Eamonn Holmes ‘missing’ from GB News Breakfast just days after split from wife Ruth Langsford
EAMONN Holmes was replaced on GB News today following bombshell news he had split from wife Ruth Langsford.
The Sun on Sunday revealed the couple are planning to divorce.
Pals told how the couple drifted apart in recent months.
Eamonn, 64, broke his silence on Instagram over the weekend with a photo of the football.
He had planned to talk about the split on his GB News breakfast show on Monday.
However, presenters Nana Akua and Micahel Portillo stepped in for Eamonn and Isabel Webster.
Meanwhile, Ruth will be absent from her position on Loose Women this week.
Revealing their split after 14 years in an exclusive statement to The Sun on Sunday, their spokesperson said: “Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.”
The much-loved presenting duo are negotiating a divorce in news which will devastate their millions of fans.
Ruth had recently been helping nurse her husband back to good health following a medical scare and fall which resulted in him spending time in hospital.
Although the pair hadn’t been seen together for over two years, Ruth last week shared a health update on Eamonn in a magazine interview.
Days ago the 64-year-old Loose Women host updated fans by saying: “I look at Eamonn, who’s had his health and back problems, and it makes you realise how important your health is.
“I don’t know how much Eamonn’s mobility will improve. We live in hope.
“He does the physio, but there might have to be some acceptance that this might never be 100 percent right.”
All the signs Eamonn & Ruth had split
SOCIAL MEDIA
While the duo are both active on their Instagram accounts, they rarely post about each other.
Ruth’s most recent uploads have centred on her return to ITV daytime show Loose Women and her QVC clothing lines.
While she posts plentiful snaps and videos of her mum, Eamonn is usually nowhere to be seen.
In July 2022, he made an appearance in a video posted to her page,to promote her Feeling Fabulous event.
Meanwhile, Eamonn’s Instagram grid shows a similar story.
It is filled with family snaps as well as insights into life in a TV newsroom, yet Ruth – who he affectionately terms Ruthie – is rarely featured.
PIC WITH NEW WOMAN
Eamonn’s recent image with Linda Lusardi also sparked concern from fans.
The 64-year-old shared a snap with the actress and TV presenter – showing fans snaps of their friendship spanning more than three decades.
In his caption, he wrote: “1982 v 2024 and she hasn’t changed a bit . My wonderful, close friend Linda Lusardi who I went to see today 42yr friendship x”
One fan was quick to quiz: “Where was poor Ruth?”
Another then added: “Where is your beautiful wife Ruth!
“Why or what are you trying prove!”
ILL HEALTH
Ruth appeared to hint at struggles caring for Eamonn’s numerous health issues of late.
She was forced to clarify a comment about being “fed up” with her spouse amid his struggles – which have seen him in a wheelchair and on crutches.
It came after a remark Eamonn made on his GB News breakfast show.
He said: “I think my family are a bit fed up with me now.
“The kids are a bit embarrassed about how I move around or don’t move around, and Ruth’s getting a bit fed up with me.”
Ruth took the opportunity to clarify the comments on ITV daytime show Loose Women, which she often hosts.
She said: “I thought, well, I am and I’m not. Do you know what I mean? It’s human.
“You can’t help, but when you’re helping someone all the time and they’re very incapacitated it’s hard to be Florence Nightingale all the time.”