{"id":526744,"date":"2026-04-12T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526744\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:16:10","slug":"eamonn-holmes-stroke-latest-found-slumped-at-home-ruths-concern-girlfriend-katie-prays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526744\/","title":{"rendered":"Eamonn Holmes&#8217; stroke latest &#8211; found slumped at home, Ruth&#8217;s concern, girlfriend Katie prays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former ITV This Morning star Eamonn&#8217;s condition was announced by current employer, GB News, on Sunday.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former ITV This Morning star Eamonn's condition was announced by current employer, GB News, on Sunday.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775992570_103_0_eamonn.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Former ITV This Morning star Eamonn's condition was announced by current employer, GB News, on Sunday.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Former ITV This Morning star Eamonn&#8217;s condition was announced by current employer, GB News, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Eamonn Holmes was reportedly found &#8220;slumped unconscious at home&#8221; <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/eamonn-holmes-rushed-hospital-after-33752920\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">after a terrifying stroke. <\/a>Former ITV This Morning star Eamonn&#8217;s condition was announced by current employer, GB News, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Reports say girlfriend Katie Alexander is praying for the 66-year-old, who was found out cold at home and rushed to hospital. Taking to social media, Katie wrote online: \u201cWhat a week. Prayer, prayer each day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Estranged wife Ruth Langsford was kept up to date by son Jack, 23, according to reports. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/eamonn-holmes-rushed-hospital-after-33752920\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Speaking to the Sun newspaper, one friend said: <\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s been a terrifying time. Eamonn fell ill at home and those close to him have been worried sick ever since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/travel\/uk-tourist-holidays-majorca-risk-33753836\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">READ MORE UK tourist holidays to Majorca at risk as hotels warn of &#8216;big problem&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cFortunately, Eamonn\u2019s on the road to recovery. Katie has been by his side in hospital pretty much all of the time, except to get a change of clothes at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cShe loves him dearly and is doing all she can to help. Everyone is just praying he\u2019ll be back home soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another pal told The Sun on Sunday: \u201cKatie has been praying for Eamonn every day. She\u2019s beside herself after an incredibly emotional and rollercoaster week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s been to church to pray in solitude. She\u2019s a devout Christian and is in shock after spending so much quality time with Eamonn over the Easter weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The friend added: \u201cThis has all felt like an even bigger shock given that Eamonn was set to be back on-screen next week, doing what he loves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A source added: \u201cRuth is concerned for him, he is the father of her son, and she wishes him well. Everyone in the family was made aware of the emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Holmes told the Sun newspaper in 2022 that his health problems had put his marriage under strain. He suffered a dislocated pelvis in 2021, which later resulted in three slipped discs in his back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cEven my own family are bored of my moaning,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has caused some strain and Ruth is fed up of hearing about it and of me saying I can\u2019t walk the dog or tidy up, but I can\u2019t help it. It\u2019s agony.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former ITV This Morning star Eamonn&#8217;s condition was announced by current employer, GB News, on Sunday. 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