The 53-year-old Good Morning Britain presenter has detailed the emotional journey her family has been through since Derek went into hospital in March, leaving Kate to parent their 14-year-old daughter Darcey and 11-year-old son Billy by herself.

While she has shown admirably that she has this side of family life locked down, it is the financial side that she is finding is becoming more problematic over time.

Kate has opened up about the issues she has found since Derek was taken ill, as it his name on the bills and on insurance policies, leaving Kate finding it hard to speak about them as she is not the named person.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday, Kate said: “One of the practical problems – which a lot of people would’ve experienced if they’ve got the absence of someone in their life – like many things the car is entirely in Derek’s name, the insurance is in Derek’s name, a lot of our bank accounts.

“There are a lot of financial goings that I’ve talked to you both about going on, which is making life very complicated because I can’t get access to things.”