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Eamonn Holmes is a Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster. In this article, we share details about Eamonn Holmes Parents.

Eamonn Holmes Biography

He was born on 3 December 1959 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He celebrates his birthday every 3rd December. His birth sign is Saggitarius.

Holmes is 62 years old.

Holmes stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.82 m). However, details regarding his actual weight and other body measurements are currently not publicly available

For education, He attended the Holy Family Primary School and St Malachy’s College, Belfast. He then studied journalism at the Dublin College of Business Studies. Later, he enrolled at Queen’s University Belfast where he was awarded an honorary degree. He has also received an honorary degree from the University of Staffordshire.

Eamonn married his second wife Ruth Langsford at Elvetham Hall, near Hartley Wintney, Hampshire on 26 June 2010. they began dating in 1997 after being separated from his first wife Gabrielle Holmes.

Eamonn Holmes has been married twice to date. Firstly, he was married to Gabrielle Holmes in 1985. Together, the couple welcomed three children named Declan, Rebecca, and Nail Holmes. However, They separated in 1995, due to his father’s death and journalism career taking a toll on their marriage.

After that, He started a romantic relationship with Ruth Langsford in 1997, but the couple kept their relationship secret out of respect for Gabrielle and their children. Later, the lovebirds welcomed their first child in 2002.

Eamonn has three children from his first marriage; Declan, Rebecca, and Niall, and one son Jack Alexander from his second marriage.

He has been co-hosting This Morning alongside his wife Ruth Langsford since 2006. Other shows that he has hosted include GMTV, Sky News Sunrise, How the Other Half Lives, and It’s Not Me, It’s You.

Holmes began his career as a journalist at a Dublin-based business magazine. He later joined Ulster Television in 1979 working as a reporter and host. In 1982, he was transferred to news and current affairs reporting for the Good Evening Ulster program.

Apart from the news and current affairs reporting, Holmes has also hosted numerous television shows such as GMTV, Jet Set, Sunrise, This Morning, The Rich List, Songs of Praise, and It’s Not Me Its You among others.

In 2016, He announced his departure from the program after eleven years. Also, He presented Channel 5 panel show It’s Not Me, It’s You.

The same year, He presented his radio show on Talkradio. The show was called Let’s Talk With Eamonn Holmes and was broadcast on Saturdays from 6 am to 8 am and Sundays from 11 am to 1 pm.

Holmes is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him/her being sick or having any health-related issues.

As of now, he has more than 643K followers on his Instagram, 1M followers on his Twitter, and 161.1K followers on his Facebook account.

Eammon has an estimated net worth of $5 million as of 2022. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a journalist.

Through his various sources of income, Holmes has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.