Kate Garraway is able to communicate with her husband every night, despite him being in a coma in hospital.
The \'Good Morning Britain\' host\'s spouse Derek Draper is critically ill after contracting coronavirus earlier this month and although she is unable to be by his bedside because of social distancing measures, the 52-year-old presenter is grateful she can offer "support" from afar via a phone call.
\'GMB\' presenter Ben Shepard gave viewers an update on the couple on Friday\'s (24.04.20) show.
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He said: "She\'s been able to speak with Derek in the evenings, in a coma. She\'s been able to share music with him, talk to him, just to support him. A bit of reassurance [to him] hearing her voice."
Kate also sent her thanks, via the show, to fans who have sent messages of support and admitted they have been a great source of comfort for her.
Ben continued: "She said... she\'s passed on the messages you\'ve sent to her along to Derek as well so he\'s getting a sense of the support and positivity coming from all of you.
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"She can\'t respond to everybody but in quieter moments when she has 10 minutes, she can scroll through and the emotional support she\'s getting from them is really helping.
"It\'s really tough. It\'s really really tough because as she said he is critically, critically ill."
The former \'I\'m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!\' contestant - who has Darcey, 14, and Billy, 11, with Derek - also admitted she still has "hope" her husband will recover as she sent a message of support to NHS staff.
Sharing footage of the people on her street taking part in Thursday\'s (23.04.20) Clap for Carers, she wrote on Instagram: "Another emotional #clapthecarers & never has it been more needed. If this pandemic #lockdown is dragging on for us, imagine what it is like for them.
"Shift after endlessly long shift , bravely going to work, to battle the virus and give our loved ones a chance.
"None of those keeping my Derek alive have ever made me feel it\'s a chore, they want to win this as much as I want them to, but it must be so hard.
"He is still critically ill in intensive care, but where there is life there is hope. Thank you #nhs from the bottom of my heart .(sic)"
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