KATE Garraway will open up on the pain of spending her first Christmas without late husband Derek Draper.

In January, the presenter, 56, lost her partner to complications from Covid that first struck him down in 2020.

Kate Garraway will talk about the pain of spending her first Christmas without late husband Derek Draper
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Kate Garraway will talk about the pain of spending her first Christmas without late husband Derek DraperCredit: Rex

Kate will open up on Good Morning Britain's Christmas Day episode
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Kate will open up on Good Morning Britain’s Christmas Day episodeCredit: Rex
And on Good Morning Britain’s Christmas Day episode tomorrow she will share an update on how she is coping.

Mum-of-two Kate, 57, tells co-host Susanna Reid: “It’s very raw.

“This time last year, Derek was still alive — very sick.

“We thought it was the toughest Christmas because, weirdly, in 2020 we had a lot of hope he was coming out of hospital.

“I think I am in the early stages of grief.

“The pain is still there.”

Kate, who looked after Derek after he spent a year in hospital, will also shine a light on Britain’s carers on the programme, starting on ITV at 7am.

The presenter and daughter Darcy, 18, attended Piers Morgan’s star-studded Christmas party in London last week.

Watch as ‘emotional’ Kate Garraway fights back tears as she sends daughter Darcey, 18, off to university saying ‘your dad is with you all the way’

Kate will also shine a light on Britain’s carers on the programme
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Kate will also shine a light on Britain’s carers on the programmeCredit: Rex