Kate Garraway has said her husband Derek is like a 'stranger' to her now as a result of the complications associated with his illness from coronavirus.
The GMB presenter opened up about her husband Derek Draper’s ongoing recovery from Covid-19 ahead of her new documentary Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek.
The new ITV film follows the 54-year-old as she continues to care for her husband after he fell seriously ill with the coronavirus.
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An advert released by ITV gives a look into their home life ahead of the documentary's release.
In the ad, Kate said: "I'm very protective of people seeing him vulnerable but this is the reality of life for people that are caring. The person he is now, in many ways, is a stranger."
She later added: "If we have a love and he can be a dad to the children in a whole new way, that's life isn't it."
The new documentary will see Life Stories presenter Kate as she adjusts to the changes in her life with the political lobbyist turned psychotherapist and their children Darcey, 15, and William, 12.
Derek, 54, contracted the coronavirus in March 2020 and did not return home for a year after he was put into an induced coma by doctors.
He has been battled the severe long-term effects of the illness since and said he has suffered suicidal thoughts as a result.
The presenter, who has been Derek’s principal carer since his release from hospital last April, says that although her husband is often ‘lost and confused’, she is buoyed by flashes of his former self.
Speaking to Mail On Sunday's You magazine, Kate said: "I'm not sure that we've ever fallen out of love, but I think a new path is emerging, a new way to be in love.
"He puts huge trust in me. He just says, 'Whatever you think', which is wonderful, but I do get quite tearful about it. I think, 'God, I hope I'm worthy of that trust'.
"But I've got his back. That is a relationship in itself, isn't it? How many times do couples have doubts about each other?
"That's a positive thing to come out of this, to have that certainty of each other. He and I are very close."
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