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Jess Flaherty & Charlotte Hadfield

ITV's Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes' son and what he does for a living

Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have become familiar faces on our TV screens having presented This Morning for over a decade.

The couple had their Friday morning slot on the show replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary in 2020, when it was confirmed they would be used for holiday cover.

Eamonn has since quit as holiday host after being offered a new job at GB News, while Ruth is a regular panellist on Loose Women.

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Despite their roles in the limelight, not everyone knows that the couple have one son, Jack Holmes, together.

Back in October 2020, we took a look at Jack's life and what he does for a living.

Eamonn and Ruth first met in 1997 after mutual friend and TV presenter Sally Meen introduced them. They became engaged after Eamonn proposed at the Cheltenham races.

Jack Alexander Holmes was born on February 26, 2002. He is the only son of Ruth Langsford.

His dad, Eamonn Holmes, has three more children from his first marriage to Gabrielle Holmes. Their children are named Declan, Rebecca and Niall.

Eamonn and Gabrielle were married in 1985 for 10 years before they separated in 1995.

When he began dating Ruth two years later, they kept their relationship hidden from the public eye out of respect for Gabrielle and his three children.

Jack is now 19 years old and started university last year. He tends to keep out of the spotlight, despite his famous parents.

Speaking on Loose Women previously, Ruth admitted she had found it tough to send her son to university while the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Ruth admitted she was "absolutely bereft" sending Jack to university but went on to say: "I'm all right now, we took him and he seems to be fine, seems to have settled in all right, but it's a worry now with lockdown."

Of Jack's career aspirations, his parents are supportive of whatever he wants to do.

During an interview with Hello! in 2019, Eamonn said: "I think he would make a good journalist but whatever he wants to do in life is totally up to him."

Ruth said: "We wouldn't have a problem if he wanted to go into the industry, we would help him as much as we can.

"We have had great careers, a great life doing this, and he is very much like his dad, he's very interested in news and politics which at 17 I wasn't interested in."

Ruth and Eamonn have presented This Morning on and off for more than a decade and Ruth is credited as the longest serving presenter of the programme.

The couple have also appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox and Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow together.

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