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Kate Garraway, a host of Good Morning Britain, has previously discussed the expense of caring for her late husband Derek Draper. She is said to have sold a home.

Broadcaster Kate Garraway is said to sold her second home after being left with “excessive unpayable debt” through caring for her late husband Derek Draper. She’s reportedly sold a property in London for £1.5 million recently.

Kate, 58, has previously spoken about the financial impact of having looked after Derek, who died, aged 56, last year. She’s said to have been facing a debt of up to £800,000 for his care and has reportedly been paying off debts related to his company Astra Aspera, which shut down in 2022.

It’s now been reported that Kate has sold her second home, which is said to be in North London. The news comes following speculation over her future on Good Morning Britain amid upcoming changes at ITV.

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A flat-sized property in North London, which the Sun described as “heavily mortgaged,” recently sold for £1.5 million, according to the Sun. She continued to use the property as a “financial safety net,” according to a source.

Kate “takes paying off the debts very seriously,” the source told the outlet. “She’s always said she’d go to any lengths to accomplish that. Even if it means she has to lose the apartment she purchased years ago before meeting Derek and before they have a family home together, that is only one of the things that constitutes that commitment. She kept it as a financial safety net that she assumed she wouldn’t need to use it all that quickly, like many others.

Instead, The Daily Mail claims the property was a three-bed townhouse in North London, which it claims is currently being sold. It claims that it has been renting out for £6,750 per month, prior to going on the market.

The Mirror understands that it was a house, rather than a flat, that has been on the market. We also understand that the property has already been sold.

Kate’s home, which she shared with her two children, was reportedly in need of selling last year. However, The Mail suggests that the apparent sale of her second home made this seem to have been avoided.

Derek died in January last year following health issues in recent years, including having been hospitalised for over a year during the Covid pandemic. Kate’s spoken about the cost of his care in the years since he was hospitalised.

In a documentary last year, for example, she said that it was “more than” her salary from ITV. She added: “Unlike the NHS, state-funded social care is only available to people with the highest needs and the lowest means.”

Earlier this year, whilst discussing the challenges she had faced, she said on Good Morning Britain: “One of the overriding ones until he went back into intensive care before he passed away, was dealing with the funding of care. At the time of his death, there were two appeals that hadn’t been heard for funding.

It continued to be pushed back and forth. I was having to pay for the situation in the interim, which is unfortunate because I have an incredible job and are well-paid. What else will people be like if I’m in that position and have an excessive amount of unpayable debt as a result?

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Following singer Jess Glynne’s sharing her thoughts with the White House, the airline has since removed the audio from a Jet2 advertisement from a post earlier this week.

Airline Jet2 has said that it does not endorse a post shared by the White House promoting deportation that includes viral audio from its Jet2holiday advert. It comes after Jess Glynne, whose song features in it, spoke out over the post.

A video that depicts people being handcuffed and escorted onto a plane was included in the post in question, which was shared on X earlier this week. When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 trip to deportation, the title read. Nothing can compare to it”!

The caption references the viral audio, included in the video and the original Jet2 advert, in which voiceover artist Zoë Lister says over Jess’ song Hold My Hand: “Nothing beats a Jet2holiday and right now you can save £50 per person. That’s £200 off for a family of four.” Zoe spoke to the Mirror about the original advert going viral recently.

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Following the post, which received a lot of social media attention, Jet2 has now addressed the situation. The holiday destination’s representative said the post was “not endorsed by” them and expressed disappointment.

Our branding has become something of a viral phenomenon this summer, according to a Jet2.com and Jet2holidays spokesperson, who spoke to the PA news agency. Similar to how our holidays are, this has brought a smile to many people’s faces.

They continued, “We are of course aware of a post from the White House social media account.” We are very disappointed to see our brand being used to promote such government policy because this is not in our power in any way.

Although the White House’s position was met with some opposition, it has recently received some negative reviews. Singer-songwriter Jess, who previously reported, responded to it on Tuesday following its upload on X, has also contributed.

Jess wrote, “This post honestly makes me sick,” referring to the song Hold My Hand that appears in both the actual Jet2 advertisement and the post. Never about division or hate, she continued, “My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity.”

The controversy comes after the Jet2 advertisement’s audio has recently become popular. It’s been used in more than 1.9 million TikTok videos, according to PA, and has become a meme on social media, both domestically and internationally.

According to Zo, who has worked on the Jet2holidays voiceovers for seven years, she was surprised to learn that the audio had gone viral. She made a recent joke about how “the best ad campaign ever appeared”

Zoe and Jess met earlier this month on Capital Breakfast to recreate the radio commercial. Jessica mentioned that she is currently playing her song Hold My Hand at concerts because she believes that Zo’s script’s audience is eager to hear it.

Jess explained to the station, “It’s crazy because I feel like when I do my gigs, I feel like when I go to sing the hook, I feel like they’re waiting for me to go,” “nothing beats a Jet2 holiday.” Although it’s tempting, I need to take this seriously because it’s not a joke.

Following singer Jess Glynne’s sharing her thoughts with the White House, the airline has since removed the audio from a Jet2 advertisement from a post earlier this week.

Airline Jet2 has said that it does not endorse a post shared by the White House promoting deportation that includes viral audio from its Jet2holiday advert. It comes after Jess Glynne, whose song features in it, spoke out over the post.

A video that depicts people being handcuffed and escorted onto a plane was included in the post in question, which was shared on X earlier this week. When ICE books you a one-way Jet2 trip to deportation, the title read. Nothing can compare to it”!

The caption references the viral audio, included in the video and the original Jet2 advert, in which voiceover artist Zoë Lister says over Jess’ song Hold My Hand: “Nothing beats a Jet2holiday and right now you can save £50 per person. That’s £200 off for a family of four.” Zoe spoke to the Mirror about the original advert going viral recently.

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Following the post, which received a lot of social media attention, Jet2 has now addressed the situation. The holiday destination’s representative said the post was “not endorsed by” them and expressed disappointment.

Our branding has become something of a viral phenomenon this summer, according to a Jet2.com and Jet2holidays spokesperson, who spoke to the PA news agency. Similar to how our holidays are, this has brought a smile to many people’s faces.

They continued, “We are of course aware of a post from the White House social media account.” We are very disappointed to see our brand being used to promote such government policy because this is not in our power in any way.

Although the White House’s position was met with some opposition, it has recently received some negative reviews. Singer-songwriter Jess, who previously reported, responded to it on Tuesday following its upload on X, has also contributed.

Jess wrote, “This post honestly makes me sick,” referring to the song Hold My Hand that appears in both the actual Jet2 advertisement and the post. Never about division or hate, she continued, “My music is about love, unity, and spreading positivity.”

The controversy comes after the Jet2 advertisement’s audio has recently become popular. It’s been used in more than 1.9 million TikTok videos, according to PA, and has become a meme on social media, both domestically and internationally.

According to Zo, who has worked on the Jet2holidays voiceovers for seven years, she was surprised to learn that the audio had gone viral. She made a recent joke about how “the best ad campaign ever appeared”

Zoe and Jess met earlier this month on Capital Breakfast to recreate the radio commercial. Jessica mentioned that she is currently playing her song Hold My Hand at concerts because she believes that Zo’s script’s audience is eager to hear it.

Jess explained to the station, “It’s crazy because I feel like when I do my gigs, I feel like when I go to sing the hook, I feel like they’re waiting for me to go,” “nothing beats a Jet2 holiday.” Although it’s tempting, I need to take this seriously because it’s not a joke.