TV stars Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford have split after 14 years of marriage.
Together, 64-year-old Eamonn and Ruth, also 64, fronted This Morning for 15 years before they were replaced as the regular Friday presenters by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary in November 2020.
The husband and wife duo continued to present This Morning, but were moved to a school holidays and bank holiday slot until December 2021, when the couple announced their departure.
Ruth joined This Morning in 2000 as a guest presenter, before bagging a regular slot in 2006 alongside Philip Schofield. Later that year, Eamonn was introduced and the pair began hosting together.
The former couple – who tied the knot in 2010 – share son Jack, 22, while Eamonn also has sons Declan, 35, Niall, 31, and daughter Rebecca, 33, from his previous marriage.
A spokesperson for the former TV stars confirmed the news of their split to Metro.co.uk.
The statement, shared with The Sun, read: ‘Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmeshave confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.’
Sources claimed to the publication that their work commitments ‘took them in different directions’ as they drifted apart in recent months, but they were determined to remain friends and ‘keep things amicable’.
The confirmation comes after sources claimed the pair were preparing an announcement earlier today.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Ruth and her team have been telling their friends to look out for the comments, which they are planning to put on social media.
‘It’s a very sorry tale. They are both so loved by the British public, they won over so many people on This Morning which they hosted for more than a decade.
‘They were as close toRichard Madeleyand Judy Finnegan as you could get.’
Just a few days ago Loose Women star Ruth was reported discussing Eamonn in an interview, saying his health struggles were ‘testing’ but they ‘manage as a family’.
The GB News presenter is recovering from surgery and an injury to his shoulder, and has beenseen using a walking crutch since 2021after heslipped three discs in his back.
She said: ‘I don’t know how much Eamonn’s mobility will improve. We live in hope.
‘He does the physio, but there might have to be some acceptance that this might never be 100% right.
‘With any care situation – and there are millions of carers in this country – it isn’t always easy. It’s testing but we manage as a family.’
She added to Woman’s Weekly: ‘I look at Eamonn, who’s had his health and back problems, and it makes you realise how important your health is.’
The popular former couple met in 1995 while Eamonn was presenting GMTV when they were introduced by a mutual friend.
Two years earlier, Eamonn hadsplit from his first wife, Gabrielle Holmes.
Ever since they first appeared on the This Morning sofa together the pair have been a regular sight on daytime TV.
Earlier this year, Eamonn – who said he felt ‘confined’ to a wheelchair – heaped praise on Ruth for her support through his health problems.
He told The Mirror: ‘I work hard at trying to walk. It’s very hard to get through a normal day but I have help from people around me.’
Eamonn went on: ‘Ruth’s not a particularly tolerant person but my god I’m so indebted to her. She’s from an army family and she just gets on with it, she’s a tour de force.’
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Metro.co.uk has reached out to Ruth and Eamonn’s representatives.
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