Eamonn Holmes in agony and struggling to walk after falling downstairs

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Express.co.uk columnist underwent spinal surgery earlier this month to try and ease chronic pain in his back and legs. But the legendary Irish presenter has been dealt a fresh setback, after a fall at his Surrey home which led to him tumbling downstairs.The accident left Eamonn with a fractured shoulder and forced him to undergo a second operation within the space of just a few weeks.Eamonn is now receiving rehabilitative treatment on his injuries, and doctors have ordered him to rest for at least eight weeks.A representative for Eamonn told Express.co.uk today: “As a consequence of being laid low by major surgery, Eamonn suffered a fall at home a couple of weeks ago and had to undergo another operation.“He’s naturally gutted by the setback, but the good news is the surgery on his shoulder went well.

He’s now receiving fantastic care and resting.Sadly it means Eamonn is likely to need a longer period off TV than he first thought in order to get himself better and heal."But despite being in an awful lot of pain, he’s remaining positive and is looking forward to doing what he loves most and being back on TV and presenting on GB News just as soon as he can.”The spokesman added: “Eamonn would like to say thank you for the wonderful care he has received from the NHS.

He’d also like to thank everyone who has sent him get-well messages.Eamonn’s focus now is solely on resting, and getting better - which he is determined to do.”Six weeks ago Eamonn, who also presents Farm to Feast on the BBC, told Express readers via his column how he’d made the difficult decision to undergo surgery on his back.In his last column on September 30 he said: “This week a surgeon will cut into my back to hopefully relieve pressure on my sciatic.