‘He is fighting for his life!’ Piers Morgan gives update on Kate Garraway’s husband Derek as he continues to battle coronavirus after 7 weeks in ICU
- Derek Draper, 52, is understood to be in an unresponsive critical condition following seven weeks in intensive care
- The author and former political adviser was admitted to hospital with COVID-19 on March 30th
- Kate, 53, and Derek have been married for 14 years and share two children
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
Piers Morgan has given an update on Kate Garraway’s husband.
The GMB presenter, 55, said that Derek Draper, 52, ‘is fighting for his life’ as he continues to battle coronavirus after weeks in ICU.
Kate’s, 53, husband was taken into hospital on March 30th and, nearly 7 weeks later, remains in a critical care unit.
Update: Piers Morgan, 55, said that Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper, 52, ‘is fighting for his life’ as he continues to battle coronavirus after 7 weeks in ICU
Speaking on talkRADIO, Piers described how he has personally been impacted by COVID-19.
He told Kevin O’Sullivan: ‘I have a cousin whose father died of coronavirus. Had another friend of mine – a TV producer who I’ve worked on foreign assignments – whose mum died in a care home last week.
‘I’ve had Kate Garraway, who’s the Good Morning Britain co-presenter of mine – her husband Derek Draper is fighting for his life as we speak and has been for many weeks in an ICU unit.
Critically ill: Kate’s husband was taken into hospital on March 30th and, nearly 7 weeks later, remains in a critical care unit (Pictured in December 2019)
‘So I’ve been personally affected by this, by the sheer volume of friends of mine and family who have been directly impacted in the most horrific manner.
‘So yeah, I do feel a personal attachment to this story. But I think most people, if they have a conscience, should.’
On Friday, another of Kate’s GMB colleagues gave an update on husband’s progress.
Ben Shephard, 45, gave fans the latest news from his co-star: ‘A lot of you have been asking how Kate, Darcey, and Billy are, and Derek. We can update you because Kate did last night on her Instagram.’
In her post, Kate detailed how she had FaceTimed her comatose husband during the weekly Clap For Carers initiative and gushed that she ‘believed he can hear us’.
Derek is understood to be in an unresponsive critical condition following seven weeks in intensive care after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19.