Kate Garraway has faced many testing moments in her life, but few could have predicted her latest struggle: being locked out of her own home by a 12-tonne pile of rocks dumped squarely across her driveway.

The bizarre scene unfolded when a delivery of heavy building materials was mistakenly unloaded right in front of the Good Morning Britain star’s entrance, leaving her unable to get her car through or even step inside her front door.

Kate Garraway was met with an unpleasant surprise when she returned home after her Good Morning Britain shift – a huge pile of rocks blocking her driveway.

Sharing footage of the 12 tonne load of hardcore which blocked her from getting into her house on Instagram on Friday (19 September), the presenter can be seen attempting to climb over the mound of rocks.

Garraway revealed she was to blame for the rubble, captioning the post: “Needed some hardcore for a small bit of #garden reconstruction – was advised about 2 tonnes – clicked on TWELVE tonnes!!!!”

In the video, she can be heard saying to a neighbour “I think I clicked on the wrong bit” before scrambling over the pile to access her front door.

Neighbours say Garraway arrived home to find what looked like a miniature mountain blocking her path, and her reaction was a mix of disbelief and exasperation. “She just stood there staring at it for a moment,” one local revealed. “Then she started laughing and saying, ‘You couldn’t make this up!’ It really was surreal — like someone had built a fortress around her house overnight.”

The pile of rocks, weighing in at an estimated 12 tonnes, had been delivered for construction work in the area, but the drivers reportedly got the instructions wrong and left the load directly across Garraway’s driveway. With no quick way to move it and no access to her garage or front door, the ITV presenter was left stranded outside, clutching her phone and frantically trying to figure out what to do next.

Images of the scene quickly made their way online, sparking a wave of sympathy and hilarity from fans. Social media lit up with memes comparing Garraway’s blocked driveway to scenes from disaster movies. “Kate Garraway and the Boulder of Doom,” one Twitter user joked, while another quipped, “Forget rock bottom — Kate’s hit rock top.”

Though the situation was played for laughs online, those who saw it in person say Garraway was clearly rattled. Already juggling her demanding job and the ongoing strain of family life, the last thing she expected was a literal wall of stone preventing her from getting home. “It was like something out of Fawlty Towers,” another neighbour said. “Kate handled it with humour, but you could tell she was stressed. Who wouldn’t be?”

Workmen eventually returned to assess the situation, but removing or shifting such a colossal load is no easy task. Heavy machinery was reportedly needed to clear the rocks, and for a time it seemed Garraway might have to wait hours before being able to step inside her house. Eyewitnesses said she joked about needing a climbing rope to scale her way in, before shaking her head in disbelief and muttering that the whole ordeal was “utterly bonkers.”

Fans applauded her ability to laugh at the situation, noting that she has consistently managed to face life’s challenges — big and small — with remarkable resilience. “She’s been through so much, and now even rocks are against her,” one supporter wrote. “Kate deserves a medal just for keeping her sense of humour intact.”

The incident comes on the heels of several other highly relatable mishaps involving Garraway, from being locked out of her home during live TV to juggling endless responsibilities as a working mum. Each time, she has embraced the chaos with honesty and warmth, endearing herself further to the public who see her as one of Britain’s most authentic broadcasters.

By the time the rocks were eventually cleared, Garraway had become the centre of yet another viral story, her “blocked driveway drama” trending across platforms and sparking a fresh round of affectionate memes. What began as a deeply inconvenient mistake had turned into another example of her uncanny ability to turn real-life chaos into national entertainment.