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Kate Garraway will give emotional update on Derek Draper after 'tough few weeks'

Kate Garraway has revealed she will give Good Morning Britain viewers an update on her husband Derek Draper's condition on Monday morning.

The news comes as she recently explained it had been a tough few weeks for him as he recovers from a horrific coronavirus battle.

Posting a photo with her former I'm a Celebrity campmate Caitlyn Jenner, Kate wrote on Instagram : "My first breakfast on leaving the #jungle with @caitlynjenner - back then she joked when she next came on @gmb I would be the only interviewer she’s ever showed with! "

She went on: "She’s on @gmb live tomorrow & we can’t even be in the same room let alone shower together! Can’t wait to catch up with her though & find out what’s going on in her world & hear her take on her son in law #kanyewest.

Kate will give an update on Derek's long road to recovery (Daily Star, Daily Mirror, Daily Express)

"Plus of course all the days news & an update on Derek. Join me & @benshephardofficial tomorrow at 6 on @itv ".

Her announcement comes as she recently admitted she was "desperate for a step forward" as Derek recovers from a medically-induced coma.

Kate visited Derek last Monday, and admitted it was a particularly "tough visit", but she had been told by the doctor to be grateful Derek had not taken a step back.

Kate will be interviewing Caitlyn Jenner on the show as her son-in-law Kanye West is running for president (kategarraway/Instagram)

She revealed it was "extra emotional" because it was their son Billy's birthday, and she had been thinking about when Billy was born and that Derek was present, but he was unable to be there now.

"It was quite a tough visit yesterday, he has had a tough couple of weeks, and it's frustrating.

"It's Billy's actual birthday today so I think I was extra emotional, because you think about the day he was born and Derek's involvement and how much Derek would have liked to have been present, so it was very emotional, " she said.

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Kate was devastated Derek missed their son's birthday, but she threw him an incredible party (Kate Garraway/Instagram)

"But what the doctor said to me is, 'Sometimes, Kate, a day where nothing has gone backwards and nothing has gone wrong is a positive one'.

"So it's a stable day, but I am desperate for a step forward.

"But it's always lovely to see him so it's wonderful to have the chance to do that. "

Derek's recovery will be a slow process as the virus has "attacked everything", leaving him with clots in his lungs, holes in his heart and made him diabetic, and doctors have warned Kate that Derek might never recover from the damage done to his body.

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