Eamonn Holmes revealed on GB News Breakfast that he once warned his eldest son, Declan, about the dangers of binge-drinking when he was a teenager and wanted to go on holiday alone.
The conversation emerged as Holmes discussed Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp's choice to let her 15 year old son go interrailing.
Reflecting on a past tragedy, the TV anchor said: "I remember, my eldest lad wanted to go off on holiday." Discussing the perils of teenage drinking habits, he continued: "The thing they were all doing at 18 at school was firing shots [of alcohol].
They would all take these shots and [it was all about], 'How many shots, can you take?'" Eamonn expressed his intense concern, emphasising: "Except they could actually kill you!" He then recounted the stern advice he gave to his son, "I took him aside and I said, son this could kill you doing this." Now 35, Declan is Eamonn Holmes' son from his marriage to ex-wife Gabriella.
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