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Garraway at a gala screening of Turbo in London, November 2013
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Born |
Kathryn Mary Garraway 4 May 1967 Abingdon-on-Thames, Berkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Journalist and presenter |
Years active | 1994–present |
Agent | ROAR Global |
Television | GMTV (2000–2010) The Biggest Loser (2009) Daybreak (2010–2014) Lorraine (2010–2014) The National Lottery Draws (2014–2016) Good Morning Britain (2014—) |
Spouse(s) | Ian Rumsey (m. 1998–2002) Derek Draper (m. 2005) |
Children | Darcey (b. 2006) William (b. 2009) |
Website | Official Twitter |
Kathryn Mary "Kate" Garraway (born 4 May 1967) is an English television and radio presenter, best known for her television roles with ITV Breakfast.
Garraway presents a mid-morning show on Smooth Radio on weekdays as well as the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain. Previously, she hosted various daytime programmes including Daybreak (2010–2014), Lorraine (2010–2014) and GMTV (2000–2010).
Garraway occasionally presented The National Lottery Draws for BBC One from 2014 until 2016.
Garraway's father was a civil servant and her mother was a teacher. She attended Dunmore Primary School and Fitzharrys School in Abingdon. She then graduated from Bath College of Higher Education with a BA in English and History.
In 1994, Garraway joined the South edition of ITV News Central on ITV Central as a production journalist, reporter and news presenter. In 1996, she became co-presenter of the South East edition of ITV News Meridian on ITV Meridian after she was "talent spotted" by a boss who viewed her presenting a three-minute bulletin on ITV Central.
In 1997, she gained national exposure on BBC News 24, when she presented such stories as the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. In 1998, Garraway joined Sunrise on Sky News with Martin Stanford.