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Watch the moment Ruth Langsford takes a savage swipe at ex Eamonn Holmes – live on Loose Women
The star is said to be 'dreading Christmas' following her marriage split
RUTH Langsford has made a rare and brutal swipe at her estranged husband Eamonn Holmes on live TV.
The Loose Women anchor 64, quickly slipped in the savage dig at her ex during today's show before cutting to an advert break.
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Until now, Ruth has remained fairly tight-lipped about her impending divorce with Eamonn, but it seems she just couldn't help herself when chatting about marriage splits.
The panel - made up of Ruth, Mariella Frostrup, Coleen Nolan and Kelly Holmes - were first discussing adult children and their partners.
Ruth had asked her fellow Loose Women whether parents have any right to make their grown up kids choose between their mums and dads and their other halves.
Coleen, who is mum-of-three, said: "I think it is important for parents to let their children find out for themselves and it might work out and they spend the rest of their lives together, but it might be that they end up heartbroken and that's when as a parent you step in."
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The chat then moved to divorced parents, with Ruth saying: "I think it's very selfish when you hear parents say, well if they are divorced, then, 'I'm not coming to your wedding if he's coming' or 'if she's there...' and I just think it's so selfish isn't it. It's their day."
Mariella told Ruth: "Well that's a whole another subject, isn't it? How to divorce well."
Chipping in, Ruth exclaimed: "Oh! Tell me about it!"
Rolling her eyes and laughing wickedly, she then said: "Well, anyway... Funnily, it's time for a break!"
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Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one bemused fan posted a gif that stated 'No shade, but SHADE' alongside the words: "Ruth #LooseWomen."
Ruth and Eamonn shocked fans in May when they announced their split after 14 years of marriage.
Ruth Langsford takes a savage swipe at ex Eamonn Holmes
The former TV golden couple, who hadn't been seen together for two years prior to the announcement, told fans their intentions to divorce.
It later emerged that Eamonn - who shares son Jack, 22, with Ruth - has now moved on with new girlfriend Katie Alexander, 42.
The couple have already enjoyed a romantic holiday in Ibiza and cosied up together publicly at a friend's wedding.
Eamonn and Katie are now expected to spend Christmas together, leaving Ruth "dreading it".
It will be her first Christmas as a single lady and it is not helped that their adult son is caught between his parents.
“Ruth is dreading Christmas coming up, because it will be her first one apart from Eamonn - who could be spending it with his new partner,” a source told .
Ruth and Eamonn's relationship timeline
Before the shock split announcement, Ruth and Eamonn seemed like one of the strongest couples on UK TV – even with their signature bickering style.
Here's how their romance played out...
1997 - The couple first meet after being introduced by mutual friends, two years after Eamonn splits from his first wife, Gabrielle, with whom he has three children.
1997-2002 - To be respectful to Gabrielle, the couple kept their relationship out of the limelight. Ruth told : "I thought it spoke volumes about the sort of man he was, the sort of father he was and the integrity he had. It made me love him more, not less."
2002 - Ruth and Eamonn welcome their son, Jack, to the family.
2005 - Eamonn finalises his divorce with Gabrielle.
2006 - The pair begin to host Friday episodes of This Morning together.
2010 - Eamonn proposes to Ruth while at the Cheltenham Races, after asking Ruth's mother for her hand.
June 2010 - Eamonn and Ruth marry at Elvetham Hall, Hampshire.
2016 - Eamonn undergoes a double hip replacement in the first of many health battles.
June 2019 - On This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn say the secret to their happy marriage. Eamonn credits "compromise, consideration and lots of conjugal," while Ruth said it was "laughter and an equal marriage".
November 2020 - Ruth and Eamonn are replaced on their regular Friday slot by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary in a 'show shake-up'.
December 2021 - After a year of being moved to the bank holiday presenting slot, both Eamonn and Ruth left This Morning.
January 2022 - Eamonn debuted on GB News, while Ruth stayed with ITV in her long-standing role on Loose Women.
September 2022 - Eamonn undergoes spinal surgery after years of back issues including a trapped sciatic nerve.
November 2022 - Eamonn falls down the stairs of his Surrey home with Ruth and breaks his shoulder, requiring a new operation.
September 2023 - Eamonn has a spine and neck stretching procedure as part of his year-long recovery.
May 2024 - Ruth and Eamonn announce they have split after 14 years of marriage and a 27-year relationship.
September 2024 - Eamonn was spotted on a luxury holiday in Barcelona with his new girlfriend Katie Alexander. Ruth calls in a 'fierce' divorce lawyer.
The source added: “This Christmas means creating different memories.
"Ruth and Eamonn are positively co-parenting Jack, but he’s at the age where he might want to do something different at Christmas, and that’s worrying Ruth."
Meanwhile, insiders previously suggested that Ruth came up with a special brand of revenge for Eamonn flaunting his new romance.
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She removed the stairlift from their Surrey home so he was unable to collect his belongings.
Ruth is also said to have lawyered up with "fierce" divorce attorney, Catherine Costley in order to navigate a financial settlement and officially end their marriage.
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