RUTH Langsford was still wearing her wedding ring as she appeared on QVC following her split from Eamonn Holmes.
The 64-year-old made her first TV appearance since she and Eamonn, also 64, announced their shock separation last week.
Loose Women anchor Ruth was on the shopping channel to promote her fashion range and put on a brave face while speaking to the viewers.
She looked stylish and comfortable in a pink sweater and white trousers and was still wearing her wedding ring.
Ruth previously shared a series of potentially cryptic posts as she arrived at the QVC studios.
She took fans along for the ride as she documented her day on her Instagram stories.
As she posed for a selfie in the lift, she captioned the story: “Yes….It has to be done!”
While Ruth could argue she was referring to taking a ‘liftie’, it was an interesting choice of words given her current situation.
Another of Ruth’s post could have been interpreted in a cryptic way too.
As she posed in various outfits from her clothing range, she wrote: “All my own work”.
On the surface, she is referring to the designs being her own creation,
But given how Ruth is aware all eyes on her every move right now, the caption could be viewed as a thinly-veiled reference to her being the driving force behind the split.
It has been reported that Ruth “orchestrated” the split while a devastated Eamonn “refused” to sign off on their joint statement.
Eamonn is also said to be “angry and blindsided” by Ruth’s decision to announce their separation.
Ruth and Eamonn 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.
A source said said “it was awful for him” after Eamonn learned of her plan just hours before the statement was released on Saturday afternoon.
The insider told the MailOnline: “Eamonn was left blindsided, it was awful for him.
“He literally found out about it a very short time before it was published – you’re talking hours.”
