Co-stars and former colleagues rally around Kate after vicious posts emergeCruel trolls are targeting Kate Garraway over her documentaries and books about her late husband Derek Draper as one sneers 'stop exploiting him'.
Grief-stricken Kate choked back tears yesterday when she appeared on Good Morning Britain as she spoke about Derek wanting his voice to be heard.She has been tirelessly fighting for a change in the social care system which has left her broke after having to pay £16,000 a month in care costs. READ MORE: Kate Garraway chokes back tears on GMB as she says 'I can't walk away' as she talks about debt hell from caring for late husband Derek Draper Advertisement Kate appeared to hit back at the trolls as she joined This Morning hosts Ben Shepherd and Cat Deeley on Wednesday.'I understand that, really. I don't think I would have made a third one if it hadn't been that Derek wanted to...but I'm glad I did.
One troll said: 'Kate Garraway keeps proclaiming to worry about showing how vulnerable Derek is, yet she does documentaries, books and endless interviews about him. Give the poor man some dignity & stop exploiting him. It’s just uncomfortable to see.' Other GMB co-stars and former colleagues have spoken out in support, Susanna Reid commenting on the post saying: 'We love you.'
Piers Morgan has defended Kate Garraway after cruel trolls accused her of 'exploiting' her late husband Derek Draper in the latest documentary about him Kate's late husband was plagued with health woes after contracting Covid in March 2020, which saw him put in a coma, battle sepsis and left with difficulties communicating.
'I've appealed but that still hasn't been processed three years later. If this is what's it like for me then what's it like for everybody else?' 'We are entirely reliant on extraordinary carers but the system they work for is incredibly complicated and underfunded... In August 2022 he was taken to hospital with sepsis but pulled through. Then in early December 2023, Derek had a heart attack and was taken to hospital again.
Kate also thanked the medical teams for making his final moments as 'comfortable and dignified as possible.'A timeline of Derek Draper's coronavirus battle MARCH 2020