Kate Garraway seeking ADHD diagnosis
Kate Garraway is seeking an ADHD diagnosis following discussions with Cat Burns on Celebrity Traitors.
Kate Garraway is seeking an ADHD diagnosis.
The 58-year-old presenter began to think she has the neurodevelopmental condition - which is formally known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - after speaking with singer Cat Burns while filming Celebrity Traitors and now feels it is "pretty clear" she has a number of traits of the disorder.
She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "Talking to people like Cat about their music and about their life — she’s autistic and ADHD and I’ve got that in my family.
“And actually, I’m in the process of an ADHD diagnosis myself.
“In fact, I think it’s pretty clear I am.
“So it’s fascinating to see how it manifested for her.”
Kate lost her husband Derek Draper in 2024, four years after he contracted COVID-19, and she thinks he would have "absolutely loved" her attempts to unmask the Traitors.
She said: “He would have watched, going, ‘How could you not see this?!’ ”
Cat - who is one of the Traitors on the show - had previously explained away her need for quiet time resting alone because of her condition when her fellow contestants mooted that she was not a Faithful because she was taking part in late-night meetings, which led to her seeming tired during the day.
She said: “I do have autism and ADHD so when I’m around people a lot, it takes a lot more effort. Sometimes I just need time away.”
The Good Morning Britain host recently revealed she was reluctant to take part in a challenge in episode two of Celebrity Traitors where she had to carry a coffin because she found it triggering.
She told The Sun newspaper: “You don’t know what’s coming next and so you find yourself walking on by the coffins.
“And I did a double-take, I gasped, and I was walking with Alan and Celia was in front of me.
“And I said, ‘God, I don’t know whether I should carry this coffin’.
“I had a chat with the production team who checked on me all the time. You know, there was a psychologist there.
“But you’re suddenly in the moment and I said, ‘I’m not sure. I think it’s a bit strange and a bit weird’.”
