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Kate Garraway returns to GMB after sparking concern with health issue

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Karasin, E. (2026, September 17). Kate Garraway returns to GMB after sparking concern with health issue. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kate-garraway-returns-gmb-concern-with-health-issue-b1297292.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-17 · by Ekin Karasin

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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.
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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.

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Topics

Essex Police GMB Reform UK

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Garraway PERSON · 6× Essex Police ORG · 3× Farage PERSON · 2× Tice PERSON · 2× Balls PERSON · 1× Barry White PERSON · 1× Ed Balls PERSON · 1× Faye Barker PERSON · 1× Reid PERSON · 1× Susanna Reid PERSON · 1×

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Read More 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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 “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.
2026-09-17 · Evening Standard
Kate Garraway returns to GMB after sparking concern with health issue · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

She told co-hosts Ed Balls and Susanna Reid at the time: “I must apologise to you, I'm so sorry. asserted
I → tell → you
I'm in absolutely no pain, I don't feel unwell, but I talked way too much last week. “ asserted
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.” asserted
we → bring → stories
Later in the show, Reid told viewers Garraway had gone home and been replaced by Faye Barker. asserted
Garraway → tell → Barker
She remained off-air for several days on “vocal rest”. asserted
She → remain → rest
Garraway made no mention of her voice, although she sounded less husky than earlier in the week. asserted
she → make → week
On Monday, she had asked her colleagues for tips on how to soothe her vocal cords. asserted
she → ask → cords
“I was talking and singing last week! asserted
I → talk → ?
I lost my voice on Friday and Saturday night,” Garraway said after Balls joked that she had lost it doing karaoke. asserted
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. asserted
I → want → terror
I know it sounds really painful to listen to - I'm sorry - but I'm actually not in pain.” asserted
I → know → pain
Laughing, Garraway quipped: “Not in my nature, Laura!” asserted
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? asserted
she → take → strepsils
I don’t think she should have been on air.” asserted
she → think → air
Read More 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. asserted
decision → read → Police
What we've been told is that Essex Police didn't tell anybody not to go." asserted
Police → tell → anybody
Tice replied: "Seriously, I think you need to get a grip. asserted
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." uncertain
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. asserted
Farage → step → threat
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