Ruth Langsford 'insanely jealous' of Coleen Nolan's friendship with Eamonn Holmes
31.05.2024 - 08:45
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Coleen Nolan cheekily suggested that her mate Ruth Langsford was "insanely jealous" of her bond with Eamonn Holmes, just a few months before the ex-couple announced their separation.
The Loose Women star spilled the beans during an interview earlier this year about the long-running gag she shared with co-host Ruth, concerning the 'theft' of Eamonn. Coleen dished out the details while chatting to the Express in February, ahead of her tour.
"I love winding Ruth up about him. I love him - and me and him get on so well - and Ruth's like, 'seriously, my best friend, one of my best friends? ' And I know that she's insanely jealous," she disclosed.
"She gets really jealous so I love winding her up and going, 'Really, Eamonn is much better with me.' But then the papers pick it up, the magazines and stuff," she continued. "We do have a laugh about it as soon as she says something about Eamonn - like if she's negative about him," she confessed.
Alluding to Ruth expressing exasperation over Eamonn's health woes, Coleen remarked: "She'll say he's always moaning with all these ailments I go, 'Eamonn's not like that with me' and she's like, 'I swear to God I'm gonna kill you.' So we do have such a laugh about it. Love the two of them so much."
Eamonn has had his share of challenges in recent years, reports the Mirror, including the loss of his mother and various health struggles. The GB News presenter's wellbeing reportedly took another hit in 2022 when, during his recovery from back surgery, he suffered a fall at home resulting in a broken shoulder.
Reflecting on a harrowing fall he experienced the previous year, he recounted how Ruth was present when he lost his footing and tumbled down the stairs. He detailed: "I was on a curve of the