Kate Garraway previously revealed that her ‘addiction’ to vaping left her “hating” herself.
The TV star, 58, opened up about her vaping addiction during GMB back in 2024. Talking to Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley, Kate said she initially swapped cigarettes for e-cigarettes in 2009 following the birth of her son Billy.
But soon enough, Kate was back on the vapes. And it wasn’t until a warning from late husband Derek Draper – who died in January 2024 – that she foundthe motivation to give the habit up again.
Kate Garraway on quitting the vapes thanks to Derek
On GMB, Kate held an e-cigarette and said: “The last thing I want to do is any way in sanction [vaping], because I don’t. But my experience was, after Billy was born, I did smoke before and I was craving going back to smoking [but] didn’t want to.”
She then went on to recount how she started vaping due to a pal recommending it to her.
Kate said: “I thought it was amazing, because it didn’t smell, at that point you could do it anywhere, it must have been like smoking in the 70s, you didn’t have to stand outside.”
“Everybody said it was better for you, and I did feel much better. I got the nicotine hit,” Kate added.
‘Instantly addicted’
Kate revealed she successfully gave it up “completely” before her stint in the I’m A Celebrity… jungle in 2019.
However, her vaping addiction sparked up again in 2023, during an edition of GMB.
“I think we had some props in here or something ridiculous, and I picked it up and I was instantly addicted, like beyond anything!” Kate said.
She explained: “I couldn’t believe it and it made me realise how, particularly those disposable ones, are so addictive.”
Kate on Derek’s warning
Kate revealed that it wasn’t until a warning from late husband Derek Draper that gave her the motivation to give up vaping again. This time though, it was for the sake of their children Darcey and Billy.
She said: “I can remember Derek funnily enough saying, when I said: ‘Oh I think this is good,’ because he hated smoking in all forms.”
“He said: ‘It took 200 years to discover tobacco was bad for you, these are going to be bad for you,'” she recalled.
“They’re so easy to do, and they deliver such a hit, so I don’t know that it’s a solution to ban the disposable ones, but they’re everywhere. This is not a sanction. I hated myself for it,” the presenter sadly admitted.
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