Ruth Langsford has spoken candidly about the emotional toll of her divorce from Eamonn Holmes during an appearance on This Morning. The presenter, who co-hosted the ITV show with Holmes from 2006 to 2021, described the split as a 'huge shock' and said she felt 'broken' after the marriage ended abruptly in 2024.
Langsford, 65, returned to the studio where she and Holmes worked together for many years. She told host Ben Shephard that the hardest aspect of the separation was having it play out in the public eye. 'I don't discuss our divorce. What I discuss is picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and starting again,' she said.
The Loose Women star revealed that she sought therapy after Holmes moved out of the family home and began a relationship with relationship therapist Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior. Langsford said she needed a trained counsellor to help her navigate the darkness, recalling three initial Zoom sessions where she 'bawled' her eyes out.
Langsford admitted the split came as a 'huge shock' and that she was 'broken-hearted' and 'devastated'. She now only attends therapy when she feels she needs it, having felt more able to cope after several months. Holmes, 66, offered a Christmas message of goodwill to Langsford in December, saying she 'deserves' the best.
