HEARTBREAKING MOMENT: Kate Garraway Fights Back Tears on Live TV—Anita Harris Steps In With a Touching Gesture That Leaves Viewers in Silence

Kate Garraway fought back tears as actress Anita Harris comforted her during GMB‘s show on Thursday.

The Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, ‘is at the beginning of her grief’ after the political lobbyist passed away in January after a four-year battle with Covid.

Anita, 82, who also sadly lost her husband Mike Margolis in May 2023, tightly gripped hold of Kate’s hand during the ‘precious moment’ on the ITV show

Kate vowed not to cry after they both consoled one another over the tragic deaths of their beloved husbands.

Anita said: ‘How precious this moment is to see you after seeing you go through everything and darling, Ed [Balls], you’re wonderful for all the viewers.

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Kate Garraway, 57, fought back tears as actress Anita Harris, 82, comforted her during GMB’s show on Thursday

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The Good Morning Britain presenter ‘is at the beginning of her grief’ after the political lobbyist passed away in January after a four-year battle with Covid

‘But for me, I was a bit parallel with you [Kate] darling, but we’re not here to [cry], we’re here to bring joy.’

Kate responded: ‘We’re not going to cry, we’re not going to cry, are we? We’re not going to cry because we want hope.’

Anita added: ‘I hope everything’s good for you and the young ones [Kate’s children]’.

The musician appeared on the breakfast show with hosts Kate and Ed Balls to talk about her new song she’s released for her late husband Mike, in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Last month, Kate revealed she’s ‘at the beginning of her grief’ journey four months after Derek passed.

Speaking to The Mirror at the Prince’s Trust Awards, Kate said that at the moment she’s focused on her two children, Darcey, 18 and Billy, 14, and has been ‘keeping busy’.

She said: ‘I’m only at the beginning of grief really. I’m just three months in so there are many ups and downs to come.

‘At the moment it’s about focusing on the youngsters, Billy and Darcy and focusing on doing things like this when I can that I haven’t been able to do.

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Anita, who also sadly lost her husband Mike Margolis in May 2023, tightly gripped hold of Kate’s hand during the ‘precious moment’ on the ITV show (Ed Balls pictured left)

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Kate vowed not to cry after they both consoled one another over the tragic deaths of their beloved husbands

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Anita said: ‘How precious this moment is to see you after seeing you go through everything and darling, Ed [Balls], you’re wonderful for all the viewers. But for me, I was a bit parallel with you [Kate] darling, but we’re not here to [cry], we’re here to bring joy.’

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Kate responded: ‘We’re not going to cry, we’re not going to cry, are we? We’re not going to cry because we want hope’

‘And at the moment it’s all about keeping busy. I’m sure there will be a moment where I have to stop and deal with it. But at the moment I’m just keeping busy. Help is there. You just have to ask for it.

‘And sometimes you have to ask for it time and time again. And hopefully, organisations like the Prince’s Trust which is particularly good at identifying people, will be there to scoop you up.’

A source close to Kate previously told MailOnline that Kate was mindful of the huge emotional burden her children have had to bear during Derek’s illness and passing.

‘Kate is determined to give her two children the experiences they missed out on during what has been an incredibly tough few years,’ said the friend.

‘They need to get used to life as a family of three, create new memories and look forward.

‘She’s planning on taking them away when work and school allow, and it’ll be a trip which is certainly needed.

‘It’s also what Derek would have wanted, he loved family holidays and it’s something she wants to continue if and when she can.’

Derek was amongst the first in the UK to fall seriously ill with Covid-19, being admitted into an intensive care unit as the country entered lockdown in March 2020.

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Last month, Kate revealed she’s ‘at the beginning of her grief’ journey four months after Derek passed (pictured at The Prince’s Trust Awards)

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Kate said that at the moment she’s focused on her two children, Darcey, 18 and Billy, 14

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Derek was amongst the first in the UK to fall seriously ill with Covid-19, being admitted into an intensive care unit as the country entered lockdown in March 2020

He was one of the country’s longest suffering Covid patients after being in hospital but never fully recovered after the virus left long-lasting damage to his organs and meant he needed round-the-clock care.

Broadcaster Kate has spoken candidly about losing her husband and has also opened up about her perilous financial state, caused by spending so much on his care.

Kate has been hit with a £32,000 bill from liquidators for closing Derek’s psychotherapy company after being crippled by a £700,000 tax bill.

The star has been ordered to pay the £32,000 flat fee as well as 40 per cent of assets recovered from psychotherapeutic company Astra Aspera.

Kate has already been left £1.5million in debt from the cost of Derek’s care and money owed to the taxman.

Now the liquidators are investigating the possibility of any other assets which could be used to pay off company debts, The Sun reported.

Kate previously revealed she resorted to withdrawing money from her pension pot to pay the huge bills from Derek’s medical care.

In an ITV documentary in April, the star admitted she couldn’t even afford to have the heating on in October.

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It comes as Kate has been hit with a £32,000 bill from liquidators for closing Derek’s psychotherapy company after being crippled by a £700,000 tax bill

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Now the liquidators are investigating the possibility of any other assets which could be used to pay off company debts, The Sun reported (pictured in March)

Kate revealed that she’s taken 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 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.’