TV PRESENTER Eamonn Holmes has revealed a heartbreaking health update, saying it’s “really, really difficult” lately.

The 65-year-old presenter, currently in a wheelchair, spoke out on his breakfast show today about people travelling home for Christmas.

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Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster host the Breakfast Show on GB NewsCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk

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Eamonn has recently been to Paris with his new girlfriendCredit: PA
He said that he empathised with those with mobility issues who had to rely on others.

Eamonn said: “The train definitely could be a dream, but I’m now sort of ‘wheelchair laden’.

“You rely on a lot of people to get you on and off. It’s very, very difficult doing that.

“I just threw that in… it’s not a concern to anybody, but there we go.”

His co-host, Isabel Webster, interjected, “Well, it’s a consideration for lots of people in the same position as you, Eamonn.”

Last autumn, the former This Morning star shared the news that he “can no longer walk or look after himself”.

He has been struggling to walk unaided after having surgery back in 2022 for a slipped disc and a double hip-replacement in 2016.

He now relies increasingly on his wheelchair and admitted at the start of the year that he may never walk again.

Eamonn separated from his wife of 14 years, Ruth Langsford earlier this year.

However, she recently posted an update about her sick mother, and Eamonn, who has been struggling with his own failing health, decided to reach out to support her by liking the post.

Ruth posted: “She’ll be in the hospital for a bit longer yet, but she is in good spirits, and I hope she’ll be home for Christmas.”

After their split, Eamonn began dating Katie Alexander and last week, were spotted on holiday together

Now it’s understood Ruth and Eamonn are finalising their divorce plans in the new year.

A source said: “The aim is for Eamonn and Ruth to resolve their divorce as quickly as possible in the New Year.

“Ruth is keen to stay in their marital home as it is where she is settled.

“Eamonn on the other hand wants to get out and make a fresh start.

“They aren’t dragging their heels and want this settled and done as quickly as possible.”

Ruth and Eamonn’s 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.

September 2024 – Eamonn was spotted on a luxury holiday in Barcelona with his new girlfriend Katie Alexander. Ruth calls in a ‘fierce’ divorce lawyer.

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Eamonn Holmes and girlfriend Katie Alexander at Le Louvre in Paris

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Ruth Langsford nd Eamonn Holmes before their splitCredit: Getty