Eamonn Holmes Hospitalized After Stroke, GB News Says
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- Eamonn Holmes is hospitalized after suffering a stroke last week, and GB News says he is responding well to treatment.
- GB News spokesperson reports Holmes has requested privacy while recovering and that the channel wishes him a speedy recovery and plans to welcome him back.
- Angelos Frangopoulos, chief executive of GB News, called Holmes a "loved member of the GB News family" and affirmed the channel's support during his recovery.
- Alex Armstrong will co‑anchor the breakfast show with Ellie Costello this week in Holmes’s absence.
- Eamonn Holmes has a history of serious health issues, including spinal surgery, a double hip replacement, and recent falls that required medical treatment, one of which occurred live on air after a chair gave way.
- Eamonn Holmes previously disclosed that his health problems strained his marriage to former wife Ruth Langsford and that he suffered a dislocated pelvis in 2021 leading to three slipped discs.
- Eamonn Holmes is currently in a relationship with counsellor Katie Alexander and was photographed using a wheelchair at an event last month.
Why it matters: GB News reshuffles its breakfast show, inserting Alex Armstrong alongside Ellie Costello, while Holmes’s viewers gain a direct health update and the channel loses its regular presenter for the week; the network has pledged to welcome him back when recovered.
