The 66-year-old TV presenter, who uses a wheelchair and requires carers throughout the day, opens up about his chronic pain battle and says he doesn’t think ‘TV wants to know you’ in his condition
Eamonn Holmes has spoken about his health struggles(Image: @eamonnholmes)
Eamonn Holmes has opened up to supporters about his “horrendous” health battle, confessing he “can’t get up” without help.
The television personality disclosed that he relies on carers throughout the day and is physically unable to rise from his chair unassisted. The 66 year old has endured chronic pain for several years. He received a diagnosis of a dislocated pelvis, which resulted in three slipped discs.
During his recovery from surgery, the former This Morning host tumbled down the stairs at his Weybridge residence and fractured his shoulder. A follow-up spine and neck procedure in 2023 brought little relief to Eamonn’s suffering, and he has since found walking increasingly difficult, even tumbling from his seat during a live GB News broadcast.
Eamonn Holmes has endured chronic pain for several years.(Image: Getty Images)
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Speaking on the Session 7 podcast, Eamonn revealed: “I’m sick. I’m in a wheelchair. That’s been horrendous to deal with for two years. Certainly I don’t think TV wants to know you when, I mean there’s nothing you and I are talking and no one can there’s anything wrong but I can’t get up.”
He continued: “I need help getting out of this chair. I have to have carers throughout the day but once I’m sitting down… I can do everything.”
In a moving admission, Eamonn acknowledged that society finds it challenging to “deal with” people with disabilities, especially regarding appropriate accommodations, reports Birmingham Live.
The journalist expressed his love for the cinema, but bemoaned the two seating choices he is consistently presented with – either right at the front or at the back.
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