Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford have been warned not to speak out over their unceremonious sacking from This Morning or risk losing more work – according to reports.
The mild-mannered 61-year-old Northern Irishman and his glamorous 60-year-old wife have been regular stand-ins on the ITV show since the end of the 1990s and were the face of Fridays on the magazine show.
But last Friday saw the star couple helm the main Friday show for the final time after they were axed and replaced with former Big Brother contestant Alison Hammond, 45, and ex-X Factor host Dermot O’Leary, 47.
The pair barely held back tears as they signed off from the show for the final time – while Eamonn caused a stir by making apparent digs at ITV execs.
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