Eamonn Holmes gets 'resentful' over health woes and says he has to 'work hard at trying to walk'
18.10.2023 - 12:15
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Eamonn Holmes has opened up on his recent health woes and admits that he has to work hard to be able to walk as he discusses his feelings of resentment.
Eamonn, 63, first started experiencing back pain two years ago and later suffered a dislocated pelvis, three slipped discs, and a trapped sciatic nerve. The GB News presenter had spinal surgery last year, and while he was recuperating at home he fell down the stairs leaving him with chronic pain.
The broadcaster has underwent a series of treatments to try and aid the pain including epidural injections, physiotherapy, ice-cold showers, with the most recent being back stretching. In an interview with The Mirror, Eamonn said: “I get resentful that I’m not the way I used to be but I just get on with it."
He added: “I work hard at trying to walk. It’s very hard to get through a normal day but I have help from people around me.”
Eamonn heaped praise on his wife Ruth Langsford for her tireless support during his health battles. The couple were a permanent feature on This Morning until 2021 when they were replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.
Following the axe, Eamonn moved to GB News while Ruth remained at ITV and hosts Loose Women. Speaking on his wife, he said: “Ruth’s not a particularly tolerant person but my god I’m so indebted to her. She’s from an army family and she just gets on with it, she’s a tour de force.”
He continued: “It’s very hard to describe Ruth. I could quite happily take the adulation with my job but she literally cannot wait to get home, get her make-up off and start clearing out drawers and unloading the dishwasher. I can’t sing her praises enough, she’s not what you expect in showbiz.”
Speaking about his treatment, he said: “I pay privately because