Lorraine Kelly's one-word response as she defends GMB's Kate Garraway after backlash
Kate Garraway has faced backlash from online trolls over opening about the amount of debt she plummeted into following caring bills for late husband.
Kate Garraway says she's 'ashamed' for being in debt
Following Kate Garraway’s documentary Derek's Story, the Good Morning Britain host has received major backlash resulting in co-star Lorraine Kelly fiercely defending her. Lorraine, 64, took to social media to protect the presenter, 56, following online trolling.
Kate’s recent powerful ITV documentary highlighted her late husband Derek Draper's emotional final chapter. Derek, 56, died back in January following four years of health battles after he contracted Covid at the start of the pandemic.
During the programme, Kate unearthed the human stories behind life as a carer, which has plummeted her into a pool of debt. Each month, Kate was forking out £16,000 just to care for her husband at home.
Since she revealed the astonishing figure, trolls have attacked the television star online. She received abuse after being slammed for making money off doing multiple shows about her husband's health battle.
This caused co-star Lorraine to defend her colleague and friend on X, formerly known as Twitter. Lorraine re-tweeted a sweet message from a fan who stood in solidarity with Kate.
User @victoria_a_mc said: "How anyone can say horrible things about #KateGarraway after watching #DereksStory has clearly never been a carer for a family member. It’s exhausting and utterly heartbreaking. What the actual f**k is wrong with people?"
The Scottish TV presenter retweeted the statement, simply adding the caption:"Exactly"
It wan't long before social media users shared their thoughts on the backlash Kate is recieving, with many showing their support.
@Kath37813971 wrote: "I think it’s disgusting that people are talking the way they are about Kate. She is a beautiful soul."
@JulieScott12397 added: "Think they do it for attention - best ignored. We love Kate."
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@Bonn1eGreer shared: "I'm a carer, too. I don't know anything about #KateGarraway ...but she told the truth. Period."
With @FiferScot adding: "I think she's remarkable. Some of the carer stories on it were heartbreaking. How hard some people's lives are."
Following the documentary, Kate appeared on GMB where she spoke to host Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley about the reaction.
She said: “I want to say thank you, for your incredible kindness.
“That gives me hope, for what has historically been an unsolvable problem, that if you have that much feeling from people when they're touched by it something can be done.”
However, she explained the documentary has raised anger and fury from carers who continue to struggle with the financial strain.
Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story is available to watch on ITVX