RUTH Langsford looking absolutely beaming as she brushes off her split from Eamonn Holmes for a night out on the town.
The Loose Women star, 64, looked glam in an all-black outfit and leopard print coat as she stepped out to meet friends for dinner in Manchester.
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With her signature blonde bob and a small black handbag over her shoulder, Ruth looked in good spirits as she arrived at the restaurant.
She looked cool and casual as she smiled at onlookers before heading inside.
Noticeably, Ruth was still wearing her wedding ring despite her split from husband Eamonn in May.
Ruth had previously addressed the decision, telling a fan on Instagram who quizzed her on it in September that she wouldn’t take it off as “she’s still married”.
The pair had been together for 23 years and married for 14 before they shockingly announced they had gone their separate ways.
While initially seeming to keep things amicable between them, Eamonn, 64, showing off a new love with 42-year-old girlfriend, Katie Alexander, seems to have soured their cordial break-up.
Now Ruth is embracing a brand new look and lease on life as she moves on from the relationship.
Fighting Back
Eamonn has already been seen on holiday with new girlfriend Katie Alexander, with friends reportedly claiming that she is “the one” for him.
Ruth has now lawyered up with “fierce” divorce attorney, Catherine Costley in order to navigate a financial settlement and officially end their marriage.
Costley is a protegee of Baroness Fiona Shackleton, who was enlisted by Paul McCartney in his break-up.
The big-gun legal eagle has worked under the country’s top divorce lawyer, “Steel Magnolia” Baroness Fiona Shackleton, who represented Charles in his split from Diana, and Sir Paul McCartney.
Last week, it was revealed that Ruth had even removed the stairlift in the £3.5million Surrey home she once shared with Eamonn, so he would be unable to collect any of his things from the first floor.
Eamonn, who now largely relies on a wheelchair to get around after years of health issues, relied on the stairlift to get around the house.
Insiders suggest that this has been Ruth’ special brand of revenge, after Eamonn has wasted no time in flaunting his new relationship.
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 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 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.
Eamonn was reportedly due to return to the Weybridge property to collect the last of his belongings, but found the stairlift missing when he went there, according to the Daily Mail.
The source told the publication: “Ruth has remained quiet and classy.
“Even when people bring up what Eamonn has been up to, she stays silent and just smiles. She thinks that is the best way.
“But one thing she would see every day was the stairlift which Eamonn installed. Ruth doesn’t need it.
“She’s super-fit and healthy but she knew Eamonn probably
would struggle when he had to go the house to get some bits he
needed for the holiday.”
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