Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford ended their marriage back in May (Image: Getty)
left the panel in shock earlier this year when she disclosed what her ex-husband, , would do to initiate intimacy. The 64 year old presenter made these spicy remarks prior to the .
A surprising statement from the couple’s representative confirmed that they have ended their 14-year marriage and are heading for divorce.
In happier times, Ruth, who has a 22 year old son, Jack, with Eamonn, also 64, shared details about their private life on the ITV show, leaving the audience stunned.
While her co-panelists Frankie Bridge, Carol McGiffin, and Kelle Bryan all agreed that a sex ban wouldn’t work in their relationships, Ruth confessed there is one thing Eamonn would do to ensure he gets intimate.
She revealed: “You can have all the compliments and the flowers but then, if Eamonn comes home and has used my car and he goes, “Filled the petrol up and did your water bottle,” I’m like, ‘Get upstairs right now'”, reports .
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford were together for over 2 decades (Image: Getty)
The studio audience erupted into laughter as Ruth continued: “I hate doing it. Literally, I’ll go round with my petrol light on red, the water bottle empty, smeared [windscreen], I’m like, ‘Oh I can’t stop and do that,’ so he’ll do it for me and he knows, he knows.”
She added with a smirk: “Everyone’s got their little trick.”
Regrettably, it seems the curtain has closed on Ruth and Eamonn’s private life after relentless rumours about their relationship status. Following a spate of arguments and the noticeable absence of the couple together in recent months, speculation was rife that Ruth and Eamonn had gone their separate ways in secret.
A source said at the time regarding their confirmed breakup: “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 to Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan as you could get.”
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The last time Eamonn and Ruth featured in each other’s posts was back in July 2022. Despite still mentioning one another in interviews and on their respective programmes, Good Morning Britain and Loose Women, their social media narratives painted a contrasting picture.
In a touching throwback post, Ruth shared an image of the duo on their anniversary two years prior, with the heartfelt caption: “Happy Anniversary my love @eamonnholme Loved you then Love you still Always have Always will.”