Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway has opened up about her husband Derek Draper's Covid-19 recovery.
It comes ahead of their new documentary Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek.
The programme follows the ITV presenter as she continues to care for her husband following his journey after he became seriously ill from contracting coronavirus in March 2020.
Derek, 54, was unable to return home for a year.
He was put in a medically induced coma by doctors as the virus ravaged his body.
As reported in The Mirror, he has battled the severe long-term effects of the illness since and said he suffered suicidal thoughts as a result.
In an advert for the ITV programme, 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.”
The new documentary will see Life Stories presenter Kate as she adjusts to the changes in her life with Derek and their children Darcey, 15, and William, 12.
Kate said: “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 trailer sees Derek lifted in and out of a special bed and sitting in a wheelchair surrounded by the family.
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.
In an interview with You magazine, the TV star admitted her relationship has changed, saying: “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?”
Kate won a National Television Award last year for the Finding Derek documentary, which detailed her family’s plight during his 13 months in hospital.
Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek airs on ITV and ITV Hub on Tuesday, February 22 at 9pm.
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