Kate Garraway facts: Smooth and GMB pressenter's age, husband, children and career revealed
30 January 2025, 10:22
Kate Garraway is one of the most hardworking stars of British TV, having appeared on TV and radio for the past 25 years.
The Good Morning Britain star has been part of the Smooth Radio family since joining in 2014, and she hosts the mid-morning show every weekday from 10am to 1pm.
Here's your handy quick guide to Kate:
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Who is Kate Garraway? Her TV and radio career explained
Kate Garraway. Picture: Getty Kate is a British TV and radio presenter and journalist.
She got her start on TV in 1994, joining the South edition of ITV News Central as a production journalist, reporter and news presenter.
Two years later, she became co-presenter of the South East edition of ITV News Meridian, and in 1998 she joined Sunrise on Sky News.
Kate joined GMTV in September 2000, co-presenting GMTV Today with fellow Smooth star Andrew Castle on Fridays. She went on to share presenting duties with Fiona Phillips and Emma Crosby.
In 2009, she co-hosted GMTV with Ben Shephard, leaving in August 2010.
She became the entertainment editor of Daybreak on ITV a month later, and in December 2011, she took over from Christine Bleakley as the main presenter on an interim basis.
In 2014, Daybreak was replaced with Good Morning Britain, with Kate joining as one of the main co-presenters. She currently presents alongside Ben Shepherd, Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan.
Meanwhile, Kate appeared in the fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in 8th place (out of 14) with professional partner Anton du Beke.
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What is Kate Garraway's age and where is she from?
Kate was born on June 4, 1967, and celebrated her 55th birthday in 2022.
Her father was a civil servant, and her mother was a teacher. She went to Dunmore Primary School and Fitzharrys School in Abingdon.
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Is Kate Garraway married and does she have children?
In September 2005, Kate married her second husband Derek Draper in Camden.
Derek was previously a political aide to former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson.
They welcomed their daughter Darcey in March 2006. Their son William was born three years later.
In 2020, Derek was hospitalised after contracting COVID-19, and was admitted to an intensive care unit. By June, he remained in critical condition after ten weeks, and was in an induced coma.
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Derek passed away aged 56 in January 2024, after a long battle with long Covid.
In a statement shared on social media, Kate announced her husband's death saying: "I’m sad to have to tell you all that my darling husband Derek has passed away.
"As some of you may know he has been critically ill following a cardiac arrest in early December which, because of the damage inflicted by Covid in March 2020, led to further complications.
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"Derek was surrounded by his family in his final days and I was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours and when he passed."
Kate's statement continued: "I have so much more to say, and of course I will do so in due course, but for now I just want to thank all the medical teams who fought so hard to save him and to make his final moments as comfortable and dignified as possible.
"Sending so much love and thanks to all of you who have so generously given our family so much support. Rest gently and peacefully now Derek, my love, I was so lucky to have you in my life."
