DAYTIME telly fans have been left devastated after Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes’ sad split came to light this weekend.
We exclusively reported how the duo – who previously fronted ITV’s This Morning every Friday – are planning to divorce after their careers took them in “different directions.”
A spokesperson for the couple, who married in 2010, today told The Sun on Sunday: “Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.”
Yet while viewers are struggling to fathom the split, eagle-eyed followers of the pair appear to have called out a handful of telling clues.
GRID-LOCK
While the duo are both active on their Instagram accounts, they rarely post about each other.
Ruth’s most recent uploads have centred on her return to ITV daytime show Loose Women and her QVC clothing lines.
While she posts plentiful snaps and videos of her mum, Eamonn is usually nowhere to be seen.
In July 2022, he made an appearance in a video posted to her page,to promote her Feeling Fabulous event.
Meanwhile, Eamonn’s Instagram grid shows a similar story.
It is filled with family snaps as well as insights into life in a TV newsroom, yet Ruth – who he affectionately terms Ruthie – is rarely featured.
He posed for a snap with her Loose Women co-star Janet Street Porter in 2023 and Ruth gushed in the caption: “Two of my favourite people!”
Yet she did not feature herself.
Again, her most recent feature on his grid was the same video re-post for her live show event two years ago.
LU IS THIS?
Eamonn’s recent image with Linda Lusardi also sparked concern from fans.
The 64-year-old shared a snap with the actress and TV presenter – showing fans snaps of their friendship spanning more than three decades.
In his caption, he wrote: “1982 v 2024 and she hasn’t changed a bit . My wonderful, close friend Linda Lusardi who I went to see today 42yr friendship x”
Ruth and Eamonn Relationship Timeline
RUTH Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have sadly split. Here are their happier times.
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
One fan was quick to quiz: “Where was poor Ruth?”
Another then added: “Where is your beautiful wife Ruth!
“Why or what are you trying prove!”
ILL HEALTH
Ruth appeared to hint at struggles caring for Eamonn’s numerous health issues of late.
She was forced to clarify a comment about being “fed up” with her spouse amid his struggles – which have seen him in a wheelchair and on crutches.
It came after a remark Eamonn made on his GB News breakfast show.
He said: “I think my family are a bit fed up with me now.
“The kids are a bit embarrassed about how I move around or don’t move around, and Ruth’s getting a bit fed up with me.”
Ruth took the opportunity to clarify the comments on ITV daytime show Loose Women, which she often hosts.
She said: “I thought, well, I am and I’m not. Do you know what I mean? It’s human.
“You can’t help, but when you’re helping someone all the time and they’re very incapacitated it’s hard to be Florence Nightingale all the time.”
Eamonn has been battling chronic pain in recent years and just this week Ruth said he will not be “100 per cent right.”
HOME TURF
Eamonn recently hinted change could be afoot as he talked of moving back to home turf.
He was born in Belfast and often proudly talks of his Northern Irish heritage.
Just last year, a re-location appeared to be a sticking point for the pair.
Eamonn chatted to Ruth’s Loose Women co-star Kaye Adams on her How To Be 60 podcast where she asked if he’d move back.
He replied: “Oh gosh yes, but Ruth wouldn’t want that, she won’t go, she wouldn’t go.”
NO SHOW
Meanwhile, often seen at celebrity events, the TV duo haven’t been spotted together in years.
As mentioned, they were last seen together on social media two years ago.
And Eamonn was heard off-camera joking with the pair’s close mate Rylan Clark, who was trying out their newly installed Stairmaster chair.
Yet in terms of red carpet events, there are plenty of images of the pair from their ITV heyday – yet they appear to have swerved recent glitzy bashes, perhaps to avoid attention.