KATE Garraway said she “failed” her kids as she struggled to juggle homeschooling with looking after her husband Derek Draper.
The presenter, 54, spoke to her co-host Ben Shephard, 46, about the disparity in grades between comprehensive school and private school A-level students.
Kate – who is mum to Darcey, 15, and Billy, 12 with husband Derek – said she found the online system provided by the schools “very difficult”.
She told the panel on Wednesday: “We all know that it’s been almost impossible for youngsters to deal with this.
“I know that I have frankly failed my children in supporting them in their homeschooling.
“I know I had very specific set of circumstances going on for the bulk of the time, but I found it very difficult to get online and help them to work their way through the system. And, you know, it was very, very challenging.”
CHALLENGING TIMES
Kate revealed Derek, who returned to their family home from intensive care in April, has “huge challenges ahead” as she reunited with his old pal Alastair Campbell on Good Morning Britain last month.
Political advisor Derek was rushed to hospital with Covid in March 2020, and remained in the ICU for over a year after the potentially life-threatening virus “ravaged” his body.
Alastair used to work alongside the former political adviser, and asked Kate about how he was doing as they co-hosted GMB together today.
Updating him, the mother-of-two shared: “He’s very up and down, we’re certainly a long way out of the woods.
“Being at home we have seen some things improve; having family around, the children around has provided stimulation.
“The problem is, you latch onto the positives – which is good because you have to.”
Kate went on: “There’s absolutely no doubt that he has huge challenges ahead, and he knows I’m here with you this morning.”
Kate previously revealed that Derek has been left “devastated” by Covid and “can’t move”, requiring 24-hour care at their home.
He has minimal communication and can’t feed himself, with Kate heartbreakingly concluding: “He is a long way from the Derek Draper you knew, but he is home and alive.”
