Eamonn Holmes suffers ‘poor Ruth’ backlash as he shares pic of ‘wonderful friend’

Eamonn Holmes has sparked speculation among fans about his marriage to Ruth Langsford after he split with his “wonderful” and “close” girlfriend Linda Lusardi. The former This Morning presenter has been particularly quiet on social media about his wife recently.

In a recent post, Eamonn shared a current photo with his longtime girlfriend Linda Lusardi, actress, TV presenter and former glamor model. He captioned the images: “1982 v 2024 and she hasn’t changed at all. My wonderful friend, Linda Lusardi, whom I went to see today,” expressing her affection. He also noted their “42-year friendship.”

Fans didn’t hold back their thoughts, with one asking: ‘Where is your beautiful wife Ruth! Why or what are you trying to prove!” Sympathy for Ruth was expressed by another fan commenting: “Poor Ruth.”

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However, some fans defended Eamonn, with one suggesting: “‘trying to prove'” or simply sharing a picture of a long-term friendship that has lasted all these years… how do you know he hasn’t it was Ruth who took the picture,” reports the publication. The mirror.

One supporter responded to the negativity, saying: “Why see the negative in this? They were friends for 42 years! An amazing achievement!” Another supported Eamonn, saying: ‘He shows what a good friendship they have! Do idiots always have to be negative, derogatory, accusatory and insinuate things for nothing better to do?

One fan shrugged off the sympathetic tone, stating: “There is no ‘poor Ruth’, only Ruth. You all show up. I am ashamed”. While another justified: “…he’s not trying to prove anything. He adores his wife Ruth. He claims he has a 42 year friendship with Linda, what’s wrong with that.”

“He’s allowed friends. And Linda is also happily married. Don’t you see the problem?” one user warned. Another fumed: “Why would you say that.? This is 2024 not 1954, surely I can have male and female friends and Linda is very happily married!” “The best next door neighbor and FRIEND to us too. I miss @lindalusardi If there’s one person you could honestly call a diamond it’s her,” another Instagramer said.

Last week, The Mirror described how popular TV face Eamonn Holmes eased the worries of his followers who feared a split from his wife Ruth. Sharing a snap of them together, the 64-year-old presenter has been married to Loose Women host Ruth since 2010; their soothing and friendly relationship admired by many.

Co-hosting This Morning together would often end up leaving viewers laughing out loud, thanks to Eamonn’s hilarious jokes aimed at his wife of 64 years. In addition to this, the pair also received acclaim for their sensitive handling of sensitive subjects in the long-running ITV series.

In recent weeks, fans have expressed concern over Eamonn and Ruth not being together. Speculation arose among followers when Eamonn posted a family photo last month, with many pointing out that Ruth was missing from the heartwarming picture.

The GB News presenter shared a picture of his eldest son – who he shares with ex-wife Gabriele, from whom he split in 1994 – with his wife and children at a christening party. The comments section of the Instagram post was flooded with questions about Ruth’s absence from the photo. Subsequent pictures posted by Eamonn have only heightened concerns of a possible rift between the couple.

However, on Friday Eamonn posted a photo of himself and Ruth looking happy together. The photo, taken in May 2018, shows the couple smiling together.

During an episode of Loose Women last month, Ruth expressed her fears that Eamonn had left her for another woman. She told the panel: “See, I think people say, ‘Oh, you’d hate to be dumped for a younger woman.’ I say, “No, I’d hate to because…” then I could do it. the whole cliché thing, “Oh Eamonn is a cliché, he’s dating a 25-year-old, how sad”. But then I think “No, the worst thing for me is if he left with someone my age”, I think it’s harder than being dumped for someone younger.

The co-stars were quick to dismiss any concerns about Ruth being dumped by Eamonn. Linda Robson stated: “That’s not going to happen.”

Sharing her perspective, Brenda Edwards added: “Well, apart from my ex-husband who was four or five years older than me, everyone else I’ve dated has been younger, but no more than five years”.

Eamonn and Ruth’s love story spans several years, starting in 1996, after which they welcomed their son Jack in 2002 and married in 2010. Eamonn has three other children from his previous marriage to Gabrielle: sons Declan, 35 years old. , Niall, 31, and daughter Rebecca, 33.

The pair hosted This Morning together from 2006 to 2021; their departure left many viewers disappointed.