Kate Garraway admits it’s 'tough' on her and the kids looking after Derek but they're 'paid with love'

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3 Mar 2022, 14:32

The Caring For Derek star opened up about looking after her beloved husband following his life-changing battle with Covid-19 and how it has affected both her and her children's lives.

Appearing on The One Show on Wednesday, the GMB presenter told hosts Alex Jones and Ronan Keating about her tear-jerking ITV documentary and the trauma following in the roles of 'unpaid' carers.

While Kate wanted to base the documentary on the fantastic work of professional carers, she also felt it was important to fly the flag for all the other carers - including friends and family who get 'paid with love'.

The mother-of-two said the public have been 'amazing' since the broadcast. She told Alex and Ronan: "It's such a wonderful thing, to be able to care for someone you love. But, it's a tough thing.

"It's tough for the carer and the person who's being cared for. I'm trying to say, salute everybody out there and give them some support."

Fronting the new BBC Two medical series Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway alongside Dr Guddi Singh, she also confirmed that they will be studying the lungs of a former Covid-19 patient on the show.

"I just thought, 'That is amazing'," she said. "It’s fascinating to see how Covid effects the lungs, then how it spreads into the body.

"Gosh, if we had understood that from the start where would we be now?"

She added: "When Derek got sick, it was not just the fear of him dying which was big and massive, it was the fear of, ‘What is it?’

"You’re very fearful and that fear becomes a big chunk of the problem."