Kate Garraway’s late husband Derek Draper’s final moments will be reportedly shown in a documentary, that will also capture him talking on camera about his battle for the first time.
The political lobbyist – who died in January aged 56 following a long tragic battle with Covid-19 – really ‘wanted to have his say’ despite his illness leaving him with very limited speech, according to The Sun.
The touching ITV documentary will capture emotional moments alongside his children and his beloved wife Kate, 56, as bravely fought the disease after four years.
A poignant moment from the documentary’s trailer, shows the former political advisor lying in bed as he wrote down in his notepad.
During a heart-wrenching moment from the clip, Derek says: ‘My name’s Derek Draper, I want you to hear my story.’
Kate Garraway’s late husband Derek Draper will reportedly be shown speaking on camera about his battle with Covid, in an emotional documentary depicting his final days
The touching ITV documentary will capture emotional moments alongside his children and his beloved wife Kat (pictured), 56, as bravely fought the disease after four years.
The Good Morning Britain host can be seen sitting on his bed as she asked: ‘You’ve written Covid changed everything. Do you mean for you?,’ as Derek replied: ‘Yes.’
A source told the publication: ‘Derek really wanted to make this documentary and have his say.
‘It was incredibly brave of him to let cameras into his home.’
Speaking with co-host Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain, Kate admitted she ‘can’t quite believe’ that Derek, who died in January, isn’t with her to ‘watch his story’.
‘It’s been pretty emotional actually. Makes you want to jump in the screen and give him a hug.
And with the documentary set to air on Tuesday, Kate previousl discussed how it feels to have completed the project, as she confessed it had been ‘pretty emotional’ working on it.
Speaking with co-host Ed Balls on Thursday’s episode of Good Morning Britain, Kate admitted she ‘can’t quite believe’ that Derek isn’t with her to ‘watch his story’.
The psychotherapist – who died in January aged 56 following a long tragic battle with Covid-19 – really ‘wanted to have his say’ despite his illness leaving him with very limited speech, according to The Sun
During a heart-wrenching moment from the clip he says: ‘My name’s Derek Draper, I want you to hear my story’
The Good Morning Britain host can be seen sitting on his bed as she asked: ‘You’ve written Covid changed everything. Do you mean for you?,’ as Drake replied: ‘Yes’
Kate discussed how it feels to have completed the project, as she confessed it had been ‘pretty emotional’ working on it
‘It’s been pretty emotional actually. Makes you want to jump in the screen and give him a hug.
‘You can’t quite believe that he’s not with us to watch his story. But, hopefully, it will be very useful for others who that are going through the same thing. That’s the dream and the wish.’
After viewers watched a trailer for the programme earlier this week, Ed added: ‘It was very moving to hear him speak in [that] clip we played a couple of days ago. Because at the same time, there’s a fragility but also it is absolutely the Derek I’ve known for 30 years.’
Kate agreed as she continued: ‘You’re right, there’s fragility, vulnerability, obviously deep ill-health and damage, but yeah he was his own man until the end.’
The mother-of-two also explained that it was Derek’s decision to make the final documentary in the hope that it will bring a lot of help to people who are also suffering from long-term illness.
She explained: ‘It was his idea to make this and his story, so hopefully as I say, when it’s aired next Tuesday, it will bring a lot of help to a lot of people who are in the situation Derek’s in with long-term illness and those around them that care for them and the professional carers as well.’
Ed added: ‘I can’t imagine how hard it is to do this but I think it’s really important you’ve done it.’
Kate responded: ‘I hope so, I hope people see it that way. Thank you Ed.’
Speaking with co-host Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain, Kate admitted she ‘can’t quite believe’ that Derek, who died in January, isn’t with her to ‘watch his story’ (pictured together in 2019)
Kate previously chronicled the impact of caring for her husband in two other ITV documentaries titled Finding Derek and Caring For Derek.
When asked why he wanted to take part in this film, Derek previously said: ‘I want to be heard.’
Kate said she remembers “vividly” that the idea for the third documentary came from Derek, who said he wanted the main message to be “never give up fighting for what you believe in and for the people you love”.
‘I hadn’t planned to make another one,’ Kate said.
‘We had to find a way of allowing Derek’s voice to be heard and while having to finish it without him has been so hard, I am delighted that the film is a tribute to Derek and his incredible spirit,’ Kate said.
‘It’s also a tribute to all of those who fight on to make every second of life count, whatever is thrown at them.’
Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story airs on on Tuesday at 9pm and will be available to stream on ITVX.
