AMANDA PLATELL: My sympathy is with poor Eamonn. Ruth should have stuck by him, not kicked him in the guts when he needs her most By Amanda Platell for The Daily Mail Published: 07:20 EDT, 28 May 2024 | Updated: 07:37 EDT, 28 May 2024 e-mail 32 View comments After the shock announcement about Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford divorcing, we learn that it has 'very much been orchestrated by Ruth' - and that Eamonn is devastated. Who wouldn't be when faced, as he is, by a split he never sought after 27 years together, including 14 years of marriage? On his GB News show this morning, Eamonn appeared calm and dignified as he broached the sad situation still wearing his wedding ring, and generously included Ruth in his comment.
'I would just like to thank people for their support for Ruth and I over the past few days,' he said calmly, before moving on to other matters. But there is no hiding his agony. Both he and Ruth are 64.
But while his career has become dogged by ill-health in recent years, hers has taken off on TV and with other lucrative projects. Poor Eamonn is crippled with pain after back and shoulder surgery following a fall, he is forced to endure hours of gruelling physiotherapy each week, and is now reduced to either walking with a stick or using a wheelchair. Both Ruth and Eamonn are 64.
But while his career has become dogged by ill-health in recent years, hers has taken off on TV and with other lucrative projects On his GB News show this morning, Eamonn appeared calm.
