Garraway wins damages over afffair claim
GMTV presenter Kate Garraway has north Korean won extensive libel amends from deuce newspapers that claimed she was having an matter with her dancing instructor on the BBC show 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The Daily Mirror and The William Ashley Sunday Mirror apologised to the 39-year-old and have handed o'er an undisclosed sum, believed to be sextet figures, in indemnity.
Garraway's lawyer Rachel Atkins said that the newspapers had falsely claimed she had cheated on her husband, former New Working class political lobbyist Derek Draper, with the terpsichorean Anton Du Beke.
Speech production in court, she said: "Contrary to the allegations, the claimant and her hubby are and were as congregation, happy and in love at the time of the publication as they had ever been."
"The field true statement was that the claimant and Anton Du Beke became friends during 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Since then they often worked and spent time together."
Garraway released a command after the hearing.
"I am gladiola that this matter is now over. The way my friendship with Anton was twisted into something sordid was awfully upsetting," she said.
Draper, world Health Organization retrained as a psychotherapist after going away political sympathies and now writes a column for the Mail On William Ashley Sunday, added: "I get always been gladiolus that Kate and Anton became such good friends and felt sick when that was distorted into something else exclusively."
Fan favourite Garraway was the seventh contestant voted forth 'Strictly Come up Dancing' simply earlier Yule having non managed to impress the book of Judges during her time on the render.
