Kathryn Mary Draper Garraway (born 4 May 1967) is an English broadcaster and journalist. In the 1990s, Garraway was a journalist for ITV News Central and later a co-presenter of

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. From 2000 to 2010, she co-presented

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. Currently, Garraway is the presenter of ''Mid Mornings with Kate Garraway'' on Smooth Radio and newsreader (on Thursdays) and co-anchor (on Fridays) of the

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programme '' Good Morning Britain''.

Early life

Garraway's father was a civil servant and her mother was a teacher. She attended Dunmore Primary School and Fitzharrys School in Abingdon. She then graduated from Bath College of Higher Education (now

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) with a degree in

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and

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Career

Television

In 1989, Garraway joined the South edition of '' ITV News Central'' on

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as a production journalist, reporter and news presenter. In 1996, she became co-presenter of the South East edition of ''

'' on

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after she was "talent spotted" by a boss who viewed her presenting a three-minute bulletin on ITV Central. In 1998, Garraway joined ''

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'' on

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with

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. Garraway joined

in September 2000, co-presenting ''

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'' with Andrew Castle each Friday (and Thursdays later on). Garraway eventually went on to share presenting duties with

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and

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. In 2009, when GMTV relaunched, she co-hosted the programme with

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, presenting on Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays. During Garraway's time at GMTV, she had also co-presented with

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, John Stapleton and

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. She presented her final show on 31 August 2010. She presented one series of '' Too Many Cooks'' in 2004. In 2007, she was a questioner on ''

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''. In 2009, Garraway presented ''

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'' for ITV. She was later replaced by

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. Garraway was a regular panellist on '' Wall of Fame'', hosted by

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. She became entertainment editor of '' Daybreak'' on

(the successor to GMTV) in September 2010. On 6 December 2011, she took over from

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as the main presenter on an interim basis. On 4 May 2012, it was announced

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would become the permanent replacement for Bleakley in September 2012.New presenters announced for ITV's ''Daybreak''

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, 4 May 2012 On 3 August 2012, it was reported that Garraway had signed a new contract to present each Friday in Kelly's absence. On 15 February 2014, it was announced Kelly would additionally front the Friday edition of ''Lorraine''. On 3 March 2014, it was reported that ''Daybreak'' would be cancelled and replaced with '' Good Morning Britain''. However, with these changes came the news that

would be presenting ''Lorraine'' five days a week, meaning that Garraway no longer continued to present Kelly's show on Fridays. She hosted her final ''Daybreak'' and ''Lorraine'' shows on 25 April 2014 ahead of joining ''Good Morning Britain'' the following month. Since joining ''Good Morning Britain'', Garraway's appearances on ''Lorraine'' have become less frequent. Garraway once again became interim main presenter on ITV Breakfast when Ben Shepherd cut his appearances each week to just two; which meant Garraway hosted four times a week until

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joined the show later that year. From March 2014 until November 2016, Garraway occasionally presented ''

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'' on BBC One. In September 2017, she made a cameo appearance in ''

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''. In November 2019, Garraway came fourth in the nineteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''

''Strictly Come Dancing''

Garraway appeared in the fifth series of ''

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'', partnered with professional dancer

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. Garraway finished 8th of the 14 couples despite receiving the lowest score from the judges in every week but one, as she was repeatedly saved by the public vote, prior to her elimination in week seven. In February 2008, Garraway launched legal action against the ''

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'' after it published a photograph of her embracing du Beke, insinuating that they were having an affair, which the pair both denied.

Radio

Garraway's broadcasting career began with

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, and she had become an

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trainee journalist by 1994. On 18 and 19 August 2012, Garraway co-presented two episodes of 'Weekend Breakfast' (with Colin Paterson). Over the weekend of 8 September, Garraway again presented 'Weekend Breakfast' with Colin Patterson. On 6 October 2013, she stood in for Andrew Castle for a show on

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. Since March 2014, Garraway has presented ''Mid Mornings with Kate Garraway'' 10am–1pm on Smooth Radio.

Personal life

Garraway was married to Ian Rumsey, her former boss at

, from 1998 to 2002. In September 2005, Garraway married Derek Draper in Camden, London. Draper was a political aide to former Labour

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, and was at the centre of the scandal known as "Lobbygate". They live in north London and have a daughter, Darcey, and a son. Draper has had an unusually serious case of

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; he was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March 2020 and remained hospitalised in a critical condition as of March 2021. Garraway stated that he "may never recover" and could have "no quality of life" due to the numerous medical complications as a result of COVID-19. Draper returned home on a trial basis in April 2021, and in May 2021, Garraway gave an update on her husband stating that he is "devastated by COVID-19" and "still can't really move". Garraway is a charity ambassador for the

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. She released her first book on 9 March 2017, entitled ''The Joy of Big Knickers (or learning to love the rest of your life)''. She is a supporter of Gillingham FC. On 29 April 2021, Garraway's latest book entitled ''The Power of Hope'' was released. Garraway was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity. On the ITV show '' DNA Journey'' Garraway found out that she is a relation of

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, the creator of

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Filmography

Television

Guest appearances

*'' Have I Got News for You'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (5 August 2005) *'' Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes'' (2006) *'' The F Word'' (2008) *'' Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong'' (2008) *'' Shooting Stars'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2007) *''

'' (2011) *''

All Star Family Fortunes ''Family Fortunes'' is a British television game show based on the American game show ''Family Feud''. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 30 December 2002. A celebrity version, '' All Star Family Fortunes'', followed from 2006 to ...

'' (2012) *''

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'' (2012, 2014, 2015) *'' Paddy's 2012 Show & Telly'' (2012) *'' This Morning'' (2012; 5 episodes) *''

Celebrity Juice ''Celebrity Juice'' is a British television comedy panel game on ITV2, broadcast since 24 September 2008. The show is written and presented by Leigh Francis in the role of his alter ego Keith Lemon, and its current team captains Laura Whitmore ...

'' (2013) *'' Tricked'' (2013) *'' The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (2013, 2019) *'' The Guess List'' (2014) *'' Celebrity Fifteen to One'' (2014) *''

'' (2015) *''James Martin: Home Comforts'' (2016) *'' The Keith Lemon Sketch Show'' (2016) *'' The TV That Made Me'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016) *''

Through the Keyhole ''Through the Keyhole'' is a British comedy panel game show created by the TV producer Kevin Sim and originally presented by Sir David Frost in the studio and Loyd Grossman on location. The location presenter goes around celebrities' houses and ...

'' (2017) *''

'' (2017) *''Guess the Star'' (2017) *'' Saturday Morning with James Martin'' (2018) *''

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'' (2018) *'' Tipping Point: Lucky Stars'' (2019) *''Love Your Garden : Grow Your Own'' (2022)

Film

Authored works

* ''The Joy of Big Knickers: Or Learning to Love the Rest of Your Life'', Blink Publishing, 2017. * ''The Power of Hope'',

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, 2021.

Awards

References

External links

Kate Garraway on Smooth Radio
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