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Eamonn Holmes shares health update as he reveals ‘very tough’ recovery
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EAMONN Holmes has shared a health update to fans as he struggles to regain his mobility.
The 64-year-old presenter has been battling a number of health issues in recent years.
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For a while now, the GB News host has been dealing with mobility issues and has been seen using walking aids and a wheelchair.
Last month, it was announced that he started using an anti-gravity treadmill to help with his mobility.
Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, Eamonn shared an update on his rehabilitation and admitted it had been "very tough".
In his first video, the presenter is seen working out on the machine, saying: "Coming up to thirty minutes on anti-gravity treadmill. It's been tough today. Not every day is easy, well few days are easy. It's all about muscle memory. It trains my legs which aren't forming any connection with my brain."
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He then posted another clip, reflecting on his recovery's ups and downs: "Gosh, it is tough today. It is so tough. If you'd asked me a week ago, I'd be saying 'I've made such an improvement' but I regress.
"Sometimes the body plays ball, sometimes it doesn't. But what I do know is if I stay on this and I do all that I'm supposed to, it can only get better."
Eamonn continued: "But my goodness me, it is tough. It is tough. I've just done basically four hours of live news - that's depressing enough [with] all that's going on in the country. I hope wherever you are and whoever you are, you're good and you stay safe.
"Do the right thing. People shouldn't be threatened. People shouldn't feel threatened either."
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H also shared: "But I'm on this [treadmill]. You do a lot of thinking when on something like this. I'm walking if you're wondering what's going on. I'm walking on this [treadmill]."
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"I've got to do at least thirty minutes and as you can see I'm halfway there so I'll stop talking," Eamonn laughed before adding: "At least I laughed and can get on with it. Have yourselves a good day, stay safe and be good! ".
Eamonn's health has been worsening since 2020 when he admitted to struggling with chronic back pain.
He was diagnosed with a dislocated pelvis and three slipped discs.
The star has been undergoing extensive physical therapy and compared his journey to re-learning to walk.
He went through a period of depending on crutches to walk and lost nerves in his right leg due to the injury.
In 2022, Eamonn was forced to step back from presenting duties to undergo necessary surgery.
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In September 2023, he was seen eating ice cream in a mobility scooter - sparking fears he could no longer walk.
He revealed just weeks before the photo was taken he had undergone an operation on his back but fell down the stairs two weeks into his recovery.
Inside Eamonn's recent struggles
Former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes has shared his struggles across the past few years.
- In 2018 - The HMRC launches their investigation into the presenter and he comes down with a case of shingles that could have left him blind due to stress.
- In 2020 - A tribunal ruled Eamonn was employed by ITV while hosting This Morning, not working as a freelancer - and he was ordered to pay back £250,000.
- April 1 2021 - Eamonn is rushed to hospital after suffering from "pain he's never felt in his life".
- April 9 2021 - Eamonn finally reveals the reason why he's been suffering from chronic pain in an ongoing health battle.
- May 2021 - The presenter opens up to fans about "learning to walk again" as he was left dependent on crutches.
- September 2022 - The ex-ITV host is forced to take a break from TV to undergo a vital operation.
- November 2022 - Eamonn suffers another setback after a fall at his Surrey home - leaving the star with a fractured shoulder and in "an awful lot of pain".
- February 2023 - His rarely seen son is seen pushing Eamonn in a wheelchair.
- March 2023 - Eamonn loses his appeal against the HMRC.
- September 8 2023 - Eamonn raises alarm bells with fans after sharing a snap of him in a mobility scooter.
- September 9 2023 - He issues a health update stating he fell down the stairs two weeks after another surgery on his back.
- January 2024 - Eamonn is "forced" to sell his Northern Ireland property to pay the £250,00
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