Eamonn Holmes rushed to hospital after âunexpectedâ turn of events
TV presenter requires help of carers due to struggles with walking
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Eamonn Holmes has been rushed to hospital after suffering a fall at home.
The broadcaster, who previously hosted ITV daytime series This Morning, shared the news on Friday (2 May), posting a photo of his view from the ambulance.
âAn unexpected journey this morning,â he wrote, adding: âBit of a fall on the bathroom floor. Gosh it hurts . Thank you Ambulance crew.â
In recent years, Holmes, who co-hosts a breakfast show on GB News, has suffered setbacks with his health, undergoing spinal surgery and a double hip replacement.
Eamonn Holmes has been rushed to hospital (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
He uses a mobility scooter due to struggles with walking and requires the support of carers.
He has also been going through a divorce from his wife Ruth Langsford since 2024. The former presenting couple, who were axed from This Morning in 2020, had been together since 1996.
Following the divorce announcement, Holmes reflected on his âtough yearâ with his health, telling The Sun: âI have been basically disabled for a year and a half or so and I have to have a carer to do the smallest simplest things and itâs humiliating and humbling â but thank goodness that carers are available.â
Eamonn Holmes shared a photo from the ambulance after falling at home (Instagram )
Holmes and Langford, both 65, wed in 2010, and were said to be âdetermined to stay friends and keep things amicableâ. Holmes has a new girlfriend, Katie Alexander.
The host has three children with his first wife, Gabrielle, whom he married in 1985. Their relationship ended in 1994. He began dating Langsford two years later, but the pair kept their romance a secret out of respect for Gabrielle.
After six years together, Holmes and Langsford had a son together and, in June 2010, they married at Elvetham Hall in Hampshire.
Holmes previously suggested that his health problems caused issues in his marriage to Langsford, stating: âEven my own family are bored of my moaning.
âIt has caused some strain and Ruth is fed up of hearing about it and of me saying I canât walk the dog or tidy up, but I canât help it. Itâs agony.â
âEven my own family are bored of my moaning,â he said. âIt has caused some strain and Ruth is fed up of hearing about it and of me saying I canât walk the dog or tidy up, but I canât help it. Itâs agony.â
Over the years, the couple have hosted a number of shows together, including ITV quiz show Gift Wrapped (2014), Channel 5âs How the Other Half Lives (2015-17) and dieting series Lose a Stone in Four Weeks, which debuted on Channel 4 in 2019.
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are going through a divorce (Getty Images )
They also presented Eamonn & Ruthâs 7 Year Itch (2017) and Do The Right Thing with Eamonn and Ruth (2018-19).