Lorraine Kelly praises ‘brave’ Kate Garraway's move as husband’s ordeal is ‘far from over'

“This week a friend of mine’s mother-in-law, who’s 51 so younger than me, died from Covid.”

While welling up with tears, Kate added: “She got it at Christmas and she went down very quickly and died.

“I can’t believe here we are so far on Derek’s still ravaged form the effects of Covid from way back in March.

“His recovery his incredibly certain. I’m trying to look for new thing and new ways and things I can do for him.”

“Meanwhile, people are still dying in extraordinary numbers and it’s just unbearable.”