Kate Garraway’s father has suffered a suspected stroke and heart attack just six months after her husband Derek Draper died, according to reports.
The Good Morning Britain star, 57, was told he had collapsed at home on Tuesday.
She missed filming for the rest of the week to travel to Cornwall and has been at his bedside since, according to the Sun.
The blow comes just six months after the death of her husband Derek Draper who suffered a heart attack following his almost four year battle with long Covid.
Garraway was replaced on the show by presenters Ranvir Singh and Charlotte Hawkins as she stayed with her father.
Last night a source told the Sun: "Very sadly, Kate’s father collapsed earlier this week while staying, along with her mum and her brother in Cornwall.
"It was incredibly frightening as he was found unconscious and immediately taken to hospital.
"Kate rushed to be by his and her mum’s side minutes after GMB finished on air. It seems likely that he’s had a stroke and possibly a heart attack as well - doctors are still doing tests.
"He remains in hospital and is currently stable but, understandably, it's given the whole family a terrible scare and they are praying he can recover.
"Luckily Kate is due to be off work for a few weeks anyway so she can divide her time between the hospital whilst simultaneously looking after Darcey and Billy. After the horrible, heartbreaking year they have had, it's so important to Kate that they try and have a normal summer break.
"It’s a very stressful time for the whole family but as ever Kate is doing her best to look after everyone."
In January her lobbyist husband died from the impact of long Covid. He was hospitalised in March 2020 and was Britain's longest serving in-patient.
