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Kate Garraway has revealed the poignant message her teenage son Billy was unable to say at the National Television Awards.
The Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, brought Billy, 15, and her daughter Darcey, 18, on stage to accept the Best Authored Documentary award on Wednesday night.
Kate won the gong for ITV show Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story, which followed the final year of her husband Derek Draper’s life before he died in January aged 56 after a lengthy battle with the long-term effects of Covid.
During her acceptance speech, the presenter dedicated the award to Draper and carers, but revealed on today’s Good Morning Britain that Billy also wanted to say: ‘Dad lives on in our hearts.’
Reflecting on the win to Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, Kate said: ‘It was very emotional for us. It feels odd when people says congratulations. The kids burst into tears backstage, and Billy said, “I did want to speak,” neither of them wanted to speak [at the time].”‘
She continued: ‘[Billy] wanted to say, “Dad lives on in our hearts,” and I said, “‘I’m so glad you didn’t because that would have floored me and I wouldn’t have been able to speak.”
Kate Garraway brought her children Darcey and Billy to the NTAs (Picture: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for the NTAs)
They accepted the award for Best Authored Documentary at the annual event (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images for the NTAs)
Billy had wanted to say that ‘Dad lives on in our hearts’ at the ceremony (Picture: GC Images/GC Images)
More to come.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV.
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