'Stupid ignoramus' Eamonn Holmes defends Rylan Clark as he is accused of pulling 'sickies'

Eamonn Holmes has been absent from social media for a whole week but delighted fans when he returned on Sunday morning.MORE: Ruth Langsford talks Eamonn Holmes's shock exit - and reveals future on This Morning and Loose WomenThe star took a break from Instagram after he was forced to defend the comments he made about his former This Morning colleague Phillip Schofield in an interview.WATCH: Ruth Langsford makes brave admission about 'struggle' with Eamonn Holmes after having JackThe TV presenter spoke to Daily Mail's Weekend magazine last week about his former employer, ITV, and called out Phillip for "snubbing" his wife, Ruth Langsford after he cut her off during a trailer for Loose Women on This Morning in 2019.READ: Ruth Langsford returns to social media after Eamonn Holmes' 'snub' commentsRELATED: Holly Willoughby breaks silence following Eamonn Holmes' comments about Phillip Schofield"Phillip is renowned for snubbing people. He's very passive-aggressive.

Emma Willis is hopeful that 'Big Brother' will return to the UK one day. The 45-year-old TV star presented 'Big Brother' and 'Celebrity Big Brother' between 2013 and 2018, as well as the spin-off series 'Big Brother's Bit on the Side' between 2011 and 2015, and like Rylan Clark, who won the 2013 celebrity series and also hosted 'Big Brother's Bit on the Side', Emma would love to see the reality show back on air. She told Metro.

Ruth Langsford has taken “solace in her work” after her sister took her own life back in 2019, her husband Eamonn Holmes has confirmed.The ex-This Morning presenter described how “proud” he was of his former on-screen partner in spite of her having a “tough few years”. Ruth, 61, has been a recognisable face on ITV for over two decades and has presented a number of programmes in her long career, including Loose Women, This Morning and Do the Right Thing.Her husband Eamonn, 62, has presented alongside Ruth on the latter two shows and has been beside her for most of her on-screen career.However, Eammon has admitted that it hasn’t always been easy for Ruth in spite of her success.“It's been a tough few years,” the journalist admitted in an interview with Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine.According to the publication, Ruth's sister, Julia, took her own life in 2019 after suffering long-term mental health problems.“She was her only sibling and they were very close,” Eamonn continued in the chat last Saturday.“I'm proud she's been able to take comfort and solace in work.”The star has apparently also been worrying about his own mortality, as his father died at the age of 64 - just two years older than Eamonn is currently.Confessing to a degree of “maudlin Irish fatalism”, the presenter expressed that he would happily wave goodbye to such uncomfortably early wake-up times now that he’s getting older.Ruth and Eamonn hosted This Morning on Fridays and during school holidays from 2006 until last December.It was announced that the pair, who have been married since 2010, would be leaving This Morning late last year.Eamonn has since moved on to rival broadcaster GB News, while Ruth remains on ITV as an anchor for Loose Women.Alison Hammond

Ruth Langsford "wasn't happy" with her husband Eamonn Holmes after he reigned their feud with Philip Schofield.In a recent interview, Eamonn, 62, claimed Phillip, 59, was "renowned for snubbing people."A source close to Eamonn and Ruth told OK! that after Eamonn made the Philip comment Ruth, 61, was not impressed.They revealed that Ruth hoped to put the behind-the-scenes drama from her time at ITV's This Morning "behind her".It comes as Ruth continues her career at ITV despite being axed from This Morning as she appears as a panelist on Loose Women.The source said: "There's no way back for Eamonn at ITV so he feels like he didn't have anything to lose by speaking out."They added: "But Ruth wasn't happy that he did. She just wants to put it behind her.

Ruth Langsford "wasn't happy" with husband Eamonn Holmes for reigniting their feud with Phillip Schofield, a source has exclusively told OK!. In an interview published over the weekend, Eamonn, 62, claimed Phillip, 59, was "renowned for snubbing people" – and his comments have reportedly upset his own wife. Reports of behind-the-scenes disagreements on This Morning are nothing new but a source tells OK! that Ruth, 61, had been hoping to put them "behind her" and continue her career at ITV, where she still hosts Loose Women.The source says: "There's no way back for Eamonn at ITV so he feels like he didn’t have anything to lose by speaking out.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has "rallied around" her best pal and co-host Phillip Schofield amid his feud with Eamonn Holmes.The silver-haired Oldham-born star, 59, was called out by Irish native Eamonn, 62, in a recent interview, where he hit out at him for "snubbing" his wife, Loose Women host Ruth Langsford, on TV three years ago.Following the harsh words from Eamonn, Holly is reportedly now supporting her co-star more than ever.A source claimed: "Phil's This Morning family are rallying around him after the comments, none more so than Holly."It's no secret there is no love lost between Phil and Eamonn but Holly felt she had to defend her 'work husband' after all the support he's shown her over the years, particularly on the week he celebrated 40 years in showbiz," they added to OK! Magazine."She thought the comments were very below the belt," the source added.The feud comes after Eamonn's recent interview which saw him take issue with Phillip over an on-air exchange with Ruth.Eamonn spoke to the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine on Saturday about the moment when Phillip seemingly cut his wife Ruth Langsford off while she was talking to ITV viewers in 2019.Addressing the moment, he said: "Phillip is renowned for snubbing people."It's up to Ruth to say how she felt, but I was feeling hurt for her."No one would have snubbed me like that," he added.Eamonn went on: "I have a good Belfast street fighter in me… I would be direct."I don't go for presenters who think they have a special privilege or aura or influence."At the time, Express.co.uk contacted Phillip's representatives for comment.On the ITV show three years ago, Phillip and Holly cut to Ruth so she could introduce what was coming up on Loose Women that

THIS Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield hugged on a red carpet tonight as they met up offscreen. The pair - who are genuine friends who often holiday together - put on a united front at the 41-year-old's perfume launch.

Holly Willoughby is "rallying around" Phillip Schofield after Eamonn Holmes' "below the belt" comments about him over the weekend. Eamonn, 62, gave an interview to Daily Mail's Weekend magazine, in which he claimed Phillip, 59, was "renowned for snubbing people" following reports of a feud between the This Morning host and Eamonn's wife Ruth Langsford, 61. But a source tells OK! that 41 year old Holly felt the need to "defend" Phillip as he celebrates 40 years on TV.The source tells us: "Phil's This Morning family are rallying around him after the comments, none more so than Holly.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark has reflected on his life over the past few months, claiming that he's building a "reputation" for himself.Speaking to drag queens Kitty Scott-Claus and Cheryl Hole on the most recent episode of his self-titled Ry-Union podcast, Rylan, 33, chatted to them about their time on BBC Three show, RuPaul's Drag Race.Addressing the hit show's third season, Rylan asked Kitty what it was like to follow in legendary footsteps.Kitty replied: "Do you know what, I'm obviously very good friends with our Cheryl and I went through Cheryl's drag race journey with her back when she started doing season one."And I saw absolutely everything that was happening to her."I was just like this is the most incredible thing that could happen to anybody and I just think the world of our Cheryl."It's like she's dead isn't it, "she quipped.Rylan chimed in, "God bless her soul" before they fell about laughing.Kitty continued: "But I was honestly so in awe of her and everything that it could offer"So when the opportunity arose to audition for season three I was just like of course I'm going to audition, it has to happen, it's going to be fab." (sic)She continued humorously: "I want everything.

Eamonn Holmes has revealed that where he grew up, in war-torn Belfast during the infamous era of the Troubles, cancel culture "was a bullet in the head". However, the former This Morning presenter has revealed he admires Piers Morgan for his fighting spirit during his own cancel culture scandal, when he clashed with ITV over his Meghan Markle comments.Praising Piers for standing up for his beliefs, he exclaimed: "He saved ITV Breakfast!"Without him, the viewing figures will probably slump because he brought a different way of doing it," he added."You have to evolve or die."He also related to the host's refusal to suck up to people in the industry, admitting that he and his wife Ruth Langsford are also "not good at kissing bottoms"."Sometimes it is really quite pathetic the way some people suck up to influential people," he continued."Ruth and I have to genuinely like people to socialise with them."Despite this, he also told the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine that he can't quite match Piers' outspoken tendencies explaining: "Piers is much braver than I am.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, reassured fans that his wife Ruth Langsford, 62, is "more than capable of looking after herself" after people felt sorry for her amid his on-going battle with chronic pain.The Loose Women star has been looking after him since the condition left him incapacitated, and he admits he'll forever be eternity grateful for her support and dedication.And he wanted people to know she's a real trooper behind the scenes."People say, 'Poor Ruth, having to put up with him,'" he retorted in a recent interview."But I assure you, she's more than capable of looking after herself!"The pair have been together for almost three decades; meeting in the 1990s, then going on to tie the knot in 2010.Last month, Ruth opened up about caring for Eamonn when he was struck down after trapping a sciatic nerve in his back.The presenter has been left struggling to walk because the pain is so severe.He previously gave a very raw account of his health issues before he began his new role at GB News, admitting he feels like a nuisance to his family.But Ruth confessed reading his comments made her sad.Chatting on Loose Women, she said: "Eamonn started his new job this week and because of that he’s been giving a lot of interviews, as you do."People have asked about his health because he’s had a really rough year this year."Bulging discs in his back, he hasn’t been able to walk properly, it’s transferred down his leg and he’s really finding it hard to walk," she explained."He said in this interview, which actually made me feel a bit sad, he said, 'I think my family are a bit fed up with me now.'"He said, 'The kids are a bit embarrassed about how I move around or don’t move around, and Ruth’s getting a bit fed up with me.'"I thought, well, I

This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes appears to have reignited his previous feud with Phillip Schofield by taking a swipe at the star's TV tribute.The 62-year-old, who was dropped from the ITV daytime show last year November, appeared to agree with a viewer that made a remark on Lorraine Kelly's special tribute show to Phillip.TV veteran Phil, 59, is currently celebrating 40 years in the entertainment industry and his accolades were honoured on morning show Lorraine.However, one viewer tweeted that the setup for the programme was strange and Eamonn liked the tweet.The spectator penned: "This #lorraine show is bizarre.. why not celebrate 40 years on #thismorning instead of another show?"Eamonn also liked another tweet which made reference to Brenda Edwards.

Eamonn Holmes has reignited his feud with Phillip Schofield today. The TV star has moved to slam the ITV Lorraine and ITV This Morning tribute to Schofe yesterday. ITV paid tribute to the TV star on Monday as he celebrated 40 years on our screens.

Apprentice star Thomas Skinner, a “p***k” when he tricked the presenter into being the new face of his bed shop which opens this weekend.Rylan was completely unaware of his involvement with the project until he saw posters for the shop opening with his face plastered all over them.The Radio 2 host playfully confronted the businessman in view of his 1.6 million Twitter followers.He wrote: “So Thomas Skinner rings me, ‘Ry pop down Saturday to my shop opening’.“I say course mate very proud of you (I’ve known him for 15 years).“He then sends me this...what a p***k. I’m gonna kill you!”Luckily, Rylan saw the funny side and added a multitude of laughing emojis to the post.The Strictly It Takes Two presenter included the promo poster in question for Thomas’ bed shop opening.It featured Rylan with a big grin on his face next to a speech bubble saying: “Possibly the best bed shop in the world.”The advert then named Rylan as the guest of honour and said in large, bold writing: “Shop opening by Rylan!”Tom, who was fired by Lord Alan Sugar in week nine of series 15, reposted the advertisement and quipped that Rylan will be “cutting the ribbon”.He said: “So guys! Lots of hard work but we finally got there!“My first bed shop is opening this Saturday at 10am in Brentwood.“I’ve talked Rylan into cutting the ribbon.

Eamonn Holmes appeared to reignite his feud with Phillip Schofield by slamming Monday's glowing TV tribute and branding it “bizarre”. Phillip appeared on Monday’s Lorraine as part of the special edition of the ITV morning show to celebrate his 40 years on TV.

EAMONN Holmes has defended pal Rylan Clark after a nasty troll accused the host of "pulling sickies" after he was hospitalised following a mystery illness. The 62-year-old replied to a tweet originally shared by a nasty Twitter user, which has since been deleted, that claimed they were growing "weary" of Rylan's sick leave. The tweet read: "Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV and radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions and wonder why they're in their well-paid jobs.

Eamonn Holmes has rushed to the defence of Rylan Clark after an online troll accused the former X Factor star of faking illness. Rylan sparked concern last week after sharing a snap of himself in hospital, and has since gave a health update to his fans and said he was “resting”. His most recent trip to hospital came after he received medical attention last month following his split from husband Dan Neal last year.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark unexpectedly split from his husband Dan Neal in June, 2021, after five years together.

Eamonn Holmes has stepped in to defend Rylan Clark on social media after a troll took aim at the BBC Radio 2 star.GB News star Eamonn, 62, took matters into his own hands when the Twitter troll claimed Rylan had been throwing "sickies" - after he was absent from his Radio 2 show for two weeks.It comes as This Morning star Rylan recently opened up about his health issues.The troll slammed Eamonn and Rylan in the tweet as well as praising Piers Morgan for 'having an opinion'.They wrote: "Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV & radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions & wonder why they’re in their well paid jobs. "They added: "At least @piersmorgan has an opinion.

Rylan Clark‘s estranged husband Dan Neal has reportedly joined Tinder following their split.Rylan, 33, and former Big Brother contestant Dan, 42, called time on their relationship last year after six years of marriage.Now it appears Dan is looking for love again as the star has reportedly joined dating app Tinder with a simple question for his potential matches.As reported by The Sun, photos on the profile believed to belong to Dan sees him showing off his muscles, including a topless snap where he gazes into the camera while relaxing on the couch.On the profile, ‘his’ interests are listed as enjoying music, football, yoga, working out and grabbing a drink with friends.The bio – generally a space for people to showcase their personality or kick off a conversation with a question – reads simply: ‘What is love?’The news comes amid a difficult time for Rylan, who has been open about his health struggles in recent weeks, including both physical and mental.He was missing from his BBC Radio 2 show for two weeks after spending some time in hospital earlier on in February. Though in true Rylan style, the star revealed the news to fans by saying he was having an extended trip to ‘Costa del hospital’.He shared a picture of himself hooked up to an IV drip joking it was ‘for ultimate sympathy’ and while he didn’t confirm why he had to make a dash to the docs, he did note he was ‘slowly on the mend’ and resting up.After his hospital stint, the presenter appeared on The One Show where he admitted he ‘had a little bit of a dodgy time’ but is now doing better.Rylan had spoken openly about his mental health struggles following his split from Dan, admitting things got ‘really bad’ for several months.Speaking to Davina McCall on his own

Rylan Clark is said to be suffering renewed heartbreak as his estranged husband Dan Neal has reportedly signed up to popular dating app Tinder.The former couple, who decided to call it quits on their six-year marriage last June, have been working through their divorce gradually ever since. Now the Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter, 33, who said his mental health struggles hit him hard over the last year, could be facing the prospect of his former husband moving on for good. Former police officer Dan, 42, opted for a posed selfie smouldering to the camera for his profile picture on the platform, and showed off his muscular bicep by resting on his hand.