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Eamonn Holmes has been using walking aids due to previous health issues (PA)<\/p>\nGB News presenter Eamonn Holmes is \u201cdoing okay given the circumstances\u201d after he suffered a stroke, his eldest son Declan has said.<\/p>\n
Declan Holmes added his father\u2019s medical issue \u201ccame as a real shock\u201d, and he thanked those who have sent messages of support, saying: \u201cIt means a lot to us as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n
GB News announced on Saturday that Holmes, 66, had suffered a stroke last week and was recovering in hospital.<\/p>\n
In a statement on Sunday, his son said: \u201cWhat happened came as a real shock, but dad is doing okay given the circumstances and we\u2019re taking it one step at a time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to share a quick message to say we hugely appreciate all the messages, it means a lot to us as a family.<\/p>\n
Thank-you again for the support as it means so much to dad and the rest of the family<\/p>\n
Declan Holmes<\/p>\n
\u201cFor now, we\u2019re focused on him and keeping things steady around him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d really value a bit of privacy as we navigate it, and what lies ahead, but thank-you again for the support as it means so much to dad and the rest of the family.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement on Saturday, a GB News spokesperson said Holmes \u201cwas taken ill last week and it was later confirmed he had suffered a stroke\u201d.<\/p>\n
The statement added: \u201cHe is currently responding well to treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cEamonn has asked for privacy as he focuses on getting better.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis colleagues and everyone at GB News wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back to the people\u2019s channel when he is ready to return.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex Armstrong will present in his absence this week, the broadcaster added.<\/p>\n
Eamonn Holmes has been using walking aids due to previous health issues (PA)<\/p>\n
Holmes, from Northern Ireland, who presents GB News Breakfast with his co-host Ellie Costello, is Britain\u2019s longest-serving breakfast news presenter, with a career spanning more than 40 years.<\/p>\n
Before joining GB News in 2022, he anchored GMTV between 1993 and 2005, Sky News Sunrise between 2005 and 2016, and co-presented ITV\u2019s This Morning from 2006 to 2021.<\/p>\n
Angelos Frangopoulos, chief executive of GB News, said on Saturday: \u201cEamonn is a loved member of the GB News family, and we\u2019re with him every step of the way as he recovers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Holmes has long battled health issues after dislodging discs in his back which he said previously impinged on his sciatic nerve and affected the mobility of his right leg.<\/p>\n
He previously spoke about going through spinal surgery, a double hip replacement, and his struggles walking and using a mobility scooter.<\/p>\n
Holmes had two falls in May last year which seem to have taken place only weeks apart.<\/p>\n
The former This Morning host was taken to hospital after a first fall at his home, then fell from his chair live on-air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes is \u201cdoing okay given the circumstances\u201d after he suffered a stroke, his eldest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-395100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}