EAMONN Holmes is best known for hosting shows like This Morning and GB News. But behind his many TV appearances lies a long history of health battles from painful surgeries to needing help getting dressed. After three decades of being reluctant to a hip replacement, Eamonn finally underwent surgery on both in 2016.
He went ahead with the major op to tackle the chronic hip, leg and back pain which caused him "sleepless nights". Eamonn made a good recovery from the surgery and went on to lose three stone in a battle to boost his health. In 2018, Eamonn was struck down with the viral infection that caused a painful rash.
He believed it had been brought on by a 'stressful tax row' which saw him battle with HMRC over whether he was classed as staff or a freelancer as a presenter at This Morning. "It was bloody scary to see it," he told The Sun . "It looked as if someone had taken a baseball bat to my face and smashed me about a bit.
" In early 2021, Eamonn was rushed to hospital after suffering from "pain he's never felt in his life" He told his social media followers: "A month ago I did something to my back. I don't know how I did it – getting into the car, getting out of a car, getting out of bed, whatever. "I've got an MRI scan but the trouble is everything closes for Easter.
I haven't got it analysed yet but what I do know is I can't sleep at night." The TV star soon discovered he had three slipped discs caused by the soft cushion of tissue between the bones in the spine bulg.