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Eamonn Holmes -reap what you sow

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 11:29

Just want to say that I love Eamonn Holmes so it's not a bashing thread. Just an observation.

I was thinking about his ex wife and children. He left his young family as his career was more important.
He met (allegedly after they split) this beautiful younger attractive exciting Ruth. Got with her.
But now what does he have? He has ailing health and no wife to be with him in sickness and in health?
Who knows if he had made an effort and put his first family first rather than his career he could have been with someone who would have loved and cared for him in his old age.

It's quite sad.

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:41

@BirthdayRainbow it's not nonsense. But yes you certainly want a 'challenge' rather than a discussion.

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BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:41

RaverQuavers · 31/05/2024 19:39

It’s more odd how much you’re posting on this thread.

let alone your oddly defensive tone

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It a conversation. That means more than one interaction.

I am not defensive. I don't know Ruth or Eamonn. I just won't let nonsense go unchallenged.

BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:40

RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:31

Ok. Look at the press from 15 years ago. Honestly stop this battle with me.

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I'm not in a battle with you. Ridiculous. I just won't let nonsense go unchallenged.

RaverQuavers · 31/05/2024 19:39

BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:14

It's very odd you say you "love" him yet you're posting a lot of negative stuff about him. I suspect that's why people are posting as they are. You are being disingenuous.

It’s more odd how much you’re posting on this thread.

let alone your oddly defensive tone

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:31

BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:22

I googled. There's literally nothing.

Ok. Look at the press from 15 years ago. Honestly stop this battle with me.

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BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:22

I googled. There's literally nothing.

SheepAndSword · 31/05/2024 19:22

It's just something people say!

chippylips · 31/05/2024 19:22

"
OP you know absolutely nothing about his first marriage. An awful post.

But neither do you. Im just going by what was in the press as do most people."

How do you know I don't know anything about his first marriage? You're making quite a few assumptions. I'm sure he and Ruth are having a hard time dealing with the split. Why retell it as some some of karmic tale? When you know nothing about what happened. Mystifying

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:22

Thepeopleversuswork · 31/05/2024 19:21

YABU for saying you “love” Eamonn Holmes. Love is for family, lovers and close friends not people on the telly.

Ok I've changed the term now and said 'like'. Maybe love was too strong a word 👍

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Thepeopleversuswork · 31/05/2024 19:21

YABU for saying you “love” Eamonn Holmes. Love is for family, lovers and close friends not people on the telly.

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:20

BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:14

It's very odd you say you "love" him yet you're posting a lot of negative stuff about him. I suspect that's why people are posting as they are. You are being disingenuous.

Not at all. I do like him loads. I was just having a discussion
As I said previously you can like someone but not always agree with their behaviour.

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:19

I don't need to show you. Just look up newspaper archives from that time.
Also someone else just mentioned that they lived near his first wife and the rumours were they were having an affair.
But as I said that he were all things that were 'alleged' at the time.

Is that ok with you now as you seem to be going at me a bit about this point which I have explained to you a few times now.

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BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:14

It's very odd you say you "love" him yet you're posting a lot of negative stuff about him. I suspect that's why people are posting as they are. You are being disingenuous.

Cofaki · 31/05/2024 19:13

SillyLemonZebra · 31/05/2024 19:02

Just came on to say I met him in a work capacity about 15 years ago and he is the nicest guy ever. I don’t know what’s happened with he and Ruth (I’m off to Google) but I was super shocked at what a thoroughly lovely man he was. She on the other hand was not so pleasant.

That's so interesting, the complete opposite of my experience of them.

BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:13

RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:03

@BirthdayRainbow ok. That is obviously what they would say.
But at the time when it was reported in the press, there was ambiguity at when they actually got together.
As you are probably very aware people don't always tell the truth when they have an image to protect and this was over 15 years ago.

Where? I've read a lot and I have never seen any ambiguity. Please show us

BirthdayRainbow · 31/05/2024 19:12

RaverQuavers · 31/05/2024 19:00

Are you ok?

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I am absolutely fine

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Roja9 · 31/05/2024 19:08

His ex-wife and family lived in Belfast (still part of the United Kingdom, not Ireland).

A lot of people commute between Belfast and London for work, weekdays office, weekends home.

I lived in the same area as his family and the rumour mill when he left his first wife was that he was having an affair.

SillyLemonZebra · 31/05/2024 19:08

CrispieCake · 31/05/2024 17:49

He also apparently contemplated in detail Ruth getting run over by a bus. Charming.

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😂 this made me LOL. What on Earth. Not the lovely man I thought he was 🙈

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:05

RaverQuavers · 31/05/2024 18:57

Some of these replies are bonkers. Ignore the oddballs OP!

I know. I was just having a discussion but some people really getting her about it. 😬

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:04

@BirthdayRainbow ok. No worries. But you know this is just a light hearted discussion don't you?

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Topofthemountain · 31/05/2024 19:03

peakygold · 31/05/2024 14:32

He was ruthless, now he Ruth-less 😂

Grin I just have to acknowledge this, as it was lost in all the strange infighting.

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 31/05/2024 19:03

@RosePetalsRose I just remember many years ago when he was on I think it was called good morning britain and i think it was anne diamond at the time, his wife phoned him up on screen, to tell him that she had given birth!!! that disgusted me and since then I cannot look at him on screen!!

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RosePetalsRose · 31/05/2024 19:03

@BirthdayRainbow ok. That is obviously what they would say.
But at the time when it was reported in the press, there was ambiguity at when they actually got together.
As you are probably very aware people don't always tell the truth when they have an image to protect and this was over 15 years ago.

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