Kate Garraway says her husband is now opening his eyes after waking from a coma following his battle with COVID-19.
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.
His wife and Good Morning Britain star, Kate, says he is testing negative for coronavirus and has woken from his coma.
But doctors have warned Kate, that Derek's recovery may take years.
Speaking to Hello Magazine, Kate said: "We're keeping positive and doing everything we can to bring him round. The children and I communicate with him every day on FaceTime, while a nurse holds his iPad.
"I really believe he can hear. When medical staff say: 'Good morning, Derek,' he sometimes opens his eyes. We and the doctors are doing everything we can so that he can start to recover."
Kate says she will return to work in the near future, as doctors told her not to put her life on pause.
She said: "The children and Derek are all I've thought about and they're the most important people in my life, but I must create structure and normality for the children, to clean the bath, put the plates in the dishwasher, and tidy the house.
"I also need to get back to work so that I can provide for the children and we can do things together, to make them feel that the light hasn't gone out of their lives, that there’s hope for the future."
However, according to Kate, doctors say Derek's recovery could be difficult, hinting his condition could "persist for years".
Kate said: "I have been living at the end of the phone 24/7, waiting for news of Derek.
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"But the doctors have warned that his condition could persist for years so I have to get on with life whilst we are waiting for him to get better.
"Billy starts secondary school in September, but Derek's doctors say he won't be out of hospital by then."
Read the full interview in this week's issue of HELLO!, out Monday.
