AFTER separating from her husband Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford has opened up about needing therapy in the aftermath of their shock split.
Ruth and Eamonn, both 65, were together for 27 years and married for 14 when they decided to part ways last year.
It was revealed that the pair were over and they were in the process of divorcing back in May 2024, with this still currently ongoing.
Ruth, who is known for hosting Loose Women on ITV, has now opened up about needing therapy after their split.
While Eamonn moved on and got into a relationship with counsellor Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior, Ruth was attending counselling sessions and focused on her healing.
Speaking to woman&home, Ruth said: “I started counselling when Eamonn and I separated, and I’m still having it.
“It is very powerful and very useful. It gives me tools to deal with things.”
She went on to say: “My counsellor has probably seen us on TV, but she doesn’t know either of us so doesn’t get involved and doesn’t judge.
“She just listens and says, ‘Have you thought about this?’ or ‘Why did you feel like that?’
“I think I know myself very well, so it has just been calming.
“It makes me question how I’m feeling,” she added.
Ruth then added: “When my sister died, friends suggested counselling and I said, ‘I don’t [want] just [for someone] to tell me that I’m really sad,’ and I still feel like that.
“The end of a very long relationship takes a lot of unravelling. Counselling helps you move on from it, to not be held back.”
Ruth and Eamonn announced their split in the spring of 2024 after months of arguing.
Leaving their £2.5million family home in Weybridge, Eamonn soon went public with his new partner Katie.
Asked about whether she would get into a new relationship, Ruth said: “Never say never.”
Speaking to the magazine, she said: “I haven’t been put off having a relationship.
“I haven’t even been put off marriage, but I’m definitely not actively looking, and part of that is because I’ve realised I’m actually quite good on my own.
“I am independent and quite strong.”
Ruth went on: “It has taken me a bit of time [to realise that] and I don’t know what lies ahead, but that chapter now feels quite exciting.
“It’s not as scary as I thought.”
Elsewhere in her interview, Ruth said she once saw “darkness” but now sees light where she did not before.
“Do you crumble? Do you lay down and die? Oh no, not I. I will survive,” she said.
Ruth and Eamonn are not yet officially divorced, with reports swirling that they are currently at war over their money.
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