Ruth Langsford broke down in tears as she spoke about her fears for being left alone just months before her split with husband Eamonn Holmes was announced.

Today it was revealed the couple, who previously presented This Morning together and have been together for more than a decade, have parted ways. A statement read: “Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.”

It comes after Ruth became extremely emotional while speaking about her seemingly close-knit family in December. The Loose Women star, 64, said she felt as though “part of my heart ripped out” as she spoke about her son with Eamonn Holmes Jack leaving home for the first time.

Ruth, who shares her 21-year-old son Jack with her TV star husband Eamonn Holmes, got teary as she spoke about hard she took it when her only son left for university.

In a live video chat, Ruth burst into tears as she explained: “That first week of not having him at home literally felt like part of my heart ripped out. I kept his bedroom door shut.”

Ruth Langsford sobbed as she spoke of her loneliness

Ruth told Hello! : “I remember coming into his bedroom and crying and getting hold of the pillow, and I could smell him on the pillow, and had a good old cry, and then shutting the door and then that first week was horrendous because I was just so used to having him around.”

Ruth later shared a tear-stained still from the chat on her social media pages and cringed: “I can’t believe I cried.”

Ruth Langsford said felt like her heart had been ‘ripped out’ when her son left her home with Eamonn Holmes (

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The couple – who share son Jack together – married in 2010 (

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Her son Jack studied broadcast journalist at Salford University and this year celebrated his 21st birthday with his famous parents. While Jack is Ruth’s only child, Eamonn and his ex-wife Gabrielle have two sons and one daughter; Declan, Rebecca and Niall.

Ruth is also very close to her mother and shared a close bond with sister Julia, who tragically took her own life in 2019. Julia battled depression for years and Ruth said losing her sparked the ‘hardest year of her life.’

The presenter said she almost quit her TV work as she battled to say strong, she later said that Eamonn and her son Jack helped get her through the dark times and gave ‘structure’ back in her life. “Eamonn was amazing during that time and Jack and then work,” she said.

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“I needed a focus, which was – get up and I would cry in the shower – have a big old bawl – and then I could almost cut it off and go: “right, come on, time for work, dry your hair, go to work. I needed that, because I could lie and cry all day about my sister. I needed that focus and structure back in my life.”

Back in 2020, Ruth opened up about sending Jack to university during the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on Loose Women, Ruth said she felt “absolutely bereft” when he left home. She said: “I’m alright now. we took him and he seems to be fine, seems to have settled in alright, but it’s a worry now with lockdown.”

However, Ruth pointed out that he hadn’t really contacted her too much since she dropped him off. “I think [teenagers] are much more resilient than we think,” Ruth said. “I was talking to my mum about it… my mum was saying it’s not too much of a hardship being locked in with your phone!”