Kate Garraway discusses dating and finding love again after the death of husband Derek Draper

Kate Garraway has opened up on whether she will consider finding love again, following the death of her husband Derek Draper.

Derek fought a brave four-year battle against Covid before tragically passing away in January last year.

Almost two years since his passing, the TV presenter discussed getting back into the dating game.

Kate, 58, told The Sun: ‘I don’t feel as if I can. It’s a weird one, because I wouldn’t like to think I’d spend the rest of my life without love, but also it feels preposterous at the moment to think of being with anyone else.

‘What Derek and I loved was our home life and just pottering around, and we had 21 years of that, so mentally I am still in that zone.

‘However, I do realise that, when the time is right, I am not going to meet someone in my living room, so I’m going to have to think about the future at some point.’

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Kate Garraway, 58, has opened up on whether she will consider finding love again, following the death of her husband Derek Draper

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Derek fought a brave four-year battle against Covid before tragically passing away in January last year

Kate was hit by yet another financial blow in August, as her media company has been revealed to be almost £300,000 in the red, compounding her debt struggles.

The GMB star was left in £800,000 debt after caring for her late husband.

Kate has since been forced to sell her second home in order to pay off the debts, but it appears that her money woes are not yet over.

The company she set up in 2021 to handle her media earnings has reported losses of £288,122 in 2024.

Accounts filed to Companies House for Praespero 100 Ltd show that it has fallen significantly in the past two years, after reporting £165,011 in losses in 2023 and a £36,888 surplus in 2022.

The firm, of which Kate is the sole director, is listed as being in the business of ‘radio broadcasting, television programming and broadcasting activities and management consultancy activities other than financial management’.

The Daily Mail contacted representatives for Kate for comment.

It is the latest in a number of financial hits for the Good Morning Britain star, who is also battling company debts after Derek’s psychotherapy firm Astra Aspera Ltd went bust owing hundreds of thousands to creditors including a huge sum to HMRC.

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Almost two years since his passing, the TV presenter discussed getting back into the dating game (pictured together in 2023)

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‘I do realise that, when the time is right, I am not going to meet someone in my living room, so I’m going to have to think about the future at some point’, Kate emotionally admitted

The most recent liquidator’s report for Astra Aspera Ltd shows that Kate has been trying to repay some of the debt she owes – and HMRC have dramatically decreased their tax demand.

The directors’ loan account was overdrawn by £139,849, but the liquidator, Greenfield Recovery, hired solicitors, The Wilkes Partnership, ‘to assist in the recovery… and the sum of £21,000 has been received in this report period’.

According to the latest liquidator’s report, HMRC has submitted a new preferential claim of £288,054.

This is a third of its previous submission of £716,822. It’s not known why the HMRC has dropped its demand.

There are also creditor claims of £196,548 from four other firms including a £50,000 bank loan. It looks like there’ll be no pay out for creditors.

In 2012, two other companies jointly controlled by Kate and Derek were wound up by creditors.

Fulfill Media Ltd had debts totalling £922,807, which included £88,486 owed to HMRC, £90,882 to trade creditors, and £462,808 in ‘third party loans’.

Countrymouse Media Ltd was liquidated owing £189,121, which included £98,944 to the taxman and £48,000 on an overdrawn directors loan account.

Derek and Kate were both personally owed £24k each by the business.