Kate Garraway suffered ‘all sorts of drama’ on Tuesday morning as the Good Morning Britain studio ‘descended into chaos’.
The presenter, 53, revealed that the daily morning show suffered a power cut at 6AM – when it is due to go on air – and nearly had to be cancelled.
Kate and co-anchor Ben Shephard explained the drama to viewers, with Kate joking that she is ‘at her limit’ with the drama in her life, as her husband Derek Draper continues to battle COVID-19 in hospital.
Chaos! Kate Garraway suffered ‘all sorts of drama’ on Tuesday morning as the Good Morning Britain studio ‘descended into chaos’
‘We are here by the skin of our teeth. We had a massive power cut at Good Morning Britain and it’s been all sorts of drama,’ Kate explained. ‘They couldn’t print off any stories, give us any briefs and they had no lights because the air conditioner went off and the server shut down.’
She then informed viewers that her producer was laughing at her off-camera for using technical lingo.
Ben was sure to thank the crew for getting the show back up and running.
‘Just a big shout out to the team that got us on. To Daniel and your team, because it really was touch and go,’ he said.
Drama! Kate and co-anchor Ben Shephard explained the drama to viewers, with Kate joking that she is ‘at her limit’ with the drama in her life, as her husband Derek Draper continues to battle COVID-19 in hospital
Close call! The presenter, 53, revealed that the daily morning show suffered a power cut at 6AM – when it is due to go on air – and nearly had to be cancelled
‘We hope it lasts until 9, there is a bit of gaffer tape over everything! Chaos at Good Morning Britain this morning. Glad to have the lights back on!’ Kate added.
At this point, the lights went out, plunging the set into darkness – but this was merely a joke by the team to make light of the situation.
Kate begged the universe for ‘no more bad luck’ as she spoke for the first time about the ‘utterly terrifying’ moment her tyre blew while she was driving with her family over the weekend.
Into darkness! ‘We are here by the skin of our teeth. We had a massive power cut at Good Morning Britain and it’s been all sorts of drama,’ Kate explained
Blackout! Ben was sure to thank the crew for getting the show back up and running. ‘Just a big shout out to the team that got us on. To Daniel and your team, because it really was touch and go,’ he said
Prank! At this point, the lights went out, plunging the set into darkness – but this was merely a joke by the team to make light of the situation
The Good Morning Britain presenter was left shaken following the incident, which occurred as she hurried back to see ailing husband Derek at the hospital.
Speaking to co-host Ben on Monday morning, Kate said: ‘We were rushing back because we were conscious of getting back to London to check on Derek, and my mum and dad were coming for their first visit.
‘You know people say God and the universe doesn’t send you what you can’t deal with. I would like to put a message out, I am at my limit, I am at my absolute limit now. If the universe could just give me a calm Monday!’
Opening up: Kate has spoken for the first time about the ‘utterly terrifying’ moment her tyre blew out while she was driving on the motorway.
Referring to the accident, which happened while children Darcey, 14, and Billy, 11, were in the car, she added: ‘It was the first time that I had been out with the kids in the car…
‘Leaving London, going to meet some friends in Kent, in a socially distanced way at lovely Port Lympne Safari Park.
‘On the way back we suddenly exploded. It’s that moment where you think “I can’t control the car.”
‘All weird steering, bits of rubber flying everywhere. I don’t know if it was smoke but looked like smoke – it could be burning rubber.
‘I managed to pull over but it just happened to be on the section of the motorway where there wasn’t a hard shoulder, there was a feeder road going off so I was nervous about people going on the inside.’
Kate later admitted she had chosen to stay close to London for the sake of Derek, who remains in a critical condition at a local hospital.
Terrifying! The Good Morning Britain presenter was left shaken following the incident, which occurred during her first family trip without husband Derek Draper
She said: ‘We’ve been talking about travel plans all morning and the problems people are facing going to Spain and having to quarantine, but I made baby steps.
‘This was the first time I was taking the kids out of London. Obviously wanting to stay local to Derek and taking it step by step. This is something we do annually every year with some friends in Kent. All socially distanced.
‘Everything went well. Driving back in to town, thinking “that went OK” – you should never think that, should you?’
Praising her children, she added: ‘Bill and Darcey were brilliant but yeah, really shaken up, it’s nerve wracking.
‘We’re all well and actually, for once, my parking was applauded by the police. They said you did really well, you did the best you could, and I’ve never had a compliment for my parking.’
Plea: Speaking on Monday morning’s show, the presenter begged the universe for ‘no more bad luck’ following the incident, which happened while her children Darcey and Billy were in the car
Addressing Instagram followers on Sunday, Kate shared a photograph of herself standing with the police officers who’d rescued her – as well as her two children.
She wrote: ‘Thanks to our amazing saviours Liz & Mark from @kentpoliceuk who rescued me after a full tyre blow out on the motorway!!! Never had one before – utterly terrifying.
‘Managed to keep control of car but couldn’t get off motorway as no hard shoulder & when the AA said they couldn’t come for an hour, then rang after half an hour to say might still be an hour had no choice but to call the police.
‘They were so brilliant and got us to safety and we are now on way home in taxi, shaken but safe, tow truck on way to car.
‘It’s first time have taken kids out without Derek too, but we are safe and will update you fully on @gmb with @benshephardofficial tomorrow from 6 a.m.’
Shortly after sharing her post, Kate’s fellow ITV presenter Eamonn Holmes shared a sweet message of support as he wrote: ‘Nothing as stupid as a Smart Motorway.’
Disintegrated: Kate unveiled the alarming damage to the wheel, which had been left in tatters
Thankful: The GMB host took to Instagram on Sunday to thank police for coming to the rescue and branded the experience ‘utterly terrifying’
Back home! The presenter was later photographed returning home after updating fans about the terrifying ordeal during the taxi ride back to her house
A smart motorway is a section of motorway that uses traffic management methods to increase capacity and reduce congestion, according to RAC. This includes using the usual hard shoulder as an actual lane.
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The presenter was later photographed returning home after updating fans about the terrifying ordeal during the taxi ride back to her house.
Clad in a pretty butterfly print maxi skirt and a long sleeved white top, the mother-of-two was seen carrying bags of belongings into her home.
While clutching onto a takeaway coffee, Kate walked back and fourth to ensure nothing was left in the taxi.
Despite the arduous circumstances, the TV host managed to smile as she looked back over her shoulder to thank the driver.
The horrifying incident comes after Kate revealed nurses told her that her stricken husband Derek looked ‘focused and engaged’ when they put Good Morning Britain on for him.
Time to fix the damage: Kate’s Volvo was eventually seen to by the AA who replaced the wheel
Getting things sorted: Clad in a pretty butterfly print maxi skirt and a long sleeved white top, Kate kept her head down as she focused on the task at hand while caught in the rain
Speaking on July 21st, the presenter gave the promising update about the former Blair lobbyist, who was admitted to hospital in March after being diagnosed with coronavirus.
The TV host recently returned to GMB after taking time off while her husband was in intensive care and had told viewers that nurses had put the show on for him to try to stimulate a response.
Kate said: ‘He is stable and actually yesterday I spoke to the nurses and they said they had put Good Morning Britain on.
‘And they felt he looked, because his eyes are open, he looked focused… He looked focused and engaged on it.’
The presenter also joked with co-host Ben: ‘They didn’t say whether it was me or you’, and admitted she found the news ‘very emotional’.
Family outing: Kate revealed that her children Darcey, 14, and Billy, 11, were with her during the incident, which took place on their first family outing without Derek (Pictured December 2019)
She said: ‘We don’t know whether it’s the movement of the light, or whether it’s the familiar voice. So, good morning, Derek, if you are watching.
‘We’re all sending you lots of love, everyone here is sending you lots of love. So there you go, your own personal Good Morning Britain.’
Kate said Derek, who she married in 2005, had endured a ‘tough week’ following ‘big falls’ in his blood pressure and swelling in his legs.
Hours before the show hit screens, Kate teased the update as she admitted she’d had an ’emotional few days’ as she took to Instagram to re-share snaps of herself and co-host Ben larking about on set.
Earlier this month Kate revealed in an emotional GMB interview that Derek ha’almost died six times,’ during his battle with coronavirus.
She told Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid: ‘It is a very desperate situation, it’s very very difficult, of course there’s fantastic hope he’s still alive, the doctors do keep saying it’s a miracle he’s still alive.
‘I was speaking to a doctor yesterday who said he’s sick as anyone I’ve ever seen in 35 years of medicine, and some of those people who were as sick as him aren’t here.
‘Six times they said he’s not going to make it, and obviously you couldn’t visit. So he’s been very very sick, but it’s a new disease, there’s no data, so what they can say is it’s great he’s here.
‘There’s flickers of hope, his lungs are starting to recover, his kidneys are doing better, his liver, but they don’t know how much better he can get.’
Asked whether there had been any explanation for why Derek had been so badly affected by the virus, Kate admitted doctors are still unsure.
She said: ‘There isn’t, he was a little bit overweight, I’m a bit of a feeder! Zero underlying conditions, he’s young comparatively, he’s 52, so there is no explanation.
‘I think what’s happened is at every stage they’ve been learning.
Sad: Kate’s husband Derek remains hospitalised while recovering from COVID-19, almost four months after being admitted (pictured in 2019)
‘One of the wonderful things is that they’ve changed medical practices, they’ve changed pathways because of Derek.
‘I keep telling him on the Facetime he would be very pleased about that.’
Now that Derek has been declared COVID-free, Kate admitted she fears for the long-term damage the virus may have done, and whether that will affect Derek in his recovery.
‘When he went into hospital, I got some texts saying ”oh I’m definitely not gonna die, tell the children I’m doing great,” but there was a feeling of terror because he had COVID and suddenly it escalated.
‘And then suddenly it became everything, and each stage has been sort of a new terror and just when I thought we were moving forward suddenly it can now affect your body everywhere.
‘There’s a huge post-viral syndrome, damage done in ways we didn’t know. I was sitting with Dr Hilary and he said it’s the lungs, it’s respiratory you’re fearing from COVID.’
Kate also reiterated that doctors had urged her to ‘get on with life’ while Derek continues to recover, insisting she had to be present for their two children Darcey, 14, and Billy, 10.
‘I have had moments, you know when you get abs gripped with fear and everything was going so well, but it’s happened to the world it’s happened to everybody, in this time you’ve seen people, I know people, you know people who have been watching this show who have been diagnosed with terrible illnesses,’ Kate added.
‘The doctors are saying to me now, ”You’ve got to get on, you’ve got to get on with life”. For Darcey and Billy effectively right now, they’ve lost their dad, they haven’t, he’s there.. he’s not a presence as he should be in their lives.’
Kate’s husband has been in hospital since March, and while Kate sparked hope earlier this month by revealing he has awoken from a coma, the star has been told his recovery could take years.
She told Hello! ‘The doctors have been urging me not to put my life on pause. They’ve told me that I need to go back to work and create a routine in our lives again.
‘The children and Derek are all I’ve thought about and they’re the most important people in my life, but I must create structure and normality for the children, to clean the bath, put the plates in the dishwasher and tidy the house.
‘I also need to get back to work so that I can provide for the children and we can do things together, to make them feel that the light hasn’t gone out of their lives, that there’s hope for the future.’
During an appearance on GMB last month, Kate spoke about the start of Derek’s devastating illness, saying: ‘Derek had a painful shoulder for a couple months, and had been taking medication and having scans
‘He was due to have a steroid injection, he felt unwell and was home tutoring the kids. I got back and said ”you don’t you look right babe, I think it’s the painkillers.”
‘I just had this weird feeling, asked if he had a cough. He didn’t, he said ‘I think I’ve got weird sinusitis.” I rang the doctor, I said ‘you don’t look great, no real feeling that it’s COVID, he had none of those symptoms.’
‘Around the 29/30 March, I came home came in and said ‘god you look ill. He said he had a headache, numbness in his right hand, and was struggling to breathe,
‘I rang Dr Hilary (Jones) and tried to get through, he talked to Derek. He said put me back on, I think you need to call an ambulance. I said ‘I can’t believe I’m calling an ambulance’, I was very scared.’
Derek has previously credited Kate for saving him from depression which started during his career as a political advisor and led to a nervous breakdown and a stint in The Priory in the late 1990s.
After moving to Los Angeles for three years and retraining as a therapist, his friend GMTV’s political correspondent, Gloria De Piero, offered to set him up with her friend and colleague Kate.
Kate and Derek have been married since 2005, with the former lobbyist cheering his wife on for the duration of her stint on I’m A Celebrity last year.
Following her stint on I’m A Celebrity, the couple were planning to renew their vows in the coming months after Kate revealed Derek had proposed for a second time.
Touching: Derek has credited Kate for saving him from depression which started during his career as a political advisor and led to a nervous breakdown (pictured in 2006)