Kate Garraway has issued an emotional update regarding her husband's condition, as she spoke about "how different" he looks.
Derek Draper, was taken to hospital on March 29 after struggling to breathe, with doctors eventually putting him in an induced coma on April 5.
Kate, said he is now testing negative for coronavirus and has moved from a deeper coma into a minimum state of consciousness.
But doctors have warned Kate that Derek's recovery may take years.
Communicating with him via FaceTime, Kate revealed her husband "looked so different" after he was shaved because his beard had grown "so long", reports the Mirror.
She told Hello magazine : "Derek's lost a huge amount of weight and when the nurse shaved him because his beard had grown so long, he looked so different.
"They'd never seen him without stubble or a beard before. During their chats, they tell him what they've been doing and their sense of humour often shines through."
It comes as Kate said Derek making a full recovery and coming home is not "nearly in sight".
In her latest Instagram post, Kate gave her fans a heartbreaking update on Derek's condition.
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She wrote: "Thank you so much to @hellomag for helping me to bring you some of my hopes and plans for the future.
"The future we are really hoping for, Derek recovering & coming home is not nearly in sight & very uncertain."
