RUTH Langsford has revealed she nearly quit her TV career after her sister Julia's heartbreaking death last year. The This Morning and Loose Women star, 60, was left devastated last June when Julia, 62, died by suicide at her Surrey home.
The tragedy left Ruth with "no motivation or desire" to continue presenting, but her husband Eamonn Holmes managed to persuade her to keep going.
Speaking to Best Magazine, she said: "It seemed wrong to be cheery on screen, when, inside, my heart was breaking. "Eamonn pointed out that he was, in effect, losing not one, but two of the most precious people in his life – Julia and me.
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