June 30th 2023.
Kate Garraway was almost in for an embarrassing wardrobe blunder on live television, but thankfully changed just moments before Good Morning Britain began.
The 56-year-old, who was recently awarded an MBE for her services to broadcasting, journalism, and charity, joined Ben Shephard on the ITV show. However, the start wasn't off to a smooth start.
Ben began: “She just looked at me and said, ‘I'm not sure my dress is done up and not sure I'm strapped in.’”
Kate explained what happened, “Well, the director Tom, I'm naming and shaming him, he made me go and change my dress 30 seconds before the show.” She joked that her MBE “wasn't worth it”, laughing, “I can't even dress myself!”
Ben went on to explain, “The reason she had to change her dress was because it was strobing, so if you were looking at it first thing it would have made your eyes funny. It's when the pattern on the dress shakes on the picture.”
Kate added, “Holly in wardrobe said it was a small price to pay because it was a lovely dress.” Ben jokingly said, “And now we'll never know! And now we've got the advantage of not being sure if things are done up and if you're strapped in. So who knows what could happen!”
Kate's MBE was for her services to broadcasting, journalism and charity. During Thursday's show, she revealed her husband Derek Draper “burst into tears” of pride when she was officially made a Member of the Order of the British Empire at Windsor Castle. She said, “Prince William said ‘how's Derek? and I said 'here's here!' So we turned and saw and then obviously Derek was very tearful and then spoke about Jake [Derek's carer] and gave Jake a wave as well.”
Kate continued, “Prince William said he wanted to go over but he's not allowed to leave the rug. There's a very fancy red and gold carpet that he stands on. It was lovely at the castle there were so many people who wanted to shake Derek's hand and say ‘my father, my husband my brother … what you've gone through has given us a lot of hope.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1. It was clear that her MBE was a proud moment for Kate and her family.
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