Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has opened up about the 'hidden illness' she's been battling for nearly two decades - and says it's 'not great'
Kate Garraway has opened up about her health struggles, revealing that she was diagnosed with a thyroid condition after giving birth to her daughter Darcey 18 years ago.
Kate explained that she initially had an overactive thyroid, which made her lose weight rapidly: "I've got thyroid problems, I've got the autoimmune thyroid condition. And it was discovered after I had Darcey, when it went massively overactive and actually I got super skinny. I could literally eat anything and I was thin. And initially I thought 'this is great' and then I thought actually this is not great.
It comes after the mum of two recently confessed that she's "barely holding it together" following the death of her husband Derek in January after his lengthy battle with Covid-19, reports the Mirror. She also revealed in a candid YouTube conversation with friends Sarah and Anthea that people have suggested she may feel "relieved" that Derek is no longer suffering, acknowledging their intentions are kind. Kate said: "A lot of people have said to me - actually I think they are being very kind - this sounds brutal but they mean it in a very kind way, they say 'you must be so relieved'.
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