Kate Garraway made her first red carpet appearance since her husband Derek Draper’s death as she attended The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards on Sunday.
The TV presenter, 56, put on a brave face as she posed with pal and former Good Morning Britain colleague Ben Shephard at the star-studded event.
Kate revealed that Derek had died on January 3 aged 56 after suffering long-lasting symptoms from coronavirus.
And she made her return to a big red carpet event on Sunday for the awards where she received the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting gong.
The star put on a chic display in a light yellow suit and sparkly halterneck silver top as she posed with Ben, 49.
Kate Garraway made her first red carpet appearance since her husband Derek Draper’s death as she attended The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards on Sunday with Ben Shephard
The TV presenter, 56, put on a brave face as she posed on the red carpet at The Londoner Hotel
She completed the look with pointy white leather boots and wore her light tresses in a bouncy blow dry.
Derek was amongst the first in the UK to fall seriously ill with Covid-19, being admitted into an intensive care unit as the country entered lockdown in March 2020.
He was one of the country’s longest-suffering Covid patients after being in hospital but never fully recovered after the virus left long-lasting damage to his organs and meant he needed round-the-clock care.
Derek had attended few public events over the last few years. But he suffered a heart attack before Christmas and never recovered.
Derek had flown to Mexico for specialist treatment for long Covid on December 8 but while there suffered a cardiac arrest and was forced to fly home.
At his funeral, Sir Tony Blair, Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Elton John were amongst those who gathered the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Primrose Hill – where Kate married her partner in 2005 – to bid farewell to the New Labour giant.
Journalist Robert Peston, talent manager Jonathan Shalit, former political editor of GMTV and ex-Labour MP Gloria De Piero and former Sky News political editor Adam Boulton also headed into the church.
Kate’s past and present Good Morning Britain colleagues were also out in force to support her on a tragic day.
The star put on a chic display in a light yellow suit and sparkly halterneck silver top as she posed with journalist Emily Maitlis (right)
She made her return to a big red carpet event on Sunday for the awards where she received the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting gong
She completed the look with pointy white leather boots and wore her light tresses in a bouncy blow dry as she posed with Emily and broadcaster Jon Sopel
Ben and Susanna Reid were amongst the first to arrive followed by Piers Morgan and Charlotte Hawkins.
Derek’s daughter Darcey helped carry her father’s coffin into the building while Sir Elton played a ‘musical tribute’.
There was also a speech by friend Sir Tony Blair and the congregation sang Lord of the Dance and The Lord is My Shepherd.
His children left notes on wreaths on the coffin, which said: ‘I love you with all my heart’ and ‘I love you dad’.
Amanda Holden, Abbey Clancy, Kate Garraway and Ashley Roberts were also at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards on Sunday night and all put on glamorous displays.
Kate revealed that Derek had died on January 3 aged 56 after suffering long-lasting symptoms from coronavirus
Derek was amongst the first in the UK to fall seriously ill with Covid-19, being admitted into an intensive care unit as the country entered lockdown in March 2020
The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards celebrated 75 years of Variety on Sunday at The Londoner Hotel.
Amanda took to the stage to host the glamorous evening to raise money for the children’s charity.
The Britain’s Got Talent judge also presented last years star-studded event which she was held at London Hilton in Park Lane.
She wore a head-turning white and silver dress with a daring cut-out section over her cleavage.
