Eamonn Holmes fights back after ITV insider claimed he was 'less popular' with viewers

Dancing on Ice legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have shared a health update on contestant Connor Ball after the musician took a nasty fall during the latest live show.Last Sunday (February 27), The Vamps singer and his professional partner Alexandra Schauman skated to George Ezra’s Paradise dressed as pirates, but things didn’t go to plan as he lost his balance during a risky move and fell to the ice.He managed to slice his shin with a blade leaving it bleeding as concerned hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby checked he was ok.During an appearance on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch, Olympic skating champions Torvill and Dean gave an update on the star’s recovery.Asked if anyone had surprised them this series, Chris replied: "I think Connor is a surprise because our other top celebrities are all from a dancing background and Connor, he's a guitar player and so not so much."He's really stepped up, he's a stand out - he's our dark horse."Jayne added: "As Chris said, Connor, each week, has got better and better but unfortunately he's had a couple of falls recently. "He managed to kick himself in the shin last week, he's had stitches in his leg.

Jenny Ryan firmly shut down speculation that she had been given “easy questions” on The Chase yesterday evening after one viewer blasted the quizzer on Twitter.The Vixen had no time for the accusation and was backed up by her supportive fans. Jenny, 39, was left frustrated by one viewer after he claimed she was getting “easy questions” on last night’s episode of The Chase. Bradley Smith tweeted out to his 44 followers: “Tonight @jenlion said she played her A game. “Nah she got a load of easy questions,” he added with two laughing emojis.Jenny was cool and calm in her response, simply tweeting: “I thought we were past this.”The star also shared a gif of herself rolling her eyes on the popular ITV game show with her 107,300 followers.Jenny’s fans rallied round in support of the Chaser, who is employed by the show for her intellect. ChrisB wrote: “You can only answer the questions put in front of you. “Some people live a very negative existence and are intent on finding fault with anything and everything to try and make others feel as miserable as they are. “Can only feel sorry for them. Absolutely love the Chase,” he added with a thumbs up emoji.Carly Gillam commented: “Unfortunately some people just don’t know when to quit when ripping into others personally and sadly I think this is what this GIF is made for these occasions.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield shared their delight as they received some special gifts from Alison Hammond.

The daughter of NHS hero Sir Captain Tom Moore has appeared on TV to address claims around the charity set up in her dad's name.

PIERS Morgan has reignited his feud with ITV - mocking its female presenters dressing in pink for International Women's Day snap. The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, wasted no time in pointing out the gender stereotype by dressing in pink.

"Thank you and please make some noise about this so the whole world starts screaming,” he added.Maksim also updated his Instagram on Wednesday night to show the scenes in Zhytomyr as people searched the rubble for loved ones. He had been spending time in a bomb shelter before leaving on a train bound for Poland. Professional dancer and choreographer Maksim has been in Ukraine for the past few months, working as a judge on Dancing With The Stars. He revealed on February 28 that he was arrested while in Kyiv, and was going to try and make his way out amid the invasion.He said that getting arrested was a “reality check” when addressing his followers, but said it was the "least traumatising moment in this whole thing as far as Ukraine is concerned”.He added on his story at the time: "There is a lot of fighting everywhere.The streets are crazy.

Piers Morgan, 56, took to Twitter to react to an image of his former ITV colleagues this morning.To mark International Women’s Day, the women of the channel got together to pose for pictures, dressed in shades of pink, red and orange.Piers argued this was “great to see” as they were “dressing up in pink and proudly identifying as women”.However, the outspoken former host of Good Morning Britain couldn’t resist a swipe at “wokies” over the image.He argued that had he suggested they take the photo, he would have been branded “sexist”.In full, Piers penned to his 7.9 million followers: “As we approach #internationalwomensday, great to see ITV’s female talent all dressing up in pink and proudly identifying as women.“Of course, had I suggested they do this, the wokies would have branded me a sexist gender-stereotype-promoting transphobic patronising monster….”The image in question featured stars of GMB like Susanna Reid and Ranvir Singh.Lorraine Kelly, Holly Willoughby, Charlene White and Kate Garraway are all also in the snap taken to mark International Women’s Day.However, his tweet has been met with mixed reactions from his followers.User @RiaanNelZA wasn't impressed, writing: "You will find a way in news that has nothing to do with you..just so you tell the world who you are by saying you are not that..." (sic)While @AlisonMunday pointed out: "All dressed in pink? We're seeing a different photo."If I'm correct and there's also red and orange, sort of defies the 'all women in pink' stereotype tweet."@DanRK replied: "Still bitter about the ITV thing after all this time…"@Caldicot03 added: "That's because you don't get to decide how women should dress!"Others agreed with Piers' tweet, taking to his replies to share their

Eamonn Holmes has opened up on his struggle with shingles for Shingles Awareness month. He wrote, "Having had shingles, I know how painful and exhausting it can be" alongside a photo of himself with a swollen face.The TV presenter previously contracted the disease three years ago, and he said of the initial discovery of the symptoms - "I remember going to the bathroom mirror and jumping back in horror". What is shingles? Shingles is a painful rash caused by the same virus as Chickenpox, with around 1 in 5 people suffering from it at some point.

ITV This Morning's Holly and Phillip startled as their news segment is suddenly interrupted

This Morning viewers were left in stitches after a political correspondent’s dog went barking mad over “ongoing feud with the postman”. During Wednesday’s instalment of the popular ITV daytime show (March 2), Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield welcomed journalist Tom Swarbrick and Camilla Tominey to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine.

Phillip Schofield has given fans a glimpse at his hard work in the gym as he showed off his bulging bicep. The This Morning presenter, 59, took to Instagram to share a snap of the gains he’s seen on his arms as he flexed his muscles. He joked after ‘arms day’: ‘Aww the hazelnut is trying to become a Brazil nut… one day a pecan.’Phillip has kept fans up to date with his fitness journey since lockdown after getting into the gym while in quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. He told his followers at the time: ‘Well if there’s an upside to lockdown 3… my training has given me tiny guns.’The father-of-two recently celebrated a milestone of 40 years on television, with his wife Stephanie and daughters Molly and Ruby marking the occasion by sending him a massive bouquet, He shared a snap of it, adding: ‘40 sunflowers just arrived at work from Steph and my girls to mark my telly anniversary! My fave flower thank you xx.’Phillip addressed the ‘changes’ in the family’s lives since he came out as gay in February 2020 amid his tribute to four decades on television. He told Lorraine Kelly: ‘We’ve obviously clearly had changes in our lives. But [as] I said, it’s always us four – but slightly different.‘And Steph has been the most incredible foundation and support and rock throughout my whole career.

Eamonn Holmes shared a throwback snap of his swollen face from when the TV presenter battled with shingles.The 62-year-old took to his Instagram account on Tuesday (March 1) to show the effects of the infection after he was left with a swollen right eye and a nasty cluster of red blisters on his face.The NHS defines shingles as a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox (Varicella Zoster) virus.He shared the vulnerable snap to show his support for Shingles Awareness Week online as he revealed his serious bout with the skin infection back in 2018.At the time, the former This Morning star was forced to pull out of the show after he was ordered to stay at home and rest while his body fought off the infection.The GB News host – who recently seemed to reignite his feud with Phillip Schofield – shared a candid post as he recalled his struggles with the condition alongside the troublesome snaps online.He wrote: “Having had shingles, I know how painful and exhausting it can be. That’s why I am supporting #ShinglesAwarenessWeek with @gsk and @intefedaging.

Fern also revealed how she went on a special expedition across the UK, which completely changed her attitude to life.She has cycled across the world in countries including India, Russia and China.During a trek from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, the group began discussing relationships and formed a close bond.Fern said: “The women who had come on the trip, particularly from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, as we were cycling down through the UK, started talking about their relationships and their husbands.“Well, they ended up divorced and going for someone else at the end of it.“One lady got to Lands’ End, took off her wedding ring, and threw it into the sea!“Because it brings you back to who you are, back to the woman that you lost when you got married and had children.“It’s our fault, you know, we bury ourselves in domestic life because we are good at it, and we want to do it.“Suddenly we came out of that, and we were swearing and drinking...

Eamonn Holmes shared a throwback snap in which his face was swollen amid his battle with shingles.The former This Morning presenter, who recently reignited his feud with Phillip Schofield, took to his Instagram platform to show support for Shingles Awareness Week. Sharing a snap in which he sported red blisters on his swollen face from last year, Eamonn wrote: "Having had shingles, I know how painful and exhausting it can be. "That's why I am supporting #ShinglesAwarenessWeek with @gsk and @intfedageing.To find out more about the condition, speak to your pharmacist, nurse or doctor or visit www.understandingshingles.co.uk.

Susanna's colleague has been among the brave TV journalists risking their safety to provide coverage of the heart-rending scenes playing out in Ukraine this week following the Russian invasion. While soldiers instructed Kyiv residents to leave their homes and warned of carnage to come, Richard Gaisford was presenting footage of the crisis for ITV.Aware that her colleague was celebrating his birthday amid the chaotic scenes, Susanna retweeted his latest post to more than 858,000 followers.She wrote alongside a photo of the star holding up a modest cake: "Happy Birthday Richard - spending your half century reporting from Ukraine."Stay safe and keep up the excellent work with your team," she added, punctuating her feelings with heart emojis.Meanwhile, Richard had simply written: "So there it is.

Eamonn Holmes has shared a photo of his painful swollen face. The honest health update from Eamonn comes as he opens up about his battle with shingles. The 62 year old commented on Twitter about the health condition.

Holly Willoughby "won't tolerate attacks" on her TV host Phillip Schofield, it's been claimed.

Holly Willoughby, who has confessed to being so sensitive that the plights of her This Morning guests have sometimes left her in floods of tears, is reportedly unhappy about the comments Eamonn Holmes had directed at her co-presenter Phillip Schofield.Since leaving the show, the feisty Irish broadcasting star had launched an avalanche of negative comments about him, promising his "Belfast street fighter" attitude would be released if required.Holly, 41, escaped his acid tongue during the comments made to the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine recently.However, it has been claimed that the presenter is less than pleased about how Phillip, who she has described as her "bestie", is being portrayed.She is alleged to have defended her Dancing On Ice co-host as a "consummate professional" who "doesn't deserve" attacks.GB News star Eamonn started the debate after leaving ITV's This Morning, a job which he had shared with wife Ruth Langsford for 15 years.He was replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on the show's Friday slot but was keen to let fans know it hadn't been his decision to leave the breakfast show.He referenced an incident where Phillip had seemingly interrupted his wife Ruth mid-sentence during a broadcast, and told the aforementioned newspaper: "Phillip is renowned for snubbing people."He's very passive-aggressive. It's up to Ruth to say how she felt, but I was feeling hurt for her."He continued: "No one would have snubbed me like that.

Phillip Scofield offered an impressive update of his fitness journey as he shared a snap of his huge biceps on social media.Taking to his Instagram Story after a workout on Monday, the 59 year old television personality shared an image of his flexed arm with his sleeve rolled up. Phillip, who was recently able to hug his This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby for the first time in two years, revealed it was "arms day" at the gym.

Dancing On Ice's Dan Whiston has revealed that Sally Dynevor sent him a moving text after she was eliminated from the competition. The Corrie star, 58, got her marching orders after ending up in the bottom two on Sunday night's (February 27) show, and graciously told hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that she thought it was her "time to go".

GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has taken to Twitter to candidly discuss his "painful and exhausting" experiences with shingles.The former This Morning host, 62, suffered from the virus in 2018 and last year opened up about his battle with the condition.Earlier today, the husband of Loose Women panellist Ruth Langsford took to Twitter to reflect on his experience with the condition, which is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox and usually affects older people.Eamonn told his one million followers: "Having had shingles, I know how painful and exhausting it can be."That's why I am supporting #ShinglesAwarenessWeek with @GSK and @IntFedAgeing."Sharing more information about the campaign, Eamonn went on: "To find out more about the condition, speak to your pharmacist, nurse or doctor or visit http://understandingshingles.co.uk."Funded by GSK #AD," he ended the post, while sharing a painful-looking snap of his face from when he was struck down with the virus.Following his tweet, the star was soon inundated with messages of support from his fans, many of whom relayed their own experiences with the condition.Alan Lyons wrote: "Thanks, Eamonn. I had it about 12 years ago and literally could do no more than crawl back and forth from my bed to the loo for a week.