Kate Garraway's father was a civil servant and her mother was a teacher.
24 Facts About Kate Garraway
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Kate Garraway attended Dunmore Primary School and Fitzharrys School in Abingdon.
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Kate Garraway then graduated from Bath College of Higher Education with a degree in English and History.
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In 1989, Kate Garraway joined the South edition of ITV News Central on ITV Central as a production journalist, reporter and news presenter.
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In 1998, Kate Garraway joined Sunrise on Sky News with Martin Stanford.
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Kate Garraway joined GMTV in September 2000, co-presenting GMTV Today with Andrew Castle each Friday.
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Kate Garraway eventually went on to share presenting duties with Fiona Phillips and Emma Crosby.
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Kate Garraway presented her final show on 31 August 2010.
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Kate Garraway presented one series of Too Many Cooks in 2004.
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Kate Garraway was a regular panellist on Wall of Fame, hosted by David Walliams.
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Kate Garraway became entertainment editor of Daybreak on ITV Breakfast in September 2010.
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On 3 August 2012, it was reported that Kate Garraway had signed a new contract to present each Friday in Kelly's absence.
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Kate Garraway hosted her final Daybreak and Lorraine shows on 25 April 2014 ahead of joining Good Morning Britain the following month.
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Kate Garraway became interim main presenter on ITV Breakfast when Ben Shepherd cut his appearances each week to just two; which meant Kate Garraway hosted four times a week until Piers Morgan joined the show later that year.
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From March 2014 until November 2016, Kate Garraway occasionally presented The National Lottery Draws on BBC One.
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In November 2019, Kate Garraway came fourth in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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Kate Garraway appeared in the fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Anton du Beke.
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Kate Garraway finished 8th of the 14 couples despite receiving the lowest score from the judges in every week but one, as she was repeatedly saved by the public vote, prior to her elimination in week seven.
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In February 2008, Kate Garraway launched legal action against the Sunday Mirror after it published a photograph of her embracing du Beke, insinuating that they were having an affair, which the pair both denied.
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Kate Garraway's broadcasting career began with BBC Radio Oxford, and she had become an Independent Television News trainee journalist by 1994.
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On 18 and 19 August 2012, Kate Garraway co-presented two episodes of 'Weekend Breakfast'.
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Kate Garraway was married to Ian Rumsey, her former boss at ITV Meridian, from 1998 to 2002.
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Kate Garraway released her first book on 9 March 2017, entitled The Joy of Big Knickers.
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Kate Garraway was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting, journalism and charity.