'NO CHOICE'
Kate Garraway has ‘no regrets’ over crippling debts she racked up caring for Covid-stricken husband Derek Draper
Kate also defended making a third documentary about Derek
KATE Garraway says she does not regret the debts she racked up caring for Covid-stricken husband Derek Draper.
The Good Morning Britain star was spending £16,000 a month on care before Derek’s death in January at 56.
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In an ITV documentary, completed after his death Kate, 56, said the cost was more than her salary from the broadcaster.
But she said today: “I will pay it, absolutely. And I don't regret it, I don’t begrudge it.
“It was the right thing to do.
You have no choice and I was lucky because I had a job where people understood and gave me time to rush off to hospital at a moment’s notice.”
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"There was one time when they cancelled the care, which turned out to be a mistake, and in the end the carer did turn up even though they didn't know they were going to get paid.
"And that's the people that you're dealing with, they're travelling a long way, they don't always live near you, they came.
"For those that are professional carers that are doing it on their own, it's a massive thing.
She also defended making a third Derek documentary.
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Kate admitted: “It probably just looks like ‘Oh for goodness sake, Kate, stop going on about your own problems’”
But she added: “I’m not meaning to go on about my problems.
“I’m trying to go on about everybody else’s problems.”
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