Ruth Langsford has opened up about the emotional moment she removed her wedding ring following her separation from Eamonn Holmes. The Loose Women star admitted she 'cried her eyes out' as she came to terms with the end of her marriage.
The couple, who were together for 27 years and married for 14, announced their split in 2024. Langsford told the Daily Mail Weekend Magazine that taking off the ring was a significant milestone: 'I realised, Well, I’m not really… I’m not still married. I mean I am, but only on paper.'
The presenter also revealed she has been in therapy to deal with the 'trauma' of the separation. She explained that seeing Holmes move on with Katie Alexander, who is 22 years younger, prompted her to seek professional help: 'Girlfriends are there for you come what may, but I needed a trained counsellor. Someone who didn’t know me, to help me see the way through all the darkness.'
Langsford admitted she felt blindsided by the breakdown of her marriage, saying she had thought they were in a 'very happy marriage'. She confessed to suffering from a broken heart and broken dreams, adding: 'I just didn’t think I’d find myself here, and I wasn’t strong at the start.'
