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10 standout moments from Kate Garraway: Derek's Story: From the debt-ridden GMB star's admission she can't afford her heating to her husband's first words on-camera


While the programme was praised by viewers for shining a light on the thousands of unpaid carers in the UK, it also offered insight into Kate's plight during Derek's struggles.

While the programme was praised by viewers for shining a light on the thousands of unpaid carers in the UK, it also offered insight into Kate's plight during Derek's struggles, including the huge debts she's accrued funding his care. Since emerging from a Covid induced coma in 2020, Derek was left wheelchair-bound and reliant on Kate and his carer, Jake, while he underwent stringent physiotherapy classes to try to regain strength in his body. Wearing an oversized maroon jumper, Mr Draper was lightly aided by his carer Jake and a walking frame - a far cry from the man viewers saw earlier in the programme barely able to swallow a spoonful of Weetabix.

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