Kate Garraway revealed she feels 'very lonely' amid husband Derek Draper's ongoing battle with long Covid in a Sunday appearance of Piers Morgan's Life Stories.
The Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, broke down in tears while admitting she misses her partner's former self and is unable to predict what the future holds.
The former political advisor was rushed to hospital last March after falling gravely ill with the unpredictable respiratory bug.
Tragic: Kate Garraway revealed she feels 'very lonely' amid husband Derek Draper's ongoing battle with long Covid in a Sunday appearance of Piers Morgan's Life Stories
She told her former co-host: 'There are lots of moments of joy in that, recognition, moments with the children where he definitely knows what they're saying to him and remembers things.
'But there is no way of knowing what the future is and in the meantime, it's a strange thing Piers...'
Kate, who shares Darcey, 15, and Billy, 11, with Derek, emotionally added: 'I want him there and I want him back, but some days his presence reminds me the absence, so you can feel very lonely.
'I feel like I just want to talk to Derek. Even though I believe he's there, he can't be there in that same way. I love him more than ever by the way.'
Devastating: The Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, broke down in tears while admitting she misses her partner's former self and is unable to predict what the future holds
Kate went on to update her fans on Derek's progress, claiming the virus has 'devastated him from the top of his head to the tip of his toe'.
She said: 'His digestive system, his liver, his
