The presenter was nowhere to be seen during Thursday's episode of the ITV show as she was replaced by Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins.
Kate Garraway was notably absent from Good Morning Britain , leaving viewers puzzled by her absence as she was "replaced" on the ITV show.
Kate's absence has now been explained by an ITV spokesperson who told The Sun that the mum-of-two is taking two days of annual leave after working on GMB for five days last week, the Express reports. Expressing her personal grief, she continued: "Things that jumped out at me were the unbelievable frustration of seeing how well he was doing, how much progress he'd made, for him to struggle so hard and he fought for so long... That's just a personal sadness for me."
Derek needed round-the-clock care due to the lasting side effects of the virus which placed a significant financial strain on the family.
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