your messages of support - they really do mean the world to me & the whole family," she wrote at the time, "I have taken some time off @gmb, @smoothradio & @garrawaysgoodatuff in the last 3 weeks as Derek’s health took an unexpected & frightening turn for the worse that landed him back in intensive care & fighting for his life - again.
"Thanks to the amazing nhs teams & his own extraordinary life force & spirit Derek -please god - is back on the right side of it now and I'm so looking forward to seeing you all back on @gmb from 6am tomorrow & @smoothradio - hopefully celebrating @lionesses #worldcup win! Love & see you in the morning!"
