The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: Anne Darwin shared her regret at lying to sons in unearthed interview

Eamonn Holmes has dropped behind wife Ruth Langsford when it comes to his TV earnings.He has picked up close to £1.3million in the last two years for his work on the box.His firm Homes and Away Ltd paid around £265,000 in Corporation Tax from 2020.That means his taxable income was about £1.3m for that period.Another firm – Red White and Green Ltd – boasts assets of £774,000 but did not pay any tax last year (2021).Eamonn, 62, co-hosted This Morning’s Friday instalment with Ruth for 15 years before leaving last year (2021) and now presents the GB News breakfast show.Meanwhile Ruth, also 62, could claim to have taking over the mantle as breadwinner after earning around £3m in the last two years, latest accounts have revealed.The couple have travelled the globe interviewing the world’s richest people for Channel 5 show How The Other Half Lives.But Ruth is comfortably in the millionaire bracket in her own right.Her 'theatrical’ business company Hey Ho Ltd has resources of £2.3m - including £1.1m in cash.Annual accounts filed last month show the company paid £623,111 in corporation tax since 2020.That equates to an income of around £3m.The balance sheet also reveals Ruth has taken £1.5m in loans from the firm.Last year she was paid a nominal salary of £8,788.Ruth has worked for ITV’s early show This Morning since 2000 when she appeared as a guest host.She became permanent in 2006 as co-host with Phillip Schofield, 60, and is now the programme’s longest-serving presenter as well as a regular panellist on ITV’s lunchtime show Loose Women.The in-demand host and TV personality also works on a string of other programmes including TV Travel Shop, Langsford Late, Zoo Story and Lose A Stone In Four Weeks for Summer.There's MUCH more

Anne Darwin may have claimed she was coerced into helping her husband fake his own death in a canoe, but a series of racy emails between the pair prove they were both planning their new future together in Panama.

EastEnders star described how her current relationship with Tom, who is also a fitness instructor, enhances her life. “I really have never felt sexier," she said.

While Anne Darwin was entirely devoted to her husband, John Darwin was a narcissistic cheater.

John and Anne Darwin's 'fake death' scheme has been thrust back into the spotlight over recent weeks, with ITV's new series, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe, focusing on the couple's story staring on Sunday 17 April. John, 71, a former teacher and prison officer, disappeared in March 2002 after heading out in his canoe at Seaton Carew beach near Hartlepool.

Holly Willoughby is regularly quizzed about where she got her latest dresses, skirts, or tops from as she appears on This Morning from Monday to Thursday. But with her new TV show, her looks are completely different to those seen on the ITV daytime show.

Viewers from all over the country will be sitting down tonight to catch the latest episode of The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe. The four-part drama tells the real-life story of John and Anne Darwin who attempted to grab £250,000 in life insurance after faking John's death.

ITV is currently airing The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe which has led to a renewed interest in its subject John Darwin and his then wife Anne. The four-part TV drama tells the true story of the couple, portrayed by actors Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan. John faked his own death after going out to sea in his red canoe to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy, the drama focuses on how Anne became complicit in her husband’s deception.

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe writer has explained the reason why a kayak has been used on the ITV drama.The four-part TV drama is airing over four consecutive nights to tell the true story of John and Anne Darwin, portrayed by actors Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan. John faked his own death after going out to sea in his red canoe to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy, the drama focuses on how Anne became complicit in her husband’s deception.

ITV is currently airing The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe which has led to a renewed interest in its subject John Darwin and his then wife Anne. The four-part TV drama tells the true story of the couple, portrayed by actors Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan. John faked his own death after going out to sea in his red canoe to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy, the drama focuses on how Anne became complicit in her husband’s deception.

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe viewers will get a shock on Tuesday night as comedian Karl Pilkington makes his drama debut in the ITV show.The show tells the real life story of conman John Darwin, who faked his own death in 2002 by going canoeing and failing to return home – with only his wife Anne knowing that he was secret living in a bedsit next door to their house. But viewers were left gobsmacked as An Idiot Abroad star Karl, 49, appeared in episode three of the drama, which is already streaming online on ITV Hub.

Holly Willoughby is a hit on This Morning - and she has confirmed that, in spite of the rumours, she has no intention of leaving the show behind.She has clarified: "I love the show, I've grown with it!"Holly contradicted the speculation, which mounted after she took on new BBC project Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, by continuing: "I've been there 13 years and I'm not going anywhere."She has also added that she feels "incredibly grateful" for the presenting gigs she has landed over the years, admitting that despite her huge success, she sometimes still suffers from "imposter syndrome".The Brighton-born beauty is now influencing millions, with the outfits she wears on This Morning often selling out within hours of her appearing in them.However, she has also been an inspiration to the world in another way - for conquering her dyslexia and going on to achieve her dreams as a presenter.She recalls struggling with painful shyness in her school days due to the condition, and admits that when she tried her hand at a political interview, quizzing ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, she struggled.She recalled of the script: "I was saying words I didn't even understand, mangling up sentences and completely floundering. I was awful."Various critics had said, 'She'll be OK with the fluffy fashion pieces but how will she do a serious political interview?' And they were right...

This Morning viewers were left unimpressed minutes into the latest edition of the show as hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield chatted about ITV's latest drama, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe.

Canoe fraudster Anne Darwin's life now is very different to the exotic time she and her husband John spent in Panama.

Eddie Marsan fancies his chances as the next James Bond after playing John Darwin in The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe.  The 53-year-old has been praised for his performance as the disgraced conman in the ITV series, which is based on the real life story and follows a couple who, in desperate financial times, resorted to a preposterous plan to fake John’s death so that they could claim life insurance money. As episode two aired on Monday night, Eddie slid into the Twitter commentary to pitch himself as the new 007, following in Daniel Craig’s footsteps.

ITV drama is based on a true story given how wild the events are.The new drama follows the true story of John Darwin (Eddie Marsan) who faked his own death before being jailed with his wife Anne (Monica Dolan) for wrongfully claiming John's life insurance.The four-part drama kicked off on Sunday night (April 17), which saw John decide to leave his family behind and pretend he's dead.He later asks his wife to call the police and report him as a missing person, and eventually she's roped into telling the world, and their two grieving sons, a huge lie about John's whereabouts.The father disappeared from the grid as he feared declaring bankruptcy after falling into financial ruin. The second episode aired on Monday, and it saw the couple try their best to evade police as they apply for a passport to create a new identity for John.However, the viewers at home were gobsmacked during the show as they couldn't believe such a wild crime story really took place.The fans took to Twitter during the show, with one saying: "You forget how mental this all was."A second agreed: "Pinching myself that this was actually real.

ITV viewers appeared to be rather disgruntled with the new series The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe as they claimed the character's accents were not a true representation of the area, but the writer behind the programme has since hit back. The real-life drama which kicked off on Sunday night (April 17) told the story of John Darwin's infamous fake death in 2002 that saw him and his wife Anne lie about his true whereabouts in order to claim £250,000 in life insurance.Although many were gripped by the intense portrayal, some viewers couldn't help but point out the fact that the John played by Eddie Marsan and Anne played by Monica Dolan spoke with "Geordie" accents.Given the fact that John and Anne lived most of their lives in Hartlepool, spectators found it incredibly strange.Defending the move, ITV writer Chris Lang has spoken about the accuracy of the accents and where the couple originated from.Jumping on Twitter, the writer penned: "It's lovely people are so passionate about their own accents! John & Anne of course weren't from Seaton Carew, they only moved there in 2002."He added: "They were both born near Blackhall & over the next five decades lived and worked in (to name a few) Newcastle, Chester Le Street & Durham."However, there was also another issue that he quickly pointed before the episode aired.He tweeted: "I'll say this now, and Ill say it just once, don't @ me that it's a bleedin' kayak not a canoe."Taking to Twitter, annoyed viewers aired their thoughts while labelling it as "insulting".One person wrote: "The thief, his wife and a canoe, so, why is it that ITV think people from Teesside speak with a Geordie accent.

ITV's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe writer has hit back at fan complaints over the "insulting" accents used on the show.The four-part TV drama is airing over four consecutive nights to tell the true story of John and Anne Darwin, portrayed by actors Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan. John faked his own death after going out to sea in his red canoe to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy, the drama focuses on how Anne became complicit in her husband’s deception.

John Darwin took his fateful voyage into the sea.On the morning of March 21 2002, Darwin, in collusion with his wife Anne Darwin, decided to hop into his canoe boat and paddle out into open waters - at least that's what authorities believed.Despite search and rescue attempts, his body was never recovered - though the wreckage of his canoe was found months later.The ‘Canoe Man’s’ story made headlines immediately, perplexing the British public by its unusual and bizarre nature.Five years later, Darwin strolled into a police station alive and well but claiming to be suffering with amnesia, adding a new twist to an already peculiar tale.

Holly Willoughby has shared the reason she believes she'd be 'fine' if her TV career ended in a candid new interview. The This Morning star has been missing from the ITV show for a few weeks as she and Phillip Schofield take Easter off.

THE Thief, His Wife and the Canoe viewers all have the same complaint about ITV's newest true drama. The series was criticised for the actors' "rubbish attempt" at a north-eastern accent.