Brave Eamonn Holmes spotted using walking frame after explosive split from Ruth Langsford
AILING telly star Eamonn Holmes puts on a brave face as he is pictured for the first time since news of his shock split from presenter wife Ruth Langsford.
The 64-year-old — beset by mobility issues — used a walking frame after getting a haircut in South West London.
A source said he was “ready to move on” weeks after The Sun revealed the couple are separating.
They added: “Eamonn is determined to look forward.”
The telly news host, who has suffered years of poor health, was this week seen using a walking aid to get back to his car.
We revealed last month that telly golden couple Eamonn and wife Ruth Langsford were getting divorced after 14 years of marriage.
A source who saw the GB News presenter, accompanied by a driver, outside a barber shop in South West London on Wednesday said: “Eamonn was literally putting his best foot forward.
“It’s been a tough spell but he’s done with moping about and decided to cheer himself up with a short back and sides.
“The end of a marriage is tough for anyone but Eamonn is determined to look forward.
“Life is for living. And he’s determined to try whatever is required to get back on his feet.”
And earlier this week there was good news for the star when he was nominated for a Television and Radio Industries Club award.
Eamonn’s marriage woes came as he struggled with mobility issues after years of pain.
The Belfast-born anchor had a double hip replacement in 2016.
He had back surgery last year but it left him using a wheelchair. And in January he broke his shoulder in a fall.
Last weekend The Sun on Sunday revealed Ruth and Eamonn separated after she found messages between him and another woman on a laptop.
He has become close friends with a divorcee of 42 who works as a relationship counsellor — and has now moved out of the marital home in Surrey.
Ruth is on an extended break from ITV’s Loose Women as she deals with the split.
Eamonn and Ruth jointly presented ITV’s flagship show This Morning until 2021.
He now hosts GB News with Isabel Webster.
Ruth and Eamonn Relationship Timeline
Before the shock split announcement, Ruth and Eamonn seemed like one of the strongest couples on UK TV – even with their signature bickering style.
Here’s how their romance played out…
1997 – The couple first meet after being introduced by mutual friends, two years after Eamonn splits from his first wife, Gabrielle, with whom he has three children.
1997-2002 – To be respectful to Gabrielle, the couple kept their relationship out of the limelight. Ruth told Daily Mail: “I thought it spoke volumes about the sort of man he was, the sort of father he was and the integrity he had. It made me love him more, not less.”
2002 – Ruth and Eamonn welcome their son, Jack, to the family.
2005 – Eamonn finalises his divorce with Gabrielle.
2006 – The pair begin to host Friday episodes of This Morning together.
2010 – Eamonn proposes to Ruth while at the Cheltenham Races, after asking Ruth’s mother for her hand.
June 2010 – Eamonn and Ruth marry at Elvetham Hall, Hampshire.
2016 – Eamonn undergoes a double hip replacement in the first of many health battles.
June 2019 – On This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn say the secret to their happy marriage. Eamonn credits “compromise, consideration and lots of conjugal,” while Ruth said it was “laughter and an equal marriage”.
November 2020 – Ruth and Eamonn are replaced on their regular Friday slot by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary in a ‘show shake-up’.
December 2021 – After a year of being moved to the bank holiday presenting slot, both Eamonn and Ruth left This Morning.
January 2022 – Eamonn debuted on GB News, while Ruth stayed with ITV in her long-standing role on Loose Women.
September 2022 – Eamonn undergoes spinal surgery after years of back issues including a trapped sciatic nerve.
November 2022 – Eamonn falls down the stairs of his Surrey home with Ruth and breaks his shoulder, requiring a new operation.
September 2023 – Eamonn has a spine and neck stretching procedure as part of his year-long recovery.
May 2024 – Ruth and Eamonn announce they have split after 14 years of marriage and a 27-year relationship.