Lizzie Cundy, a close friend of television presenter Ruth Langsford, has offered an insight into how the Loose Women star is coping nearly two years after her separation from Eamonn Holmes.
Girls' Trip to the South of France
Speaking on the Best Suddenly Single podcast, Cundy revealed that she and Langsford recently enjoyed a holiday together in the south of France. The trip included stops in Cannes, where the pair visited clubs, bars, and restaurants as part of a girls' getaway.
“It was gorgeous, south of France, Cannes. It was stunning, yeah, it was really lovely and a lot of fun,” Cundy said. “There were clubs, there were bars, there were restaurants. I can’t remember any of the names. We had great fun. It was a girls’ trip.”
On how Langsford is faring post-split, Cundy, 57, remarked: “She’s having a really, really bloody good time and you’re always going to have fun with me. It was Ruth’s birthday and another friend of ours’ birthday and it was a girls’ trip, but it was fun.”
Ruth 'Living Her Best Life'
Cundy described a memorable moment on the beach during Langsford's birthday. “Ruth and I on her birthday — she won’t mind me saying she was 66, looking fabulous, better than ever, she really does look great — and we sat on the beach. She was living her best life and we were just having great fun. The weather was absolutely stunning.”
Langsford and Holmes, both 66, announced their split in late May 2024 after 14 years of marriage and 27 years together. The couple share a son, Jack Holmes, aged 23.
Therapy Helped Ruth Heal
Cundy's comments come weeks after Langsford revealed she had sought therapy following the breakup, describing it as the “best thing” she could have done. On the Happy Place podcast with Fearne Cotton, Langsford admitted initial scepticism but found the sessions transformative.
“Friends, first and foremost. I’ve got an amazing group of friends, and counselling. Yeah, therapy, which I hadn’t done before, and that was through a very good friend who said to me, ‘Would you think about it?’” Langsford explained. “She had a therapist going through her divorce years ago and I was like, ‘Well, I don’t need a therapist to tell me I’m sad that my marriage has ended!’ She went on and on and set up this meeting.”
“It was the best thing I’ve ever done. The thing with therapy is that she doesn’t know us. Yes, she’s seen Eamonn and I on TV but she doesn’t know us at all. She doesn’t take sides at all, she just lets me talk and leads you in certain directions. I was doing it once a week, sometimes twice a week, and now it’s much less but still there.”
Langsford recently released her memoir, Feeling Fabulous, which details her journey of self-discovery and resilience.
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