New financial disclosures have revealed that television presenter Ruth Langsford awarded herself a substantial £585,000 dividend payment during the last fiscal year. The 65-year-old broadcaster, renowned for her roles on ITV's Loose Women and This Morning, channels her earnings from television engagements and commercial endorsements through Hey Ho Limited, a private company she established in 2013 and based in Devon.
Financial Windfall and Corporate Reserves
According to the official accounts filed for the twelve-month period ending in May 2025, Langsford's dividend of £585,000 follows a previous payout of £770,000 taken in 2024. The financial statements further indicate that Hey Ho Limited maintained a robust cash reserve of £741,000, underscoring the firm's healthy financial position. This strategic corporate structure allows Langsford to efficiently manage income from her diverse portfolio, which includes a longstanding partnership with retail titan Tesco.
Memoir Launch and Chart Success
Simultaneously, Langsford is poised for another significant financial boost following the publication of her debut memoir, Feeling Fabulous: Be Your Best Self, No Matter What Life Throws at You. The book achieved bestseller status mere hours after its release, soaring to number eleven on the overall Amazon book chart and securing the top position in the Beauty and Fashion category. Retail priced at £11.00, the memoir has been met with enthusiastic reception from both publishers and readers alike.
Her publishers have praised the work, stating: "Up and down the country, people love Ruth Langsford's zest for life and ability to find the humour in any situation. Every day through her work at Loose Women, she meets people who have been through the most astonishing highs and lows. Her warm and open interviewing style has made her one of the UK's favourite broadcasters."
Personal Reflections and Marital Split
The memoir provides an intimate glimpse into Langsford's personal journey, detailing experiences from her rebellious school days and early television career to her participation in Strictly Come Dancing and the profound bonds within her family. However, it also addresses the deeply painful dissolution of her 26-year marriage to fellow presenter Eamonn Holmes, which concluded in May 2024.
Langsford has described the breakup as "devastating", admitting that in the immediate aftermath, it felt "impossible to survive". She recounts in the book how she would often cry in the shower before heading to work, grappling with a "deep loss" and finding it "incredibly hard to come to terms with" the end of a relationship she had expected to last "forever".
Public Scrutiny and Moving Forward
Despite her unhappiness, Langsford has expressed acceptance of the marital breakdown, noting that resisting the inevitable proved "exhausting and pointless". She identifies the public nature of their divorce as the "hardest" aspect to endure, a sentiment she reiterated during a February appearance on This Morning—the very programme she co-hosted with Holmes every Friday from 2006 to 2021.
Speaking to presenters Ben Shepherd and Cat Deeley, she reflected: "Listen, here I am in the studio where Eamonn and I worked together for many, many years. And very happy. Not everything lasts forever, you know, the hardest thing is having it played out in the public domain. And that just goes with the territory, that just goes with the job. I accept that."
Langsford emphasised her focus on resilience and recovery, adding: "Again, it's more, I don't discuss our divorce, our relationship breakup, what I do discuss is picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and starting all over again, as the song says." Currently, she states she is not prepared to embark on a new relationship, instead channelling her energy into her professional endeavours and personal healing.
The convergence of her financial success through Hey Ho Limited and the literary triumph of Feeling Fabulous highlights Langsford's multifaceted career and her capacity to navigate both professional achievements and profound personal challenges with characteristic humour and fortitude.
