Good Morning Britain presenter, Kate Garraway who is reportedly in huge bills from her late husband Derek Draper‘s medical care has revealed she’s resorted to withdrawing money from her pension pot to pay the bills.
The 57-year-old made the revelation during a discussion about the NHS and private care.
How Kate Ended Up in Debt
Following Derek’s death, Kate explained how she ended up in debts of between £500,000 and £800,000 while trying to fund her husband’s round-the-clock medical care, after his battle with Covid in 2020.
Now, Kate was forced to take money out of her pension to pay for Derek’s belated medical bills, after sharing the results of a GMB survey, which revealed one in five Brits are getting themselves into debt while funding private medical care.
She Had to Access Her Pension
She said: ‘I am doing something similar myself.
‘I have had to withdraw the bit you can tax free from my pension to pay for belated bills for my husband, who has now passed away.
‘People are having to do things – it wasn’t a huge pension in the first place – which aren’t what they saved for.’
Kate previously shared that she researched accessing her pension fund early to try and fund Derek’s care.
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She Said More
In a recent episode of GMB, she said: ‘It’s only when a crisis hits you suddenly think hmm.
‘I have experience of this, Derek fell very ill in March 2020. I was aware that he had some pensions, I had a small one that I knew.’
Kate Is +1
Over the weekend, Kate also marked her first birthday since Derek’s death, sharing an Instagram video from her relaxing lunch with a group of friends.
The clip showed a smiling Kate blowing out her birthday candles, and she captioned her post: ‘Well yesterday was another one of those sad 1st’s – my first birthday since Derek’s passing.
