TV presenter Eamonn Holmes is in hospital following a stroke, GB News has said.
The 66-year-old is “responding well to treatment”, according to the statement.
“Eamonn was taken ill last week and it was later confirmed he had suffered a stroke,” the broadcaster announced.
The statement added that his “colleagues and everyone at GB News wish him a speedy recovery”, with CEO Angelos Frangopoulos describing Holmes as a “loved member of the GB News family”.
Holmes joined GB News in 2022 to present its breakfast programme, having previously hosted ITV chat show This Morning.
Fellow GB News presenter Alex Armstrong will stand in for Holmes while he recovers in the coming week, the channel said.
In recent years, Holmes has been candid about his “horrendous” health issues, stating that he largely uses a wheelchair and requires carers “throughout the day”.
The broadcaster has been struggling with chronic back pain since 2021. He later discovered that the pain was caused by three slipped disks.
Holmes – who had also dislocated his pelvis – underwent spinal surgery, but his recovery was far from smooth. In 2022, he had a second operation, this time for a broken shoulder. He then underwent a third surgery in 2023.
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Speaking last month, he said: “I’m sick. I’m in a wheelchair. That’s been horrendous to deal with for two years.”
Holmes added that he needs help getting out of a chair. “I have to have carers throughout the day,” he continued, “but once I’m sitting down, I can do everything.”
Addressing his mental health, the TV presenter said last month: “I may be physically struggling, but mentally I’m still very much on the ball. I honestly don’t feel any different from when I started on TV over 40 years ago.”
Amid his health woes, he and his partner of 27 years, Ruth Langsford, announced their decision to split in May 2024.
Holmes and Langsford – who also worked together, regularly presentingThis Morning from 2006 to 2021 – share one son, Jack, who is now 23.
Following the separation, Holmes began dating relationship counsellor Katie Alexander. The couple went public with their relationship in 2024, just months after his split from Langsford was confirmed.
Last month, Holmes called Alexander the “perfect tonic” to his health woes.
More to follow…