“I HEARD A CRACK… AND KNEW STRAIGHT AWAY.” Kate Garraway has revealed a painful off-air ordeal after a shocking collision with a taxi left her cracking her teeth — and still turning up to Good Morning Britain with a brave smile. The TV presenter admitted the impact was instant and brutal, describing the moment as “grim” as she realised the damage was worse than she first thought. Despite the injury, Kate carried on as usual, masking the pain on live television while privately dealing with the shock and discomfort. “I just thought, keep going,” she hinted, later admitting the aftermath was far harder than viewers ever saw. Fans were quick to rally around her, flooding social media with messages of concern and admiration for her resilience. Smiling through broken teeth and hidden pain, Kate’s revelation has left viewers shaken — and full details of how the accident happened are now drawing serious attention.

Kate Garraway has revealed she suffered a freak and painful accident after colliding with a taxi window — cracking both of her front tooth caps just days before presenting Good Morning Britain.

The ITV presenter shared the grim behind-the-scenes drama on Instagram, admitting she initially tried to hold the broken caps in place with Fixodent. But just minutes before she went live on air, the denture adhesive failed — and one of the damaged teeth fell out entirely.

Letting fans in on the chaos, Kate joked that it was “hard to appear young and cool in front of a whole new team of trendy producers” when she was reduced to gluing her teeth back in at 3am. An emergency dash to the dentist later left her with a temporary set of oversized fake teeth, which she joked made her understand Alan Carr’s struggles all too well.

Despite the ordeal, Kate powered through the live broadcast, hoping the temporary teeth would “hold for GMB from 6am” alongside co-host Richard Madeley — with glue firmly at the ready.

The comment section quickly filled with messages of shock and support. Susanna Reid reacted with a stunned “Oh my,” while Ashley James exclaimed “OMG Kate!!”. Fellow ITV anchor Jonathan Swain even admitted he had been standing next to her in the studio and “didn’t notice a thing”.

The accident comes amid a turbulent period for Kate, who recently addressed viral rumours claiming she had a “new boyfriend” following the death of her husband, Derek Draper, in 2024. Kate dismissed the speculation after sharing an AI-generated image that some had mistakenly believed was real, warning about the growing danger of fake news and the emotional impact it can have on families.