Kate Garraway says her 'life was turned upside down' with husband Derek's Covid battle
ok.co.ukKate Garraway has admitted that her life was "turned upside down" when her husband Derek Draper was diagnosed with coronavirus.
The presenter, 54, spoke about Derek, 54, on her new BBC series, Your Body Uncovered, on Wednesday night.Talking at the star of the episode, Kate said: "Having a serious health condition is terrifying and having someone you love with a health condition can be just as daunting. "When my husband Derek was diagnosed with Covid-19, it turned our lives upside down.
And that fear was made even harder to bear because I didn’t understand what was going on inside his body. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . "So we’re bringing patients and their doctors together in our unique imaging centres where they’ll have a mind-blowing consultation which helps them get to grips with their condition from the inside out." Derek returned home in April 2021 after spending a year in hospital fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus in 2020, which has since left him battling a number of ongoing health issues.
While Kate's new six-part series for BBC Two uses the "latest augmented reality know-how and medical imaging technology to allow patients to see inside their own bodies", in order to "better understand their medical condition and the treatment choices available to them".
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