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Kate Garraway returned to the GMB show after taking vocal rest earlier this week when her voice was strained, causing concern among viewers. During her appearance, she clarified that she wasn't experiencing pain or illness and acknowledged overusing her voice previously while discussing Nigel Farage's decision to skip a Reform UK results declaration due to security concerns.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Kate Garraway returned to GMB, a UK morning television show, on October 31 after previously causing viewer concern due to health issues that affected her voice. During her absence, she apologized for talking excessively the previous week and jokingly attributed her lost voice to karaoke singing. Viewers expressed worry over her well-being, prompting Garraway to take vocal rest for several days before returning to work with a less hoarse voice. She did not mention her health issues during the show's broadcast on Monday, though she had previously sought advice from her colleagues on how to soothe her vocal cords.
Written for “Kate Garraway Health Concerns” on 2026-09-17,
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She told co-hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid at the time: “I must apologise to you, I'm so sorry.
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I → tell → you
I'm in absolutely no pain, I don't feel unwell, but I talked way too much last week.
“
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I → feel → pain
So it's a little bit like the news is being brought to you by Barry White this morning, so I hope it doesn't impede your understanding of the important stories we have.”
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we → bring → stories
Later in the show, Reid told viewers Garraway had gone home and been replaced by Faye Barker.
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Garraway → tell → Barker
She remained off-air for several days on “vocal rest”.
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She → remain → rest
Garraway made no mention of her voice, although she sounded less husky than earlier in the week.
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she → make → week
On Monday, she had asked her colleagues for tips on how to soothe her vocal cords.
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she → ask → cords
“I was talking and singing last week!
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I → talk → ?
I lost my voice on Friday and Saturday night,” Garraway said after Balls joked that she had lost it doing karaoke.
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she → lose → karaoke
“Aled Jones now wants to do a Christmas album with me, and I think, maybe, this is the result of that terror, I don't know.
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I → want → terror
I know it sounds really painful to listen to - I'm sorry - but I'm actually not in pain.”
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I → know → pain
Laughing, Garraway quipped: “Not in my nature, Laura!”
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Garraway → laugh → nature
Viewers took to social media to share their concern, with one writing, “Kate needs to get some strepsils asap,” as another asked: “Is she okay?
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she → take → strepsils
I don’t think she should have been on air.”
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she → think → air
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Farage won with 66 per cent of the votes but did not attend the results declaration in person, claiming he had been alerted to an “organised campaign” to “disrupt and degrade the result” - something police later denied.
Garraway said to Tice on GMB: “Nigel Farage did say that this decision had come after being contacted by Essex Police.
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decision → read → Police
What we've been told is that Essex Police didn't tell anybody not to go."
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Police → tell → anybody
Tice replied: "Seriously, I think you need to get a grip.
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you → reply → grip
I'm talking about Nigel's safety, security and remaining alive, and you're playing on minor words by different people who might be giving advice."
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who → talk → advice
Garraway’s co-host Ranvir Singh stepped in to point out that these "minor words" came from a Reform UK spokesperson who told reporters that Essex Police had told them that Farage should stay away due to a credible threat.
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Farage → step → threat
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