Eamonn Holmes' director attempts 'clever tricks' to hide how much he's 'struggling'

express.co.uk:

Eamonn Holmes, 62, after he was struck down with chronic pain, and the agonising back problem caused by a trapped sciatic nerve has left him struggling to walk.

It's gotten so bad that the TV star revealed the director of his latest project for the BBC had to implement clever on-air tricks to hide from viewers how much it's affecting him.In a new interview, the This Morning legend admitted his outlook has turned increasingly grumpy at home due to the constant pain he's in."I can’t bend down to pick things up so Ruth [Langsford] ends up having to wait on me, and I know my sons particularly are a bit embarrassed by the way I move around," he said."I had to stop driving and sold my car back to the dealer too, which felt quite emasculating, and I have to use a hook to pull my trousers up when I’m getting dressed in the morning and something else to get my shoes and socks on."It just makes everything so much harder."He went on to explain: "I’ve just finished filming a food programme for the BBC called Farm To Feast, and the director had to do all sorts of clever tricks just to hide how much I’m struggling."But I’m having treatment with an amazing trainer called James who comes around and puts me through all sorts of weird and wonderful procedures just to get me moving in the mornings."Eamonn, who also revealed he takes Tramadol to try and relieve the severe pain, felt confident James could help him, as he has worked with Premier League footballers."I must be a fresh challenge," he joked."He’s got me having ice baths, exercises, and for a short while after he’s finished I feel like I can walk again — but then unfortunately it seizes up again."It’s slow progress, and part of the problem is you feel like you have to hide it all.