The 63-year-old has been left bed ridden all week after falling ill.
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Ruth – who is married Eamonn Holmes – has been away from her usual hosting duties on ITV’s lunchtime show, after being struck with a mystery illness.
But taking to Instagram, the TV star revealed that she has now developed a chest infection.
She told fans: “My ‘lurgy’ is actually a chest infection! So here I am on antibiotics and a steam vaporiser twice a day!”
Alongside the post, she shared a short clip of the vaporiser in action, before another shortly after showed a box of lemon, ginger leaf and manuka tea with Ruth writing: ‘”I’m trying everything!”
Meanwhile, earlier in the week Ruth told fans that she “had the lurgy”, and was doing her best to get better.
She said: “So today I’m going again with the hot toddy… someone’s told me to add Tumeric (which I don’t like much!).
“Any other remedies gratefully received!”
After making her hot drink, the telly star shared a video of pouring the liquid into a cup.
“Right… back to bed!,” Ruth confessed.
She then cuddled up next to her pooch in bed.
Ruth captioned the post: “My sick bed companion!”
The telly favourite has been a regular on Loose Women since 1999.
She was on our screens until 2002, and rejoined the team for a year in 2010.
Ruth return to Loose Women in 2012 as an anchor.
The popular star made her presenting debut in 1997 on The Really Useful Show, and since then she has mainly worked with ITV.
The exceptions to this include How the Other Half Lives for Channel 5 which she presented with her husband Eamonn and her own QVC segment titled Ruth Langsford‘s Fashion Edit.
She is also known for previously hosting This Morning on a Friday, along with her husband.
However, the pair left in 2020 when they were replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary.