Celebrity Traitors' Kate Garraway thanks 'fun' show for ending 'sad few years'

Television presenter Kate Garraway has confessed she has endured "a few sad years" and praised Celebrity Traitors for helping her rediscover positivity.

The Good Morning Britain host, 58, made these remarks just moments into tonight's programme as the surviving participants savoured a dinner gathering following Jonathan Ross's elimination from the competition.

Kate commenced by expressing her belief that identifying the Traitors would prove simpler, but they had become "bedazzled" by the exceptional characters featured on the programme.

She subsequently remarked: "I feel like I've learned lots from all of you in different ways.

"I mean, sorry, it probably sounds a bit naff, but I feel a bit inspired. I've laughed so much. I think I've had quite a few years recently that have been quite sad.

"I've had to be quite controlled and inward looking. And you've all made me feel a bit like I'm looking out. I really do."

Kate has endured some extremely challenging periods including the passing of spouse Derek Draper in January 2024 at the age of 56 following an extended struggle with the prolonged consequences of Covid.

There have also been resulting financial difficulties from his expensive medical treatment, reports the Mirror.

In an ITV documentary Kate Garraway: Derek's Story in 2024, Kate disclosed she was expending £16,000 monthly on essential care for her husband, which led her to accumulate enormous debts as it exceeded her ITV earnings.

She is also now raising their two children Darcey and William single-handedly. Kate managed to remain in the programme longer than anticipated, despite being labelled as somewhat disorganised and bewildered at the series' commencement.

A fortnight ago, the traitors contemplated eliminating her in an earlier episode, with Alan Carr remarking: "If Kate doesn't come down for breakfast, people will just think she's gone into a broom cupboard."

Responding on GMB, Kate admitted: "I love the way that Jonathan and Cat are using logic as traitors, and Alan's just like, 'Oh... she'd go into a broom cupboard. She wouldn't find a way out. We'd have no impact at all."

She continued: "I think he's trying to say that I can be occasionally a little chaotic, a little bit disorganised, a little confused by life.

"I did open a lot of castle doors thinking I was going into the billiard room and found myself in the laboratory. So that's where that came from. They're brutal. They may still murder me, despite saying all that."

The series is set to wrap up next week on Thursday November 6 at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer, when fans will be treated to a 70-minute episode.