Kate Garraway
"Fingers crossed Derek will be home as soon as possible," Ben Shephard said.
"He’s been coming in and out. Hopefully he’ll come out again."
The deputy Labour leader defended her boss attending the tennis championship amid government chaos in a Good Morning Britain interview.
Derek previously spent over a year in hospital after contracting Covid in the early days of the pandemic.
"I don’t know whether I can leap up and hug you but I’m going to. Thank you so much."
"I’m not sure that we’ve ever fallen out of love, but I think a new path is emerging."
Kate Garraway, Daniel Craig, Moira Stuart and soap legends June Brown and William Roache have also been recognised.
The Good Morning Britain presenter's husband Derek Draper spent a year gravely ill in hospital after contracting Covid.
The daytime star's errant phone caused chaos during an otherwise-very-serious panel discussion.
The presenter's decision to quit the ITV show marks a full departure from the channel following his Good Morning Britain exit.