‘Phenomenal’ Kate Garraway being supported by Myleene Klass throughout husband Derek’s Covid battle

MYLEENE KLASS has hailed Kate Garraway "phenomenal" as she reveals how she has been supporting her through her husband Derek Draper's Covid battle.

The two women work together at Smooth Radio, and their friendship clearly goes beyond their work in the studio.

Derek has been in intensive care after contracting coronavirus a year ago.

Kate has kept her fans up-to-date with his progress and her heartache as he remains in a critical condition in hospital.

But Myleene has revealed how she has rallied around her friend in her time of need.

Speaking to the Myleene said: "I send her doughnuts to her door for her kids, I send flowers to her door for her.

"I take over her show and keep her chair warm whenever she needs me too, I organised her kid’s birthday party because she just didn’t have a second to herself.

"I got all my kids involved because I think it can be very easy just to look at what’s going on in your own household and know about Covid, but unless you see what the impact actually is in somebody else’s home you can’t relate to it."

She went on: "We all went over to her house. We helped set up the tent, put the TV in the tent for the kids.

";At the time it wasn’t tier four, so you could have parties like that. The girls put all the food out.

"It’s just about acknowledging that somebody is going through a different situation than you are, and you can do your bit."

She added: "Kate has been phenomenal, but she’s a mum, she can’t do anything else but keep going because she has children. She’s just phenomenal."

Myleene's interview comes as it was revealed that Katie will open up about her husband's battle with coronavirus in a new ITV show, Finding Derek.

In a special one-off documentary, the Good Morning Britain presenter will offer intimate insight into coping with the impact of Covid-19.

Kate's unflinching account of her family's trauma over the last 12 months will be laid bare in front of the cameras.

She will also meet survivors of the disease and discuss the long-term effects of the virus.

Whilst Derek has beaten Covid, he's been unable to gain consciousness from his induced coma and is still in intensive care a year after catching the virus.

He remains in a critical condition and is now the UK's longest surviving Covid-19 inpatient.

Announcing ITV's spring schedule, channel director Kevin Lygo said: “In Factual, Kate Garraway will open up about the challenging year for her family."