Kate Garraway has revealed her ‘amazing friends’ have helped her a loan a brand new car as she sets off on a family trip to Cornwall, amid her £1.5million debt.
The Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, took to her Instagram on Saturday to share a video of her new Volvo all packed up ready for her holiday.
She panned over to show her father and explain that she was heading off with ‘about 30 other Garraways’ on their annual getaway.
Kate gushed that she ‘absolutely loved’ her new car, but added that it was ‘bittersweet’ as she explained it would have been ‘perfect’ for carrying her late husband Derek Draper.
The political lobbyist tragically passed away in January after a four-year battle with Covid at the age of 56.
Kate Garraway has revealed her ‘amazing friends’ have helped her a loan a brand new car as she sets off on a family trip to Cornwall, amid her £1.5million debt
The Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, took to her Instagram on Saturday to share a video of her new Volvo all packed up ready for her holiday
She panned over to show her father and explain that she was heading off with ‘about 30 other Garraways’ on their annual getaway
Captioning the video, Kate wrote: ‘We haven’t had a car since Vickie Volvo was stolen and Percy Peugeot had to go back but thanks to some amazing friends who’ve helped me loan a brand new @volvocaruk C90 – I absolutely love it!!!!!
‘Not an advert just a passion! Feels like old times with hands on an @volvocars wheel, although bitter sweet as this would have been the perfect car to carry Derek in and out of with plenty of room for a hoist and wheelchair in the back.
‘But I know he would approve and it’s come just in time to take my mum and Dad away on our annual Cornwall trip with ALL the Garraways!’
She concluded the message, by quipping that her dad was worried about her driving skills and asking her followers for name suggestions for her new wheels.
She penned: ‘Dad slightly tense about me driving but relieved that it beeps everytime near an obstacle! Now just have to find a name for it?! Hope everyone is having a lovely Saturday xxx’.
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.
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.
Kate gushed that she ‘absolutely loved’ her new car, but added that it was ‘bittersweet’ as she explained it would have been ‘perfect’ for carrying her late husband Derek Draper (pictured)
The political lobbyist tragically passed away in January after a four-year battle with Covid at the age of 56 (pictured with Kate)
She concluded the message, by quipping that her dad was worried about her driving skills and asking her followers for name suggestions for her new wheels
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.
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.’
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
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 previously shared that she researched accessing her pension fund early to try and fund Derek’s care.
In a recent episode of Good Morning Britain, she said: ‘It’s only when a crisis hits you suddenly think hmm.
‘I have experience of this, Derek fell very ill in March 2020. I was aware that he had some pensions, I had a small one that I knew.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Kate Garraway for comment.
Kate has already been left £1.5million in debt from the cost of Derek’s care and money owed to the taxman, previously revealing she resorted to withdrawing money from her pension pot to pay the huge bills
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