Kate Garraway faces online backlash over new relationship with Liam Halligan

Kate Garraway, a 59‑year‑old former Good Morning Britain presenter, lost her husband Derek Draper two years ago after a prolonged battle with post‑COVID complications. She has since begun dating economist and former GB News business editor Liam Halligan, 57, a friend of Draper whom she has known for about twenty years.

The couple were photographed together at a mutual friend’s birthday party and Garraway posted a picture of them on X. The post attracted a wave of hostile comments, with some users accusing her of “milking” her late husband’s death and others objecting to her dating a friend of Draper. A source close to Garraway told The Mirror that the negative reaction was upsetting, but Garraway says she tries not to read the hateful remarks. The pair have also been seen on trips to France and Italy this year.