Ruth Langsford: Needed therapy after Eamonn Holmes split, open to marriage again.

Ruth Langsford has told how she turned to therapy to cope with her acrimonious split from husband Eamonn Holmes.

The Loose Women presenter revealed her struggles at their separation after 14 years of marriage, which saw Mr Holmes quickly move on to date relationship counsellor Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior.

Ms Langsford, who has a son Jack, 23, with the GB News presenter, said it has helped her unravel their romance, which lasted 27 years but ended in June 2024.

She said: ‘I started counselling when Eamonn and I separated, and I’m still having it. It is very powerful and very useful. It gives me tools to deal with things.

‘My counsellor has probably seen us on TV, but she doesn’t know either of us so doesn’t get involved and doesn’t judge. She just listens and says, ‘Have you thought about this?’ or ‘Why did you feel like that?’ 

‘I think I know myself very well, so it has just been calming. It makes me question how I’m feeling. When my sister died, friends suggested counselling and I said, ‘I don’t [want] just [for someone] to tell me that I’m really sad,’ and I still feel like that. 

‘The end of a very long relationship takes a lot of unravelling. Counselling helps you move on from it, to not be held back.’ 

Ms Langsford and Mr Holmes, both 65, announced their split 18 months ago after several months of arguing. He left the £2.5million family home in Weybridge

Some close to Ms Langsford say that she was fed up with caring for him following his hip operation but it later emerged that he was in a relationship with Ms Alexander – who he had met several years before. 

There is no suggestion that Mr Holmes cheated on Ms Langsford, who appeared as anchors on ITV’s This Morning for a decade before they were axed in 2021.

They are yet to officially divorce and are currently at war over their money, with Ms Langsford apparently upset that they will have to sell the marital home, while Mr Holmes says he has been ‘ruined’ by HMRC after he became embroiled in a row with them over whether he was self-employed freelancer or a ‘disguised employee’ of ITV when presenting This Morning between 2011 and 2015.

But now, Ms Langsford say that she is now ready to find love again.

Speaking about moving on, she said: ‘I definitely see light in the future where I didn’t before. Before, I saw darkness and was thinking, ‘Oh my God, what’s going to happen?’ but now the fear [has] gone, because what do you do? Do you crumble? Do you lay down and die? Oh no, not I. I will survive.’

For the at home festive shoot, Ms Langsford dressed in a red sparkly figure-hugging gown for one look, whilst another photo saw her in a red tartan cape and a heeled boot.

Asked about whether she would begin a new relationship, she said: ‘Never say never. I haven’t been put off having a relationship. I haven’t even been put off marriage, but I’m definitely not actively looking, and part of that is because I’ve realised I’m actually quite good on my own. I am independent and quite strong.

‘It has taken me a bit of time [to realise that] and I don’t know what lies ahead, but that chapter now feels quite exciting. It’s not as scary as I thought.’

The couple have a son, 23-year-old Jack, together and previously hosted ITV’s Friday episode of This Morning as a married couple until they were axed in 2021 to be replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary.

Speaking to Woman & Home last year she said: ‘I’m not delighted my marriage is over, but I’ve accepted that my marriage is over, so I am trying to now embrace the fact that I’m single and can make choices that are just about me.’

Ruth has been focusing on herself in recent months. She marked her 65th birthday in March with two close friends at an all-inclusive resort on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

She shared a montage of holiday photos with her followers, including snaps with A Place In The Sun presenter Lucy Alexander. She wrote: ‘Sun, sea, sand, MANY cocktails and laughing until we cried!

‘Perfect. Wonderful accommodation, beautiful beaches, fabulous restaurants, great spa and, as much as I love them, no children!!’

A source also previously said Ruth is not considering a new relationship until her divorce is finalised.