Eamonn Holmes posed with his crutch as he attended a swanky lunch with fellow TV stars after he said it was now ‘very hard to get through a normal day.’
The former This Morning presenter, 64, attended the Tric (The Television and Radio Industries Club) Christmas lunch at The Londoner Hotel today with his GB News co-host Isabel Webster.
Eamonn, who looked smart in a black suit, white shirt, and red paisley print tie, held on to Isabel’s arm in one hand, and his crutch in the other, as he arrived at the five-star venue.
He later beamed for pictures, resting his hand on his crutch, which he has been using since 2021 after he slipped three discs in his back.
The Northern Irish presenter lost ‘full mobility’ after he underwent spinal surgery last year following chronic issues with back pain and has shared regular health updates.
Most recently, he has opened up about the toll his poor health has taken, and explained: ‘I get resentful that I’m not the way I used to be but I just get on with it.’
He added to the Mirror: ‘I work hard at trying to walk. It’s very hard to get through a normal day but I have help from people around me.’
In September, Eamonn, who is married to Ruth Langsford, 63, said he would go to extreme lengths to cure his ailments.
He said: ‘Ruth [Langsford] shakes her head if I’ve been trying an alternative treatment, but honestly, I would drink horse pee if it worked for me.
‘I spend a lot of money on trying to get better.’
He has also spoken about cruel trolls who have commented on his use of a mobility scooter on social media.
‘Well, some people were mocking me on social media last night,’ Eamonn started as he explained what the public’s reaction had been to his declining health.
He continued telling Best magazine: ‘”Oh, look at Eamonn, he’s in a mobility scooter!” I replied, saying: “I would prefer if I wasn’t in it but how else would I have got around?”
‘The alternative is I don’t go anywhere, and I sit in my armchair, work in the office. So, I go out…It’s mentally uplifting to get out.’
The star first experienced back pain which came out of nowhere in 2021 and later discovered he had three slipped disks, affecting the mobility in his right leg.
Eamonn underwent spinal surgery last year but suffered a major setback when he fell down the stairs at the Surrey home he shares with Loose Women star Ruth.
In September, Eamonn revealed he’d had his ‘spine stretched’ as part of his back treatment, which promised to elongate his back.
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Offering his social media followers a look at the next phase of his recovery from spinal surgery, Eamonn shared a selfie in which he could be seen lying on a hospital bed with his head strapped to a contraption.
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Eamonn made light of his situation by adding a humorous caption that read: ‘I look like an 80’s Disco dancer… but actually on a rack having my neck and back stretched. Spine decompression.’
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