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KATE GARRAWAY HAS BEEN LEFT 'SHOCKED' AS SHE'S BEEN TOLD THAT SHE STILL HAS TO PAY HER LATE HUSBAND DEREK DRAPER'S DEBTS, WHICH AMOUNT TO NEARLY £140,000 23:00, 21 May
2025 Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has found herself "shocked" to discover she's still deeply in debt following an HMRC update indicating nearly £140,000 in
loan debts from her late husband's firm as well as a sizable tax bill of £288,000. Documents released this week have drawn attention to the ongoing debts of Derek's company Astra
Aspera, with accounts showing significant sums that Kate is facing pressure to settle. Although the business has received £37,000 in royalties, there's still an outstanding loan of
£139,849 and a hefty tax demand from HMRC amounting to £288,000. With no further assets in the company and the pursuit of these monies by HMRC continuing, it's understood that Kate
currently does not have the funds to clear the debts. Efforts have been made by Kate to address the financial situation, with insiders emphasising that these debts arose from Derek's
enterprise amid the challenges of his care and lost income, reports the Mirror. Article continues below Derek passed away in January 2024 at 56 years old after struggling with long-term
effects of Covid. In response, a representative for Kate declared: "'Kate has met all that the liquidators of Derek's company have asked for and more over the past four years.
"She doesn't recognise these figures and is shocked that's it's being presented in this way by them. Caring for Derek and supporting her family when Derek could no
longer run his own businesses has taken a huge financial toll on her but she's determined to put things right. "She is in constant contact with HMRC to make sure she honours
what's required from Derek's now defunct company." Kate hasn't hidden the financial impact of caring for Derek, being candid about her struggles along the way. Astra
Aspera Ltd, which Derek established in 2021, was liquidated in March 2022, owing £716,822 to HMRC and £196,548 to four other creditors. Since then, Kate has repaid some of the money but
hasn't been able to settle all the debts. Before her husband's death, Kate revealed in the ITV documentary, Kate Garraway: Derek's Story: "Derek's care costs more
than my salary from ITV and that is before you pay for a mortgage, before you pay any household bills, before you pay for anything for the kids, so we are at a crunch point. "I am in
debt. I can't earn enough money to cover my debt because I am managing Derek's care and I can't even use the money I do have to support Derek's recovery, because
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comes a month after Kate Garraway opened up during an episode of ITV's Lorraine, sharing a poignant memory with viewers of Derek when they were preparing for their marriage. She told
the audience that they visited John Lewis to compile their wedding list. It was then the question of what surname to use arose and "Derek burst into tears," Kate disclosed. Article
continues below "He was so happy. He was sobbing away, saying 'I can't believe you'd do that for me, it's so wonderful'. I was like, 'I'd absolutely
love to, if you're prepared to marry me, then of course I'll take your name.'" Despite this touching memory, Kate ultimately did not go through with changing her surname.