Kate Garraway has admitted she’s tempted to show lockdown rule-breakers in the UK a photo of her seriously ill husband.
The TV presenter’s husband Derek Draper has been in hospital since the end of March, after contracting Covid-19.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain today, Kate got emotional as she urged viewers to follow government guidelines.
“I have huge sympathy with people who are fed up with it,” Kate said.
‘It makes me tempted to show them a picture of Derek in his current state.’
‘You don’t want this in your life.’@Kategarraway makes a heartfelt plea to the country to follow the guidance from government to stop the spread of the virus. pic.twitter.com/Dn0bPorNiF
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) October 1, 2020
“I think if you haven’t been directly touched by it, you haven’t seen the devastation, your life has been devastated, your livelihood, your ability to feel a sense of joy, you’re going to get frustrated.”
“It does make me tempted to show a picture of Derek in his current state and say, ‘You don’t want this in your life. You don’t know who it will affect and how.’ So stick to it.”
“There’s huge confusion around it, but we kind of know wearing a mask, social distancing, we know the basics, and we have to do our best in the muddle.”
“There are so many shades of grey. If we stick to basics we can hopefully get through it.”
Fighting back tears, Kate continued: “Derek’s mum and dad haven’t been able to see Derek. If they can go six months without giving a hug to their son, who’s so desperately ill, the rest of us can probably get through.”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to depress everybody. That’s the reality of getting caught up in the virus directly.”
The news comes following reports that Derek’s coronavirus battle has become the “longest in the UK”, after spending 184 days in hospital.
Kate married the former lobbyist back in 2005, and the couple share two kids – daughter Darcey, 14, and son Billy, 11.
.@Kategarraway reveals Derek’s parents haven’t been able to visit their son in hospital for six months.
She says if they can go through that with their son desperately ill then the rest of us can get through this.
So strong Kate💪 pic.twitter.com/nOlD4fn57D
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) October 1, 2020
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