Ranvir Singh Stops Good Morning Britain as Kate Garraway’s Actions Raise Alarms
Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh showed incredible compassion on the program that aired on Tuesday (December 24), pausing the news to check in with her co-host Kate Garraway, marking the first Christmas without her husband Derek Draper.
As the show addressed messages from the Prime Minister and King Charles about combating loneliness, Ed Balls introduced the topic, noting, “That’s a very important message about loneliness.” Ranvir then took the opportunity to offer her support to Kate, asking, “Yeah, can I ask you a question Kate, before I do the news? What erm… How are you feeling? We all think of you and Derek, of course. And this time last year he was still with us”, according to the Express.
Kate, visibly emotional, responded with a solemn tone, “Yeah, so it’s our first Christmas without him. I’ve been talking to Andi Peters, who lost his mum, and warned me that Christmas is the hardest time.” She continued, “I think this one will be particularly hard. But I’m lucky that I’ve got family around me and it’s distracting. But I think you do feel grief because that’s the point where you have the memories of previous years and you were lucky enough to still have them over the last four or five years, even though they were very ill”, reports the Mirror.
In a poignant moment, Ranvir gently asked Kate, “Was he very ill this time last year?” Kate confirmed, “He was, yes. He was in intensive care this time last year.”
Kate shared the deep emotional turmoil she faced: “Inside my head, I did fear this was a grim one, but the children didn’t. They were still very hopeful.” She reflected on how Christmas traditions could intensify grief, saying, “It’s a tough one this year, and I think anyone who is experiencing grief, it does hit you when you feel something which is full of tradition and you have memories. It comes back. But I’m thinking of everybody else who’s feeling that.”
Ranvir also opened up about her own grief, revealing to the Express, “I always think my dad died in January, when I was young, and I never realised why I found New Year so excruciatingly painful.” She continued, “Like I always wanted to go to bed at 10, I couldn’t bear it. It’s only when I became an adult I realised it’s because my dad died on January 21st.”
Kate shared her thoughts on the upcoming New Year, acknowledging that Derek’s death was also in January, saying, “I just wondered if New Year is another weird time? Yeah, I’m not planning anything for New Year.” She added, “I think it will just be a little moment where we’ll have thoughts. I think we will all go to the grave and have a little bit of time with him.”