Kate Garraway gives a big wave while heading to work

Kate Garraway continued to put on a brave face on Monday, amid her husband Derek Draper’s coronavirus battle. 

The Good Morning Britain presenter, 53, gave a big wave as she headed inside the Global Radio Studios in London on Monday ahead of her Smooth Radio show. 

She looked incredible wearing a yellow sweater which she teamed with flared jeans, platform boots and a smart navy coat.

Hello everyone! Kate Garraway continued to put on a brave face as she gave a big wave while heading to work at Smooth Radio in London on Monday wearing flared jeans

Naturally, she was wearing a surgical face mask as she headed inside ahead of her shift.  

Last week, Kate admitted she struggled to sleep on after clashing with a guest on GMB over coronavirus vaccine passports.

Speaking on the show the following morning, the hos whose husband Derek Draper has been battling COVID for nearly a year, told her co-star Ben Shephard: ‘There is a lot going on with my hair this morning, Ben…

‘I did say to our team please could you put some extra sugar in my coffee this morning, I am going to need it. I haven’t had a lot of sleep, the hair has exploded, it’s going to be a fun morning for you, Ben’. 

Her sleepless night came after she pointed out that everyone is making ‘sacrifices’ as commentator Dominique Samuels, 22, argued the idea of vaccine passports is ‘ridiculous’ and claimed it was ‘mandating vaccines through the backdoor’.  

Kate’s ailing husband Derek, 53, continues his slow recovery meaning she and the couple’s two children haven’t been able to see him since Christmas.

During the debate, Samuels argued that the idea of a Covid vaccine passport domestically will ‘greatly impact young people’ and create a class in society of ‘the vaccinated vs the unvaccinated’. 

Kate argued back, saying: ‘We’re all having to do things we’d rather not do… we don’t want to stay at home, we don’t want to be in lockdown.’

She added: ‘We’d love to go see our loved ones, but we can’t. We’d love to go visit the people in hospital, there are many, many sacrifices people are making.’ 

Starting the debate, Samuels said: ‘I mean it’s a ridiculous idea for a few reasons, I cant even believe that we’re having this conversation. 

‘But the first being, this is mandating vaccines, by deciding who can and can’t do things in society, such as bars and restaurants, when the government has said it would never go down the road of mandating vaccines. 

‘This is mandating vaccines just through the backdoor, what’s even the point of the vaccination programme when those that are most vulnerable in society account for about 80 to 90% of the hospitalisation and deaths will be protected by the vaccine.

‘Why do we need to go down the route of excluding other people from society and stop them from using facilities. 

‘This is essentially creating a class of two people in society, the vaccinated vs the unvaccinated. 

‘This will greatly impact young people. imagine being a young person, going through lockdown when you’ve not really been affected by coronavirus, having your job prospects slashed.

‘Then on top of that, not even being able to participate in getting the economy moving again. Let’s be honest, the hospitality sector in particular greatly relies on the custom of young people, particularly in university cities.’ 

Kate was quick to argue back as she clashed with the commentator’s views, arguing that everyone is making ‘sacrifices’.

She said: ‘They would make the choice that they would rather not be vaccinated and potentially help to protect those around them, that would mean that they can’t go to the pub. They weren’t safe to go to the pub, that would be their choice. 

‘No one is stopping them going, they would be choosing to make a decision, out of their own opinions, which then yes, might mean they couldn’t do those things. Why is that unfair compared with risking someone’s life?’ 

To which Samuels hit back with: ‘Well that’s based upon your idea of freedom not being forced to do something is but you are inadvertently being forced to take a vaccine there are many people who don’t want to take vaccines.’

Kate responded: ‘No, you are only being asked to take it if you want to do that activity, I mean I understand the point you’re driving at, there are people that are fearful of the vaccine. 

‘There are people who don’t want to take the vaccine but you know we’re in a situation where we’re all having to do things we’d rather not do… 

‘We don’t want to stay at home, we don’t want to be in lockdown, a lot of people don’t want to wear masks, a lot of people don’t want to do all sorts of things.

‘We’d love to go see our loved ones, but we can’t. We’d love to go visit the people in hospital, there are many, many sacrifices people are making.’

She concluded: ‘The argument would be… that if you choose not to have the vaccine, that is your choice, but it has consequences.’

Just last week, Kate emotionally revealed that she hasn’t seen ailing husband Derek since Christmas as he continues his slow recovery from COVID-19

The Good Morning Britain presenter has been a constant by Derek’s side following his hospitalisation with the potentially deadly virus in March 2020. 

Appearing on the show, Kate revealed she hadn’t seen her husband in almost two months following a surge in infections – and explained her ITV employers had given her leave after she found herself struggling to cope.  

The broadcaster has been unable to see Derek due to new restrictions introduced during the third lockdown, which bans any visitors on the ward where he is recovering. 

Kate said: ‘I haven’t been able to see him [Derek], I haven’t seen him since Christmas. He’s back in a situation now looking at strangers in masks.

‘I think that’s a situation for everybody whose got someone they love in hospital at the moment it’s not unique to him.’ 

The mother-of-two explained she decided to take some time off from GMB after ‘not feeling well’ following a ‘long year’. 

Kate said: ‘I’ve taken some time off; very kindly ITV have given me some time off, I hadn’t been feeling very well.

‘I think it might have been one of those things where chickens had come home to roost after a long year that we’ve all had, haven’t we?

‘I took some holiday leave, at home because I know holidays are controversial, literally within the four walls of my home. 

‘I had a lot of sleep and a bit of medicine and feeling much better.’ 

Kate admitted she is finding her current situation ‘really tough’ because it feels like there is ‘no end in sight’. 

She explained: ‘It’s tough, it’s also the same for people in care homes. When you’re someone like him who is dealing with unconsciousness problems and trying to emerge, I can’t help but fear that it’s not helpful. 

‘There is no end in sight to that and that’s really tough.’

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