The veteran broadcaster, 64, has landed a deal with a travel company and will be working alongside travel reporter Hayley Sparkes, 40,
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Eamonn, who together with Ruth has called time on their 27-year relationship, will be the new spokesman for Not Just Travel.
Hayley has described Eamonn as her “idol” and says they will co-host the Travel Podcast together while also working on some “exciting presenting projects around the world”.
She added: “First stop, a filming trip on Princess Cruises next week.”
In an official announcement, Not Just Travel said Eamonn will be ‘championing’ the decision to book holidays through a personal travel consultant.
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He will also be required to show his face at the company’s conferences and international events as part of his new role.
Commenting on his new job, Eamonn said: “What I love the most about Not Just Travel and The Travel Franchise is the passion everybody has – not just for travel, but for helping others and I really want to be a part of this.
“I’m excited to spread the word about the value and service personal travel agents provide.
“Working in news means that I often see or report on how the travel industry is disrupted. During the pandemic it was clear that those who had booked through travel agents had support and advice when they needed it most.”
Eamonn added that he always uses a travel consultant when booking his own trips away.
News of Eamonn’s new job comes just two days after he and 64-year-old Ruth shocked fans by announcing their break-up via a statement.
Their spokesman told The Sun On Sunday: “Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.”
The couple, who have been married for 14 years, have since refused to discuss their split further, with Eamonn posting about the FA Cup final online while Ruth spent time with her elderly mother, Joan.
Sources have said their work had taken them in different directions but they were determined to stay friends and keep things amicable.
But according to reports from Daily Mail, Loose Women star Ruth ‘orchestrated’ the break-up, which has left Eamonn ‘devastated’.
Ruth and Eamonn 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 Daily Mail: “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 conjugals,” 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 makes his debut 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 27 year relationship
It is believed Ruth was the one who agreed to the simple statement, while Eamonn ‘refused to sign it off’.
Eamonn has already moved out of their home in Weybridge, Surrey, while friends claim they have been living separate lives for two years.
Tellingly, they hadn’t been pictured out together since The Television and Radio Industries Club awards in 2022.
However, Ruth did recently visit Eamonn – who suffers with chronic back pain – when he had a spell in hospital and she continues to help with his bad health.
Just a few days ago she told Loose Women viewers: “I look at Eamonn, who has had his back problems, and it makes you realise how important your health is. I don’t know how much Eamonn’s mobility will improve. We live in hope.
“He does the physio but there might have to be some acceptance that this might never be 100 per cent right.”
The former This Morning presenters have one child together, a 22-year-old son called Jack.
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