Gloria In Excelsis
‘IVE been reporting on major national and international issues on TV and radio for the past ten years and suddenly Im known for the Kate and Derek story, says Gloria de Piero.
Gloria is GMTVs political correspondent – a billing to rival that of being Barbies maths teacher. Kate and Derek are GMTVs Kate Garraway and Derek Draper, former new labour spin doctor.
Kate and Derek are now a very a celebrity couple, inviting cameras to gaze at their marriage, Kates pregnancy bumps and the resulting child.
When she saw the wedding, Gloria thought: Gosh Im responsible for this!
It could have been different. Says Kate: …Gloria pitched a person to me who was the old Derek Draper. She said: He practically runs the Groucho Club, he runs Soho House, hes amazing.
But Kate was pleasantly surprised. Glorias charts and power point presentation had missed the mark. Kate says Derek was not like that at all. He was funny and clever…but I thought rather sad.
We cant comment on his state of being, only that thanks to Glorias matchmaking Derek is now married to Kate. And De Piero has achieved a special kind of fame…’
Posted: 31st, March 2006 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink