Eamonn Holmes Will Return After Stroke, Colleague Says

' co-star Dawn Neesom insisted 'he is not a quitter' as she shared a health update after the TV star suffered a stroke. 

The presenter, 66, was absent from the breakfast show last week due to being rushed to hospital following the health scare. 

While broadcasting on Saturday, Dawn revealed that Eamonn is now recovering in hospital and is surrounded by friends and family.

She said: 'Everyone at GB News is saddened to hear that our wonderful colleague and friend Eamonn Holmes had a stroke last week.'

Dawn continued to reassure audiences that he would return to the studio shortly as she addressed his future with the channel.

She added: 'He is recovering well in hospital, he has his loved ones by his side and is talking and chatting, so he will be back as soon as [he can].

'You know what Eamonn is like. I've worked with Eamonn for a long, long time, and I've known him for a long time, and Eamonn is not a quitter.

'So everyone here at GB News is sending their very, very best to our breakfast show host. And Eamonn, there's another TRIC award here, mate, so you'd better come here and get it. It's here waiting for you.'

Dawn went on to reflect on how she first met Eamonn two decades ago and how he helped put her nerves 'at ease'.  

She continued: 'Eamonn, so much love here from everyone and from me personally. I always remember that very first day we worked together back in the early 90s, and I was terrified, you were terrified.

'It was our first day on the breakfast TV show, and we started talking about football, and your language was absolutely dreadful.

'But thank you because you put me at ease straight away. So Eamonn, so much love from everybody here, get well, big man. We want to see you back, and what would we do without you?

'You're a little bit moany sometimes, but you know that about you, you're a man of a certain age.'

Eamonn separated from Ruth Langsford in 2024 after 14 years of marriage and the estranged spouses are in the process of divorcing.

They share a son, Jack, who is 24.

Announcing his stroke, a GB News spokesperson said: 'Eamonn was taken ill last week and it was later confirmed he had suffered a stroke.

'He is currently responding well to treatment. Eamonn has asked for privacy as he focuses on getting better.

'His colleagues and everyone at GB News wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back to the People's Channel when he is ready to return.'

CEO of GB News Angelos Frangopoulos, said: 'Eamonn is a loved member of the GB News family, and we're with him every step of the way as he recovers.'