Ben Shephard has said Kate Garraway and her family have taken an “important step”, after her husband Derek Draper returned home from hospital.
But he revealed former political adviser Derek, who was admitted to hospital in March last year with coronavirus symptoms, still needs 24 hour care.
And that he needs "so much equipment” that Kate says it’s like having a hospital ward at home.
However, Derek has now been reunited with Kate and their children Darcey and Billy at their family home - and that is "such an important step" - said Ben.
Kate’s co-presenter on Good Morning Britain told ITV’s This Morning: “This is the next page of a very big chapter and the journey is by no means over.
“It’s such an important step for her and for Bill and for Darcey and for Derek to be home.”
He added: “As Kate keeps saying, he’s a very unique case. What he’s been through, how it’s affected him, what it’s done to his body, the organ damage that he’s faced, that actually the recovery is going to be pretty unique as well.
“He still needs 24-hour care.”
Kate has a team of carers coming into the house to care for Derek and "she said it’s like having a ward at home now because he needs so much equipment”, said Ben.
“But crucially, he’s at home, so they can hug him and they can talk to him,” he added.
