Kate Garraway has condemned a cruel online hoax that used artificial intelligence to generate fake images of her with a new partner, and later targeted her teenage son. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 58, revealed the images began appearing online nearly a year after her husband Derek Draper died from Long Covid complications in 2024.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Garraway said the fake images emerged on Facebook, where multiple impersonator accounts posted them. She only became aware when members of the public approached her to congratulate her on finding love. Even her co-star Ranvir Singh was initially fooled by the images.
The situation escalated in late 2025 when fabricated news sites, using AI-generated content, published stories claiming that her son Billy, 16, was disrupting her supposed relationship out of grief for his father. Garraway expressed concern that teachers or others might trust these fabricated news reports as genuine.
Garraway also noted the timing of her revelation coincided with new restrictions announced by X (formerly Twitter) on its AI chatbot Grok, following public outcry. The social media platform limited image generation capabilities to premium users and introduced stricter content policies.
The broadcaster urged the public to rely on trusted news sources and highlighted the emotional toll on her children. Her comments came alongside a segment featuring farmer Gareth Wyn Jones, who shared his own experience with AI-generated deepfake sextortion.
