ITV's Ruth Langsford breaks down in tears on Loose Women over Coronation Street storyline

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Ruth Langsford broke down in tears on Loose Women on Tuesday as she discussed her beloved pet dog Maggie. During the show, Ruth was discussing a recent storyline on Coronation Street with her co-stars Coleen Nolan, Janet Street Porter and Frankie Bridge, when she struggled to hold back tears reports OK!

Magazine. In the ITV soap plot, Evelyn, played by Maureen Lipman, was forced to have her greyhound Cerberus put down after he fell ill.Ruth, who is a self-confessed "Corrie fan", admitted that the scenes made her think about Maggie one day passing away, which saw her become tearful.Dabbing at her eyes, Ruth, 63, said: "My little Maggie is probably about 13 and she’s a bit grey now.

Watching that is a bit like ‘oh no, that is going to happen’."Her fellow panellists supported her and she struggled to speak, and eventually decided to change the topic.Ruth and her husband, Eamonn Holmes adopted their collie-cross Maggie 14 years ago from Dog's Trust.

Since then, the furry friend has come to be a huge part of their family, even helping Eamonn with his health struggles over recent years.