Ben Shephard has updated Good Morning Britain viewers on Kate Garraway’s husband Derek, who remains in intensive care battling coronavirus.
The presenter spoke out after Kate took to social media on Thursday night during the weekly Clap For Carers to reveal that her husband of 15 years is still fighting for his life.
Ben, 45, shared another update as he said how nice it was to see his co-host smile after she shared a video of herself clapping on her doorstep with her children Darcey and William.
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Charlotte Hawkins, who was hosting Friday’s show alongside Ben, explained: “It's nice to see that see that she had a smile on her face.
“Everyone has got their fingers crossed, everyone is sending them so much love, they're all in our thoughts and prayers at the moment and keeping everything crossed that Derek will pull through and everything will be okay.”
Ben then joked: “She's still hoarding though, you can see she's still hoarding. She's got a traffic cone in her front drive.
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“It is lovely like you say to see that smile because we don't see enough of it."
It comes after Kate shared an emotional update on Derek on Friday, telling fans he remains in hospital in a critical condition.
She wrote to her 757,000 followers: "I didn’t even know Darcey had bought this t shirt on line ( with my card !) until she emerged tonight but I do know how grateful she is to the #nhs – I couldn’t be prouder of how she & Billy have coped with these past 2 horrific months for our family – always finding ways of lifting our spirits & staying strong even when they can see me wobbling . [sic]
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"Its so wonderful to see little green shoots of hope that this dreadful disease is easing and that hopefully soon we might all be able to see each other again and hug our nearest and dearest."
She went on to explain that the fight is far from over for her family and 53 year old husband as she said: "But the journey for me and my family seems to be far from over as everyday my heart sinks as I learn new & devastating ways this virus has more battles for Derek to fight. But he is still HERE & so there is still hope. [sic]
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"My heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to anyone who will be affected by this, not just for the next few weeks but for the foreseeable future.
"That will be the case for many who have suffered from the disease, but also the front line workers who have been helping to treat the worst affected. The physical and mental scars will run deep and so we need to stick together far beyond the end of lockdown."
Kate ended her statement by expressing her gratitude for all the support she's been receiving as she said: "Thank you so much for all your messages. I am going to share more of the things that have been keeping me going on clubgarraway.com .
"And I would love to hear more of your challenges & thoughts there too. Sharing is such a comfort ." [sic] alongside the hashtags #hope, #staypositive and #clapthecarers.
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