Kate Garraway’s reveals bailiffs turned up at home whilst late husband was in coma

20 Jun 2025 • 8:02 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Kate Garraway revealed she had bailiffs at her door in late 2020 due to unknowingly unpaid council tax.
  • She explained that the council tax letters were in her late husband Derek Draper's name, and she had not opened them while he was in a coma.
  • Garraway was unaware the council tax had gone unpaid for six weeks, as her mind was preoccupied with caring for her seriously ill husband.
  • She shared this experience on Good Morning Britain with Martin Lewis, who is campaigning to change how councils handle unpaid debts.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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