RUTH Langsford once insisted she wouldn't be friends with an ex in a resurfaced clip, amid her shock split from Eamonn Holmes. The TV couple announced at the weekend that they are divorcing after 14 years of marriage . And now a clip from when Ruth and Eamonn, both 64, presented This Morning has revealed how she really feels about keeping in touch with former partners.
While Eamonn said: "It's easier to stay friends." But Ruth replied: "Why would you need to stay friends? You aren't with them anymore, you don't need to be friends. "My thing is you weren't just friends, you were married or had a relationship.
" Another forgotten interview from the pandemic saw Eamonn confess he and Ruth "needed space" from each other. In a joint interview with TalkTV host Kevin O'Sullivan, Eamonn admitted that the only time the pair really interacted was when they were working together. He said at the time: "Although we live together, we're not really together, we don't watch the same TV, Ruth likes her own space, when we do This Morning it's a rare time we actually interrelate.
" Today it was reported that Ruth "orchestrated" her split from Eamonn , with him "refusing" to sign off on their joint statement. It’s believed Ruth was the one who OK’ed the simple statement, with Eamonn wanting no part in it. The Daily Mail claims Eamonn ‘told friends he didn’t want to get involved’ and ‘Ruth could do what she wants but keep him out of it’.
The statement eventually simply read: “Ruth L.