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Annabel Croft reveals Kate Garraway's 'horrendous grief' over Derek Draper's tragic death


Strictly Come Dancing star Annabel Croft has opened up about her experience with grief following her husband Mel's death, saying she 'can relate' to GMB's Kate Garraway

She told Women & Home Magazine: "Kate Garraway's been going through [grief] for a long time and it's a very different [scenario to mine], but I can imagine how she's feeling." Kate Garraway lost her husband Derek Draper in January (Image: James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)She went on to admit that Christmas and New Year had been especially hard for her and her three kids. The tennis ace spoke candidly about losing her husband in an interview with Woman&Home (Image: Dan Kennedy)The mum-of-three previously opened up about Strictly and grief on This Morning.

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