Top 55 Kate Garraway Quotes

As a child, I would rush to the school gates as the bell went, to be collected by my mother, Marilyn, who was always immaculately dressed in a pencil skirt and matching jacket.

There are lots of scary things about getting older, but one of the biggest, I guess, is death itself. Especially in midlife, when we suddenly wake up to the fact we may have fewer years left than we have already lived.

I did Robert Pattinson’s first live interview for ‘Twilight’ and he was so nervous.

There’s something deliciously flirty about a ruffle.

Looking back on my early romantic life, I was more worried about what impression I made on my dates than what I thought of them. I would approach them as though they were job interviews, trying to wow the man so that he would ask me out again and I got the ‘job.’

It can be easy to let all sorts of things in your life slide, including your relationship.

It’s a bit of a joke among my friends that, although I’m very busy, active and constantly rushing around all over the place, I’ve always struggled to fit any ‘real’ exercise into my life.

I think if a youngster leaves school unable to read you’re kind of condemning them to a life of poverty and a life of lack of potential.

Derek, my husband, is a psychotherapist.

I had the biggest dry-cleaning bill on ‘Daybreak’ because I was always on the run and spilling coffee on myself.

I’ve not got a celebrity body.

Some of the most productive people in history have been self-confessed ‘muck-middens,’ as my husband would say: Agatha Christie, Benjamin Franklin and even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, to name a few.

I can cope with politicians now I’ve had about 40,000 cockroaches tipped over my head. Westminster’s going to be no problem.

Women should do what makes them feel good.

I’ve got a lot cellulite and my thinking was brown cellulite is better than white cellulite.

A friend puts body moisturiser on every day because it makes her feel desirable. I have started doing it, too, and it really works.

The key to transforming your look with a collar is ensuring that it looks as if it’s part of the dress, so there shouldn’t be any skin visible underneath.

There’s no need to go the full hog – a touch of subtle sequins will lift any outfit.

After my first marriage ended in 2002 I went out with someone who made me feel very sexy. He was ten years younger than me and full of the joy of youth, which was wonderful after all the sadness of divorce, and a great confidence boost.

If it means being settled and content, getting older can be a relief.

I work in an industry where most people are way below 50.

I genuinely don’t think there is anything wrong with wanting to look the best you can.

Much is written about parenting – its joys and tribulations – and then about the transition into hot flushes, night sweats and (if we’re lucky) a new life as a grandmother.

Midlife is a time of explosive change, particularly for women. It’s just like experiencing another puberty. The changes that take place in your body are enormous and, like puberty, you have to throw off the past.

I am older than most of my on-screen colleagues, and the ones behind the scenes, too.

The gang on ‘GMB’ is what really makes it. I love Ben Shephard, Richard Arnold, Susanna Reid and even Piers Morgan.

I thought, ‘I don’t really drink that much.’ But when you stop completely it is a shocker. You realise that a glass here, going to a function there, they all tot up.

Coast is my go-to store for any awards do – it’s brilliant for occasion wear.

I think we have a problem with how we treat people and alcohol.

When you’ve been in a relationship for a long time, the physical side of things can be very unspontaneous.

Ageing might have its drawbacks but it brings with it hard-won wisdom and a wonderful sense of freedom.

Nobody loves a baby more than me and I would happily have had about 10 of them.

I was deeply in love with David Soul from ‘Starsky & Hutch’ when I was 11 or 12. I used to borrow my mum’s peach nighty and put some lipstick on and say I was going on a date with him. I made this little purse and would carry a picture of him in it and say he was my boyfriend.

I’m not suggesting for a minute that you settle for the first half-decent man who comes along – every woman has the right to hold out for Mr Right – but you may find that really addressing your feelings about having a family means the man you thought was Mr Right comes in a different form.

My rational mind knows I am blessed. So many women – some of whom I’ve interviewed over the years – endure infertility and childlessness.

Well we have a tiny garden, it’s like a postage stamp, so generally we try to get out to the parks in London as much as possible.

If you said, ‘I’m giving up smoking,’ people would put on a parade. If you said, ‘I’m going to eat more healthily,’ people would say, ‘Good for you.’ If it’s drinking, the first reaction is, ‘That’s so boring. You’re going to be so boring.’

I’m very nervous of snakes. I think it’s something about the movement. I’m not a huge fan of spiders either.

I’ve been very lucky to work in a newsroom where there are lots of strong, funny, clever women in senior positions.

Of course, no one wants to get older.

As a presenter on ‘Daybreak,’ I am lucky in that we have a brilliant wardrobe lady who chooses our on-screen clothes.

I’m stronger than I think I am.

Of course, I could try IVF. But having watched my friend TV presenter Clare Nasir go through it, I know how tough the journey is. Emotional fool I may be, but even I can see that’s too selfish a course of action to impose on my family.

My husband is very much of the ilk that expects to waited on hand and foot during the festive season.

There is something special about breakfast TV in that people feel like they really know you.

I don’t want to look old in my advanced years so I go on a power walk for half an hour every day, and it helps to keep the pounds off.

There’s something magical about breakfast TV. I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do.

I have been lucky enough to go to all sorts of places – diving in Malaysia, snorkelling with wild turtles in Cuba and dolphin-spotting in Kenya.

I used to be chaotic and unkempt.

The clever thing about the designs on ‘Strictly’ is that the razzle-dazzle comes from the materials used in making the dresses rather than because the cut or style is plunging or revealing.

I look at my gorgeous girl and boy, with their incredible zest for life, and I count my undoubted blessings. But there’s no question about it: I wish I’d started my family sooner. Much much sooner.

At 49, you want people to think you are at least a decade younger, not a year older.

You’ve got to get your head right about ageing. Taking care of diet and exercise and facing your fears about growing older will lead you into a happier place emotionally and mentally. You feel like you have a choice.

I think the thing about Easter holidays in particular is you don’t know what the weather’s going to be like.

Hiding at the back of every woman’s wardrobe, regardless of her age or shape, you’ll find a sad and sorry collection of all her fashion howlers and regrets.