Ruth Langsford: Therapy Saved Me After Split

has said therapy was the 'best thing she has ever done' after falling in a 'dark place' following her split from husband . 

The former couple, who share a son called Jack, separated in May 2024 after 14 years of marriage. 

Now, star Ruth, 65, has opened up about turning to therapy to help her through the tough time.   

Speaking to on Radio 2, she said: 'I've had counselling and its the best thing I ever did.'

'All the situations and other things have come up and that was through a friend of mine who said, "Would you please maybe think about seeing my counsellor?" 

'And she had helped her through a very difficult divorce. And I went, "I don't need to see a counsellor, to tell me I'm sad". She was like, "Honestly it's so much more that that".'

Ruth continued: 'Anyway, she pecked my head for so long. Eventually I said yes to shut her up, to be honest. I went, "Fine ok". 

'It's the best thing I ever did and I'm still doing it. With your friends they're always on your side really and they will stand by you whatever decisions you make or however you're feeling, they'll hold you up. 

'A counsellor is very different, they look at the bigger picture, they don't know you and they never tell you what to do. She's never told me what to do, she's just guided me to think in different ways about things.

'Lots of people have picked up on this saying that she said to me, which was, "Find your light". 

'Everything felt so dark and she said, "Just use that energy that your feeling anger and sadness, try and bring that energy here and find your light"'. 

It comes after Ruth made an emotional return to This Morning last Monday – and opened up about the 'hardest thing' about their split.

The star returned to the sofa to chat to Cat Deeley, 49, and Ben Shephard, 51, about her new book Feeling Fabulous.

TV favourite Ruth used to present the ITV show every Friday alongside Eamonn between 2006 and 2021.

Then in 2024 the pair shocked fans when they announced that they were going their separate ways after 14 years of marriage.

Ben pointed out: 'You talk about your heartbreak as well, of course, your relationship which broke down, which was such a public relationship.

Ruth said: 'Listen, here I am in the studio where Eamonn and I worked together for many, many, years. And very happy.

'Not everything lasts forever, you know, the hardest thing is having it played out in the public domain.

'And that just goes with the territory, that just goes with the job. I accept that.

'Again, it's more, I don't discuss our divorce, our relationship breakup, what I do discuss is picking yourself up, dusting yourself off and starting all over again, as the song says.'

In 2024 the two revealed that they had split.

A spokesman for the couple said at the time: 'Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.'