Ruth Lansford has taken a swipe at reality TV stars as she told how she and husband Eamonn Holmes 'put the work in' before landing their coveted roles on This Morning.
60-year-old Ruth made the comments just before it was announced that she and her hubby were to be replaced on their Friday presenting slots by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.
Ruth said that she and Eamonn had spent years grafting their way to the top of the industry before appearing on the award-winning daytime ITV show, where they have been familiar faces for the last 14 years.
She told the Mirror Notebook: "We've put the work in. We didn't do a reality show and get an overnight job on the telly. We've come up through the ranks. "Eamonn was only 19 when he started out.
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