Kate Garraway's Good Morning Britain absence explained as viewers are puzzled by her 'replacement'
dailyrecord.co.ukKate Garraway was notably absent from Good Morning Britain, leaving viewers puzzled by her absence as she was "replaced" on the ITV show.As the regular host of the Thursday slot, Kate was expected to be on the screen or at least be presenting the news which is the role she takes on when Susanna Reid is anchoring.
However, as the show commenced, it became clear that the 56-year-old was not going to appear as Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins took the helm, with Marverine Cole stepping in as the newsreader.
Kate's absence has now been explained by an ITV spokesperson who told The Sun that the mum-of-two is taking two days of annual leave after working on GMB for five days last week, the Express reports.
The GMB host sadly lost her husband Derek Draper earlier this year and shared his poignant journey in a deeply moving TV documentary that recently premiered on ITV, capturing his challenging final days before his death.Reflecting on her response to the documentary, Kate shared: "I couldn't really speak for about an hour after that, it was sort of a humour reaction.
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