Kate Garraway's late husband Derek Draper 'will be captured speaking on camera in emotional documentary depicting the final days of his devastating battle with Covid'
Derek Draper's final moments will reportedly be shown in a documentary marking the last year of his life.
Kate Garraway's late husband - who died in January aged 56 following a long tragic battle with Covid-19 - will also be seen talking on camera about his battle for the first time.
The father-of-two really 'wanted to have his say' despite his illness leaving him with very limited speech and the touching ITV documentary will capture emotional moments alongside his children and beloved wife Kate, 56.
According to The Sun, an unreleased trailer for Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story, shows the former political lobbyist announcing: 'My name’s Derek Draper, I want you to hear my story.'
He is shown lying in bed and writing in his notepad during a chat with Kate.
Kate Garraway's late husband Derek Draper will reportedly be shown speaking on camera about his battle with Covid, in an emotional documentary depicting his final days
The touching ITV documentary will capture emotional moments alongside his children and his beloved wife Kate (pictured)
Kate asks Derek: 'You've written Covid changed everything. Do you mean for you?' to which he replies: 'Yes.'
A source told the publication: 'Derek really wanted to make this documentary and have his say.
'It was incredibly brave of him to let cameras into his home.'
Speaking with co-host Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain on Friday, Kate admitted she 'can't quite believe' that Derek, who died in January, isn't with her to 'watch his story'.
She added: 'It's been pretty emotional actually. Makes you want to jump in the screen and give him a hug.
'You can't quite believe that he's not with us to watch his story. But, hopefully, it will be very useful for others who that are going through the same thing. That's the dream and the wish.'
Referencing a quick glimpse of the trailer aired on GMB, Ed added: 'It was very moving to hear him speak in [that] clip we played a couple of days ago.
'Because at the same time, there's a fragility but also it is absolutely the Derek I've known for 30 years.'
Kate agreed as she continued: 'You're right, there's fragility, vulnerability, obviously deep ill-health and damage, but yeah he was his own man until the end.'
The psychotherapist - who died in January aged 56 following a long tragic battle with Covid-19 - really 'wanted to have his say' despite his illness leaving him with very limited speech
During a heart-wrenching moment from the clip he says: 'My name's Derek Draper, I want you to hear my story'
Kate asks Derek in the trailer: 'You've written Covid changed everything. Do you mean for you?' to which he replies: 'Yes'
Kate discussed how it feels to have completed the project, as she confessed it had been 'pretty emotional' working on it
The mother-of-two also explained that it was Derek's decision to make the final documentary in the hope that it will bring a lot of help to people who are also suffering from long-term illness.
She explained: 'It was his idea to make this and his story.
'Hopefully as I say, when it's aired next Tuesday, it will bring a lot of help to a lot of people who are in the situation Derek's in with long-term illness and those around them that care for them and the professional carers as well.'
Ed added: 'I can't imagine how hard it is to do this but I think it's really important you've done it.'
Kate responded: 'I hope so, I hope people see it that way. Thank you Ed.'
Kate previously chronicled the impact of caring for her husband in two other ITV documentaries titled Finding Derek and Caring For Derek.
When asked why he wanted to take part in this film, Derek previously said: 'I want to be heard.'
Kate said she remembers "vividly" that the idea for the third documentary came from Derek, who said he wanted the main message to be "never give up fighting for what you believe in and for the people you love".
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Kate admitted she 'can't quite believe' that Derek, who died in January, isn't with her to 'watch his story' (pictured with Kate in 2019)
'I hadn't planned to make another one,' Kate said.
'We had to find a way of allowing Derek's voice to be heard and while having to finish it without him has been so hard, I am delighted that the film is a tribute to Derek and his incredible spirit,' Kate said.
'It's also a tribute to all of those who fight on to make every second of life count, whatever is thrown at them.'
Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story airs on on Tuesday at 9pm and will be available to stream on ITVX.
