Ruth Langsford told Eamonn Holmes she ‘wouldn’t want to be friends’ after divorcing, just days after the couple announced their shock split.
The couple, both 64, split after 14 years of marriage and 27 years together, declaring publicly they are to divorce after work commitments ‘took their marriage in different directions’, on Saturday.
Despite the pair vowing to ‘stay friends and keep things amicable’, Ruth had a completely different view a couple of years ago – and in fact, said the opposite.
In a resurfaced clip from 2018, when the duo co-hosted This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn discussed their conflicting opinions on staying friends with an ex.
But unaware almost six years later they would be in that exact situation, Ruth revealed at the time she would ‘never’ want to be friends with an ex.
Ruth Langsford told Eamonn Holmes, both 64, she ‘wouldn’t want to be friends’ after divorcing, just days after the couple announced their shock split
The couple split after 14 years of marriage and 27 years together, declaring publicly they are to divorce after work commitments ‘took their marriage in different directions’
Eamonn said: ‘It is easier to stay friends.
Ruth said: ‘Why would you need to stay friends, you aren’t with them anymore, you don’t need to be friends.
‘My thing is you weren’t just friends, you were married or had a relationship.’
MailOnline revealed on Monday Ruth ‘orchestrated’ her split with Eamonn who is devastated and refused to sign off on the joint statement announcing the end of their near 30-year relationship.
The statement citing their work commitments taking their marriage ‘in different directions’ was in fact arranged by Ruth, with Eamonn refusing to play a part in its release.
Sources told Mail+ that Eamonn is devastated about the split and that the break-up has ‘very much been orchestrated by Ruth’.
Eamonn reportedly told friends that he ‘didn’t want to get involved’ and that ‘Ruth can do what she wants but keep me out of it’.
As millions digest the sad news about their plans to divorce, Ruth spent her bank holiday weekend with loved ones.
Despite the pair vowing to ‘stay friends and keep things amicable’, Ruth had a completely different view a couple of years ago – and in fact, said the opposite
In a resurfaced clip from 2018, when the duo co-hosted This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn discussed their conflicting opinions on staying friends with an ex
But unaware almost six years later they would be in that exact situation, Ruth revealed she would ‘never’ want to be friends with an ex
Ruth said: ‘Why would you need to stay friends, you aren’t with them anymore, you don’t need to be friends. ‘My thing is you weren’t just friends, you were married or had a relationship’
The pair have been living together until recently at their £3.2 million home in Weybridge, Surrey. Ruth took the dog for a walk in between the rain showers yesterday and spent time with her mother Joan.
She said on Instagram: ‘Enjoying the little bit of sunshine we got today’.
Eamonn meanwhile shared his own weekend Instagram post as he relished in Manchester United’s shock FA Cup final win over Manchester City, sharing an illustration of himself with Sir Alex Ferguson.
The caption said: ‘My God, what a Cup Final, what a result! European football next season too . The Magic of The Cup. Congratulations to the whole squad.’
Eamonn, who is a trustee of Manchester United Foundation, saw his post flooded with comments from concerned fans, asking him about his split from Ruth.
The former This Morning hosts revealed they had split on Saturday after work commitments ‘took their marriage in different directions’.
A representative said: ‘Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.’
The couple tied the knot in 2010 after dating for 13 years – and say that despite their separation, they are ‘determined to stay friends’.
Eamonn and Ruth tied the knot in 2010 after 13 years together, in a lavish ceremony at the grand 19th century Hampshire hotel, The Elvetham
They are parents to son Jack, 22, while Eamonn also has sons Declan, 35, Niall, 31, and daughter Rebecca, 33, from his previous marriage.
Insiders claimed on Sunday that the pair have been living separate lives for two years, with their relationship detoriating after they left This Morning in 2021.
Eamonn has had a tough two years, losing the ITV show, as well as battling health conditions and grieving the death of his mother. The presenter is said to have been keen to move home to Belfast, but Ruth was adamant they stay put at their Surrey home.
A source told The Sun on Sunday night: ‘Eamonn and Ruth’s relationship changed when they left This Morning. They started moving in different directions in their careers and their priorities started to change.’
‘Eamonn was desperate to return to Belfast, which he thinks of as home, but Ruth would never move. It became a bone of contention.
‘As her ITV career continued, Eamonn went down another path and they became ships in the night. For the past two years they had led separate lives, professionally and personally.’
Eamonn spoke about his desire to return to Belfast last year, revealing how his wife was always ‘very irritated’ when he called it home.
He said last year, when asked where he thinks of as home: ‘Well, it’s not Surrey. When people ask me what I’m doing at the weekend, I tell them I’m going home.
‘Then my wife gets very irritated by this. She says, ‘This is your home. And I say, ‘No Ruth, this is where I work. This is where I have to be, but home…’
